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Golf Pro Killed By Falling Tree

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Sad story. 

 

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Another PGA pro was killed by a falling tree earlier this year.

Yeah, here it is, back in June:

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6554b6be8c0d829a8bf63ae0c82cf121_link.pn Philadelphia PGA pro killed in storm after tree crashes into clubhouse

Justin Riegel, the head professional at Philmont Country Club, was expecting his first child with his girlfriend later this month.

 

Gary Player never considered this side of things.

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Horrible stories.  Shows we should all savor every moment we have.

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Awful. I hunt in tree stands every year, and hear stories of hunters falling out of trees or trees falling. Never heard of a golf pro getting killed by a falling tree until now.  Very sad and doing a peaceful, not-contact sport. 


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On our local news here in Albany. He lived well tho, septuagenarian with two teenagers. Poor kids.

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9 hours ago, iacas said:

Another PGA pro was killed by a falling tree earlier this year.

Yeah, here it is, back in June:

695334b0-a842-11ea-9f6f-71c82971bc5e

6554b6be8c0d829a8bf63ae0c82cf121_link.pn Philadelphia PGA pro killed in storm after tree crashes into clubhouse

Justin Riegel, the head professional at Philmont Country Club, was expecting his first child with his girlfriend later this month.

 

Gary Player never considered this side of things.

Should I be ashamed of myself for chuckling at your Gary Player comment.  

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16 minutes ago, ChetlovesMer said:

Should I be ashamed of myself for chuckling at your Gary Player comment.

I did a bit for making it.

I’ve always been the guy that makes mildly inappropriate jokes at funerals and stuff though. 😛

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I'm wary of walking under trees especially after a storm. These stories remind me of the Google employee who was struck by a falling branch in Central Park, he just had a kid. I think he recovered from a coma though, but not 100%. Carpe diem.

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 During wind storms at my course, I routinely hear trees falling. It’s very scary. I was hitting balls during one wind storm and a 5ft branch landed straight up, a couple inches behind an older lady. Not sure what damage it would have done, but she left after that. 

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1 hour ago, phillyk said:

 During wind storms at my course, I routinely hear trees falling. It’s very scary. I was hitting balls during one wind storm and a 5ft branch landed straight up, a couple inches behind an older lady. Not sure what damage it would have done, but she left after that. 

There are about six trees on that course that I wouldn't mind them falling. In the middle of the night, of course. 😁


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Deep condolences. We had a local pro pass away at Cahoon plantation back in 2011 when a lawn sprayer rolled back on him while working in a sand trap. Young fella in early 30s with young family. Awful.

 

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On 10/8/2020 at 9:00 PM, iacas said:

Another PGA pro was killed by a falling tree earlier this year.

Yeah, here it is, back in June:

695334b0-a842-11ea-9f6f-71c82971bc5e

6554b6be8c0d829a8bf63ae0c82cf121_link.pn Philadelphia PGA pro killed in storm after tree crashes into clubhouse

Justin Riegel, the head professional at Philmont Country Club, was expecting his first child with his...

 

Gary Player never considered this side of things.

Yeah, that was a sad day. Justin was a good guy, well known in the district.

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