williamalex1
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What about Andre .
lightning
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AmandaJR
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The layout of our course is such that if you're around the 8th to 11th you wouldn't hear any klaxon or hooter sounded from the pro shop. The policy is therefore that players take their own decision as to whether conditions are dangerous and vacating the course. This is made clear at comps where the forecast is for storms. The comp is only called off if the course becomes unplayable due to waterlogged greens at which point a buggy is sent out to inform those on the course.
drdel
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I didn't take the OP's post as anything other than a simple question about the legal position so I'm surprised that responses get so personal so quickly - there must be some short fuses out there.
I suspect that because a golf club is a business and golfer have paid to be on the course there is a responsibility on the Club. During a competition I suspect the responsibility held by the committee increases so there is a possibility that failing to stop play when the risks from lightning on golf courses is well documented the there could be a liability
I suspect that because a golf club is a business and golfer have paid to be on the course there is a responsibility on the Club. During a competition I suspect the responsibility held by the committee increases so there is a possibility that failing to stop play when the risks from lightning on golf courses is well documented the there could be a liability
Smiffy
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We were playing in France one day, I think it was at one of the courses around Le Touquet.
Coming down the 16th, the lightning warning went. We ignored it, and carried on for the last few holes, when we got in they gave us a free green fee for the following day as we had to cut our round short.....hehehehe!
Coming down the 16th, the lightning warning went. We ignored it, and carried on for the last few holes, when we got in they gave us a free green fee for the following day as we had to cut our round short.....hehehehe!
Rooter
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Just to reiterate how dangerous lightening is, a member of my club died when struck by it about 6 years ago while on the 13th fairway.
A golfer died after being struck by lightning at Sandy Lodge Golf club earlier this year.
http://www.whiteclarkegroup.com/news/view/white_clarke_group_announce_the_death_of_dara_clarke
You have been warned!
http://www.whiteclarkegroup.com/news/view/white_clarke_group_announce_the_death_of_dara_clarke
You have been warned!
Smiffy
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Sandy Lodge eh???
I'll not go there then
I'll not go there then
matts1984
Assistant Pro
Any threat of lightning and Im off the course asap simples!
It's the most simple thing in the world- you see danger you go in. Flight then fight!
If you get the 'hackles/hair up' that Hobbit mentioned when theres lightning nearby then drop on your knees and put your head on the ground, might save your life.
If you get the 'hackles/hair up' that Hobbit mentioned when theres lightning nearby then drop on your knees and put your head on the ground, might save your life.
Fyldewhite
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Years ago I was out for a knock with a mate and was 2 over gross going up our 12th. At the time that was well on target for my best ever score. Storm had been building for a few holes but it still wasn't raining. So, we drove off up the hill, reached our balls which were both good drives and probably at the highest point of the course. Then had the loudest clap of thunder and massive flash right over our heads. We turned and literally ran to the clubhouse. Chatting to the (wisened old Scottish) pro when we got in, I mentioned it could have been by best ever round to which he replied......."Aye laddie, but it also coulda bin ya last!"
Very nice course actually! Lightning can strike almost anywhere, so just bad luck that it happened there.
I suppose that being struck by lightning is an act of God from a legal point of view. It happens, but pretty rarely in the UK.
The old joke is: 'If caught in a thunderstorm, hold up a 1-iron, because even God can't hit that!' Unfortunately I don't carry one.
Currently, about 30-60 people are struck by lightning each year in Britain of whom, on average, three may be killed.I suppose that being struck by lightning is an act of God from a legal point of view. It happens, but pretty rarely in the UK.
The old joke is: 'If caught in a thunderstorm, hold up a 1-iron, because even God can't hit that!' Unfortunately I don't carry one.
There are around 300,000 ground strikes by lightning every year in Britain. On average (based on a ten-year period), this means that someone is struck once every 6,000 strikes and someone killed once every 100,000 strikes. A 'thunderstorm day' may produce up to 10,000 ground strikes although the exceptional day of 24 July 1994 produced 85,000 ground strikes.
source; Torro. TORRO has been researching thunderstorms since it was founded in 1974. In 1993, it began developing a database of lightning impacts in the British Isles.
I think that a 3 in 60 million chance of being killed by lightning in the UK in one year are pretty acceptable odds.
duncan mackie
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I think that a 3 in 60 million chance of being killed by lightning in the UK in one year are pretty acceptable odds.
playing golf in an open area with lightening strikes in the immediate are will change those odds significantly - but any way you cut it they will be long odds. the question is to what extent you like to live dangerously, or are risk averse.
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Remember guys - the voltage wont kill you
williamalex1
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You should be safe on the 13th fairway , seemingly it never strikes twice in the same place, unless you're waving Andre' Previn above your head of course.
williamalex1
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Thank you , at last someone who actually reads and understands .:thup:
You should be safe on the 13th fairway , seemingly it never strikes twice in the same place, unless you're waving Andre' Previn above your head of course.
Apparently that is not true. Certain spots are more prone to lightning strikes than others. Certainly high ground with tall trees or buildings are particularly at risk. That is why church spires are often fitted with lightning conductors (not Andre Previn).
