The Danger of Golfing..

[MarrickG]

A GOLFER died of multi-organ failure due to oxygen deprivation of the brain 10 days after he was struck by lightning, a coroner's court heard on Tuesday.

Mr Soh Lye Huat, a garment company owner, was golfing with three others at Tanah Merah Country Club at Changi Coast Road last Oct 25 when the incident happened.

The four had reached the 17th hole at about 9.55am that day when they saw flashes of lightning and heard thunder roaring.

As there was no siren for the lightning alert from the club, they decided to finish the 17th hole before ending their game.

Shortly after Mr Soh had putted at the 17th hole, his friends heard a loud 'bang' and were thrown to the ground.

When they recovered, they found the 57-year-old lying with his face down, and blood oozing from his mouth. His eyes were closed, and the rear part of his cap was shredded.

Two of his friends, together with golf marshals of TMCC, performed CPR on Mr Soh, whose pulse could not be detected. An ambulance rushed him to Changi General Hospital where he remained unconscious until his death on Nov 4.

Defibrillator not used

At the inquest, the family's lawyer Wendell Wong asked if the club had a standard operating procedure when it came to lightning incidents.

The investigation officer, Senior Staff Sergeant Andrew Ng, from Bedok, said he was told by the golf manager that there was but was not shown the SOP.

Asked if he knew whether the automated external defibrillator was used at the scene, the officer said according to Mr Soh's golf mates, they were not.

State Coroner Kessler Soh adjourned the inquiry to another day.

 

[Rogue Trader]

During monsoon season better just practice at driving ranges.

 

[liketogossip]

The Danger of being rich...

 

[HellAngel]

Why it never happen to the people that we always complain about here?

 

[Watchman]

The Danger of being rich...

Not all rich fellows spend their time playing golf .

It's the dangers of complacency .

 

[Pek Kim Lui]

Why it never happen to the people that we always complain about here?

That is because they are smart enough to stay indoors during this sort of weather. :(

 

[DrPanacea]

Singapore has many firsts in the world including the highest lightning strikes density and politicians salaries.

 

[Rogue Trader]

Singapore has many firsts in the world including the highest lightning strikes density and politicians salaries.

So the golfer got kill by this lightning?

 

[jw5]

Not all rich fellows spend their time playing golf .

It's the dangers of complacency .

Not all rich fellows play golf.
But I'm quite sure that there is no poor golfer.

 

[Queen Seok Duk]

Play Wii safer. Rain or shine, can swing until you shiok.

As for thunder strike, GE coming again. Most of us already chow tar liao.

 

[kingrant]

The incident occurred on Oct 25 last year. Why post this outdated event? Waste of server space.

 

[Rogue Trader]

Resort 'pays golfer over croc attack'

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A Malaysian businessman who was bitten by a crocodile while playing golf has accepted a payout from the resort where he was attacked, reports said on Thursday.
Hong Kee Siong said he was searching for a lost golf ball when he stumbled across the crocodile, which tried to drag him to a pond located on the resort's "Crocodile Nine" course, named after the local wildlife.
Hong managed to escape by striking the creature on the head, but needed 38 stitches for wounds on his left leg during the 2004 attack.
The A'Famosa resort near the historic port town of Malacca agreed to pay Hong 43,000 ringgit ($A14,082.98) in compensation, state news agency Bernama said.
Its lawyer K. Anushiya reportedly said the resort had made efforts to warn golfers and members of the public about the crocodiles by erecting "caution" signs on the course.

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[mercbenz]

Lightning strike cannot be counted as danger of golfing right? People get struck by lightning doing other activities, like playing soccer, go town gai gai, dancing in the rain, masturbating in the open air (warning to all black dudes with super long ding dong, lightning like you!)

 

[Rogue Trader]

Except for pcc-ing alone out in the open field, golfing carries a highest risk among the activites you listed. electric charges will look for the tallest conductor in the terrain to pass through.
No difference between a black man or japanese man of the same height ..... unless they are lying down on their backs. ha ha ha

 

[radon39]

That is because they are smart enough to stay indoors during this sort of weather. :(

normally the bodyguards are metallic exposed, so they get the first strike

 

[AhBengBoyBoy]

But even without lightning, there is also the risk of your golf kaki accidentally whacking you in the face.

 

[Kuailan]

He was killed by Lightning at Tanah Merah because he was the only one carrying handphone in his pocket, remember HP transmitted radio frequency, the other 3 golfers without HP escape unhurt!!

So Goofers remember when playing golf leave your handphone in the locker,
if you can't do that than don't play golf!