Exploding golf clubs?

Qwkz51

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A friend of the family was sitting around their fire pit and their pre-teen son was being a kid poking the fire. Unbeknownst to parents he was using an old golf club to poke it(I'm guessing an iron?). Out of nowhere the club exploded in his hand and put him in the hospital with burns and other trauma. He has some pretty severe burns, but will be okay. Obviously the moral of the story is don't use clubs as fire pokers, and pay attention to what your kids are doing. However, what would make a club explode when exposed to fire? The only thing I can imagine would be magnesium??
 
Doesn’t tungsten burn really hot?
 
Doesn’t tungsten burn really hot?

I honestly don't know, I only said magnesium (not even knowing if any clubs were ever built with Mag) because magnesium burns at 4000* and is tough to put out, and is very flammable.
 
Geez that's horrible. Hope the kid is okay!
 
Geez that's horrible. Hope the kid is okay!
Yep some pretty severe burns and a broken hand* from the explosion. (I think that's right). But, he's expected to be fine.

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