Oregon Golfer Survives After Being Hit by Lightning While on the Course Alone - The Daily Chronicle

Oregon golfer survives after being hit by lightning while on the course alone - The Daily Chronicle

A bolt of lightning knocked a man unconscious at a West Linn golf club on Saturday, fire officials said. He survived the rare event. Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue told The Oregonian/OregonLive that the lightning strike happened around 2:45 p.m. at the Oregon Golf Club when the golfer was out by himself on the course. The bolt hit him as he was standing by his cart, knocking him unconscious, officials said. When he came to, he managed to call 9…

Golfer Lucky to Be Alive After He's Struck by Lightning on Oregon Golf Course in ‘Extremely Rare’ Incident

The dangerous incident occurred on Saturday, June 27 Oregon Golf Club in West LinnCredit: GoogleNEED TO KNOWA golfer in Oregon survived a lightning strike that left him with multiple woundsThe man was struck during a sudden storm on Saturday, June 27“A call like this, given the amount of electricity that's coming from a lightning strike, oftentimes can be fatal, if not extremely damaging,” said Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue's Stefan MyersA man i…