Roundup, Monsanto, cancer, golf courses, hidden secrets

by Jon Rappoport

April 10, 2019

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There are 34,000 golf courses in the world. They make beautiful pictures. But what keeps the grass of the fairways and greens so uniform and undisturbed by weeds?

Chemical herbicides. One of the herbicide is Roundup, manufactured by Monsanto, the giant corporation owned by Bayer.

It’s now common knowledge that a link has been drawn between Roundup and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. “The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer…decided in 2015 that glyphosate is ‘probably carcinogenic to humans’.” (Mother Jones, March 14, 2019)

The research on the Monsanto pesticide Roundup is far from a finished product. Is it possible that Roundup causes other forms of cancer—brain, colon, and blood, for example? It will be hard to prove, in part because Monsanto can produced a hundred studies that contradict each lone study that says Yes.

But where are the golfers who have cancer? Nowhere, correct? Let’s find out.

“After the death of his [golf-playing] father, from the blood cancer Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma, filmmaker Andrew Nisker starts hunting for answers to his many questions about why this particular cancer, and where it came from. His search, to his surprise, takes him into the manicured world of golf. In this world of pearl white bunkers, and putting greens that look and feel like velvet, Andrew discovers that these ‘greenspaces’ are anything but. There’s a lot more than nature at work creating these perfect carpets. At a golf industry trade show he sees the array of chemicals on offer to achieve that championship perfection. To his surprise, he hears at the show that golfers have consistently shown resistance to caring about any health or environmental impacts of their sport.”

“Andrew forms a bond with a sportscaster in Pittsburgh who is blaming golf course pesticides for the cancer death of his own father, a golf course superintendent.”

“As he follows up on his hunt to find out more about pesticide use on golf courses, Andrew asks can golfers themselves learn to kick the chemical habit? He’s convinced that if golfers knew what goes into maintaining the artificial beauty they play on, they’d learn to love dandelions a little more.” (Dad and the Dandelions, CBC TV, March 2, 2017)

A recent lawsuit involved Roundup as a cause of lymphoma: “The groundskeeper who won a massive civil suit against Bayer’s Monsanto claiming that the weedkiller Roundup caused his cancer has agreed to accept $78 million, after a judge substantially reduced the jury’s original $289 million award.”

“Dewayne ‘Lee’ Johnson, a Northern Californian groundskeeper and pest-control manager, was 42 when he developed a strange rash that would lead to a diagnosis of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in August 2014.”

“His groundskeeper duties included mixing and spraying hundreds of gallons of Roundup, the company’s glyphosate-containing weedkiller product, court records say.” (NPR, November 1, 2018)

Buckle up.

Australian professional golfer Jarrod Lyle has died after a long battle with cancer [leukemia], his wife announced Wednesday. He was 36…Last week, Lyle and his family announced that he had decided to end his treatment for acute myeloid leukemia and would undergo palliative care at his home.” (Fox News, 8/8/18)

“Fifty-one female professional golfers and 142 female amateur golfers were evaluated for skin cancer and skin cancer risk…Four of the professionals had already developed basal cell carcinoma (BCC). Their average age was 25.5 years. Eleven amateurs also developed BCC…” (Skin Cancer in Professional and Amateur Female Golfers, Phys Sportsmed. 1985 Aug) Was the cause sun exposure? Herbicides?

“In 2008, not long after playing in his first Champions Tour tournament, [Seve] Ballesteros fell ill in Spain. He was diagnosed with a brain tumor and eventually underwent four surgeries to try to remove the cancer. Ballesteros died on May 7, 2011, at the age of 54.” (ThoughtCo, 9/18/18)

[Heather] Farr was a terrific amateur golfer who never really got the chance to become a great LPGA Tour player. She died of breast cancer (that widely metastasized) at the age of 28 in 1993.” (ThoughtCo, 9/18/18)

“Once dubbed one of the world’s sexiest men by People magazine, Adam Scott looked a bit more garish after a procedure in 2011 to remove a Basil Cell Carcinoma, a form of non-melanoma skin cancer, from his face…A number of players have had varying degrees of battles with skin cancer…Rory Sabbatini, Brian Davis, Aron Price, among others, have all battled the disease…” (PGATour.com, 6/17/14) Sun exposure? Herbicides?

“Professional golfer Tom Lehman understands the importance of detecting cancer early. At 35, he was diagnosed with stage I colon cancer…* (USA Today, 6/26/18)

“Bruce Lietzke, a pro golfer who won 13 Professional Golfer’s Association Tour events, died on Saturday after a year-long battle with brain cancer.” (AJC, 7/28/18)

“[Pro golfer Randy Jones’ 2011] punch biopsy turned out to be melanoma.” (mdanderson.org, 9/13/16)

“A former LPGA Tour member, Shelley Hamlin died on October 15 [2018] at the age of 69 after a long and courageous battle with [breast] cancer.” (golfweek.com, 12/19/18)

“Phil Rodgers, a five-time PGA Tour winner and noted golf instructor, died on June 26 age 80 after a 15-year battle with leukemia.” (golfweek.com, 12/19/18)

“Charismatic Australian golfer Ian Stanley, who was a prolific winner on his home tour before making his mark on the European seniors circuit, died in July at age 69. He had battled cancer for some time.” (golfweek.com, 12/19/18)

“…professional golfer Boo Weekley went public on Thursday in revealing the cause of his prolonged absence from the PGA Tour…discomfort in his right shoulder was revealed to be cancer…” (Pensacola News Journal, 2/15/19)

“Forrest Fezler’s career path in golf included 12 years on the PGA Tour…Fezler, a Californian by birth who settled in Tallahassee, died Friday after battling brain cancer. He was 69.” (Tallahassee Democrat, (12/21/18)

“[In July of 2006], it was discovered that famous pro golfer, Billy Mayfair, “had testicular cancer.” (Coping with Cancer, undated)

A PGA player [Joel Dahmen] who battled [testicular] cancer and lost his mom to the disease is moving into his dream home in Scottsdale…” (azfamily.com, 5/29/18)

Before you jump to the conclusion that exposure to the sun is responsible for the majority of golf-cancers, think about this statistic: “…the New York State Attorney General’s office published a report entitled Toxic Fairways, a widely cited study of pesticide use on 52 Long Island, New York golf courses. The report, which was particularly concerned with the potential for groundwater contamination, concluded that these golf courses applied about 50,000 pounds of pesticides in one year, or four to seven times the average amount of pesticides used in agriculture, on a pound per acre basis.” (beyondpesticides.org)

A variety of products are employed on golf courses. They create virtual lakes of chemical poison.

Or should I say rivers instead of lakes? Underground toxic rivers that affect bordering communities surrounding 34,000 golf courses across the world. If a groundskeeper with cancer can win $78 million in a lawsuit, how many billions of dollars should be awarded in a comprehensive legal action that correctly assigns criminal responsibility to giant chemical corporations?


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17 comments on “Roundup, Monsanto, cancer, golf courses, hidden secrets

  1. Eliza Ayres says:

    Reblogged this on Blue Dragon Journal.

  2. truth1 says:

    Well, Round-up is not the only problem. We have a government that would prefer us all to be dead. A court system that will try to protect Bayer in any way they can. Our politicians are all bribed by the chemical terrorists/manu-fuc-turers. Its almost as if thye all had a death wish for us all. Nah!, That can’t be, right? wink wink, nod nod 😉

  3. Aaron Russell says:

    while i have no direct evidence of this, I think pesticides and fertilizers from golf courses may have played a role in my friend’s death. My best friend died at age 27 from ‘Lou Gehrigs disease’ ALS…. he had ALS like symptoms, aka motor neuron disease, but legitimate ALS only typically affects the ederly. ALS has become a ‘blanket’ diagnosis when the specialists have no answer as to what is causing muscle atrophie and organ system failure…

    from age 13 to about 25, my best friend practically lived on a Golf course, and was constantly in, around, and near these toxic chemicals, and i am convinced they had something to do with his death, if not the actual cause

    True ALS normally takes 10-15 years to kill a person. He died within 2 years after the initial symptoms onset.

    anyways, just thought i would share. Keep fighting the good fight Jon. those of us who believe in the truth, and believe in integrity in journalism, will continue to support you sir

  4. Dolores Medina says:

    Monsanto Bayer has no business on Earth.

  5. NaturalWoman says:

    Thanks, Jon. I know people who are developing treatments for RoundUp to remove it from the body. Including a homeopathic from Jerry Tennant, MD in TX. RoundUp allows toxins like aluminum to penetrate the blood-brain barrier and is likely the cause of dementia/alzheimers. Another big contributor are statin drugs.

  6. TPR says:

    Excellent expose’. I’d never thought much about golf/golf courses & their herbicides, but wow: Golf = Cancer!

    Victims blame the Sun because that’s what the Medicos tell them. Corporations blame the Sun because it can’t be sued.

    “…golfers have consistently shown resistance to caring about any health or environmental impacts of their sport.”

    I wonder if Trump & Trump Organization feel that way re their golf courses.

  7. Elizabeth says:

    Reblogged this on Life on an alien planet and commented:
    Very interesting post, thank you. The host at our last year’s holiday rental was an avid golfer. Just before we left to come home, he had a whole lot of squamous cell cancers removed from his head. He shot to my mind as I read your post. He spent most of his time on the nearby golf course. Cancer in dogs is on the increase. They have to deal with weed killer along the roads. I have reblogged this to Life on an Alien Planet.

  8. Reblogged this on amnesiaclinic and commented:
    The payouts need to be astronomical – but most important of all that these herbicides cease to exist.
    And all the people responsible held to account.

  9. From Quebec says:

    :Checkout this article:

    MEDICAL ALERT: HOSPITALS ARE RELEASING DEADLY SUPERBUG FUNGI INTO THE OPEN AIR, “COLONIZING” THE POPULATION WITH DANGEROUS PATHOGENS THAT HAVE A 41% – 88% FATALITY RATE
    They sure didn’t want hospitals to be seen as hubs of superbug infections.
    Mike Adams | Natural News – APRIL 10, 2019

    https://www.infowars.com/medical-alert-hospitals-are-releasing-deadly-superbug-fungi-into-the-open-air-colonizing-the-population-with-dangerous-pathogens-that-have-a-41-88-fatality-rate/

  10. Mary says:

    Thanks, Jon, for opening this door.

    You could expand this to neighbors living near golf courses. I used to interview people for health research at a major university and I was told several times (adamantly) that we “should look into” cancer rates among those living near golf courses (including to plot home locations of cancer patients to look for patterns). Respondents would typically cite a family member or two with cancer and several others living nearby who were similarly affected. We were not researching these types of patterns, so the connections/inferences to nearby golf courses were made entirely by the respondents.

    We were doing general population research, so our locations had to be representative, not specific, but I always passed these comments along to the lead investigator in hopes they would one day take up this challenge. It was enough to cause me to warn all my friends never to live near or downstream (ground water-wise) from a golf course.

    I think this kind of study is ground-breaking. Thank you, Jon.

  11. Nothere says:

    Mani.Cured Fair.Ways

    Manicured
    From French manucure,
    coming from Latin manus, hand, and cura, care.
    Borrowed from Latin manus (“hand”).
    (obsolete, Roman law) The power over other people

    Aesthetically pleasing of unwanted Weeds
    the Hand pours out its Cure,
    Palms overflow into Rivers,
    Swelling Thumbs bearing effects
    – of the Fair Ways…

    Psalms of Manicure

  12. kenny says:

    jon., right on the spot,i just planted clover and dandelion for my new yard. i have always never understood why people would spend money to poison there own yard!

  13. Jon

    I continue to maintain that pesticides are NOT the cause of cancers. They are a trigger. In fact, if you research properly, you will see statistics “demonstrate” pesticides “cause” many ailments, autism notwithstanding. A trigger can be multi-functional, a [root] cause is fundamental.

    Find me a “professional” that can tell me [truly] what cancer is, beyond speculating over symptoms

    Best
    OT

  14. Rod S says:

    […] Maybe there is something to connect herbicides to cancer, but I seriously doubt Roundup in particular is ever used extensively on a golf course. Roundup kills all growing plants, grasses too. The uses for it on a golf course would be very limited, if a groundskeeper was brave enough to use it at all.

  15. colin says:

    And roundup has been found in some vaccines as well …

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