Golfer Falls 18 Feet Down Into Sinkhole in the Middle of Golf Course Fairway (See the Amazing Pics)
Mark Mihal, a golfer from Creve Coeur, Mo., was in the middle of playing a round of golf at the Annbriar Golf Course in Waterloo, Ill., when he was suddenly swallowed up by the earth.
Well, technically he fell 18 feet down into a sinkhole in the middle of the fairway.
“I was standing in the middle of the fairway,” Mihal told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. “Then, all of a sudden, before I knew it, I was underground.”
(Golfmanna.com)
(Golfmanna.com)
The Yahoo! Sports Blog Devil Ball has more details:
Immediately Mihal said he thought back to a story of a man that was sleeping when ground gave way and he was never recovered, but after 20 minutes, some rope and help from the course’s general manager, he was pulled from the sinkhole and back on solid ground.
The story is just as crazy as it sounds. It was the first time something like this has ever happened at Annbriar Golf Course, a course that Mihal said he plays a lot because it’s always in good shape, but it seems he might be avoiding it in the future. Mihal said after the incident that it might be too strange for him to return to the course because of what happened on No. 14, but come on, you’re a golfer, we all have horror stories from golf courses! The difference is, most of our bad times end with the word “bogey,” not “bon voyage.”
Fortunately, Mihal suffered a few bruises and a dislocated shoulder, but no life-threatening injuries.
For more information on the incident, visit golfmanna.com.
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Comments (61)
YallComeBack
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 10:31amI hate stories like this!!!!!!!!! They left out the most important detail from the story.
What did he shoot on that hole?
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mbck1491
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 11:21amLooks like a hole in one.
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Tin Bender
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 4:01pmGood point
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Welcome Black Carter
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 5:18pmI don’t know… does not look like a free drop from there.
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1947
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 11:10pmHe takes two or a hole in ONE
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termyt
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 8:47am“Fortunately, Mihal suffered a few bruises and a dislocated shoulder, but no life-threatening injuries.”
Um, that’s kind of mean, perhaps deprived.
I assume you meant something more along the lines of, “Mihal suffered a few bruises and a dislocated shoulder, but fortunately no life-threatening injuries.”
Do you see the difference in the two sentences?
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SamIamTwo
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:16amStay on topic. lol
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txswalker
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 10:15amseems journalists dont require much education these days and editors even less
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MisterSarcastic
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 7:37amI believe that’s a two shot penalty.
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redfish52
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 8:43amDang-it…he just got a one in hole…..
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john vincent
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:37am-free drop though, ground under repair.
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Imprimatur
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 6:52amWas it recorded as a hole-in-one or one in the hole?
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KyleD
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 2:40amI’m glad it all worked out fine but 3 people laying down at the edge of a sink hole doesn’t seem like the smartest thing in the world.
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Guitar Master
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 2:29amzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
From THE REPORTER
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
That’s called a hole in one !
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Advena
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 4:01amA hole in one – also known as one in a hole!
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Eyeball
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 2:15amIt seems the golf course designer got a little carried away of the traps and hazards.
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RestoreCapitalism
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 1:00amWhy couldn’t it have been Obama? If we could combine this story with the one in Seffner FL and have obama be the one in the hole….
Oh well, I can dream.
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huey6367
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 7:52amHe’s a hole of sorts
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neffy812
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 12:17am“See the amazing pics”? There are only two pictures, and they are far from amazing.
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Uranium Wedge
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 12:55amIn Mother Russia, sand traps trap you.
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atechgeek
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 7:54amMy thoughts exactly.
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stotlaat
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 10:56pmThat would be a one in hole!
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perry1980
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 9:14pmFOOOOOREtunate to be alive
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db321
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 10:06pmYea Sinkholes are everywhere on a Golf Course. I lose many balls to those Darn Sinkholes.
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electroencephalographic
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 9:05pmI don’t think a club length will help him here.
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Eastinfection
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 8:19amUSGA Rule #13-1.
The ball must be played as it lies.
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mtsnj
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 9:03pmA One in Hole, more than got his name in paper for it.
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thegodfather
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 8:58pmNevertheless…if we were playing for money, I’d make him finish his round …..or have to forfeit.
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13th Imam
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 9:14pmIn Match play he would only lose that hole, if he didn’t finish the hole.
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Zipit
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 9:39amAs I read it 13TH, he was 18′ down, with 4 to play!
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thegreatcarnac
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 8:45pmI don’t know if a sandwedge would help him in that hole.
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electroencephalographic
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 8:53pmNice.
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vic138
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 8:59pmLob wedge.
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electroencephalographic
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 8:44pmRemember to fill your divit with that sand filled liquor mixer bottle on the side of your cart.
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RIDEMODELS
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 2:26amOr….we could fill all these sink holes with Chevy Volts….yay.!!
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skippy6
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 8:43pmWhat are the chances?? Buy a lottery ticket man!!!!
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OlefromMN
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 8:41pmWas Bill Murray spotted sneaking away from that fairway dressed in camo and a groundskeepers hat? Another gopher hunt gone awry?
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electroencephalographic
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 8:52pmIf we kill all the golfers………….
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thegreatcarnac
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 8:39pmWell……he has to play from there.
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DagneyT
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 9:47pmNo. He has to play from where his ball lies…not him, silly rabbit!
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OldSurfRat
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 8:38pmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iR0sWU1HzTE
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skippy6
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 8:56pmLMAO still the best golf movie !!!!! Here is another favorite scene…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMVvTl83gWg
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OlefromMN
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 9:09pmTwisted minds think alike. I immediately went to that movie as well.
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OldSurfRat
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 9:25pmThat came to mind as soon as I saw the hole.
As for twisted. Yeah baby!
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OlefromMN
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 9:38pmOne of my buddies (and a groomsman in my wedding) looks exactly like Bill Murray and had the facial expressions down to a tee. If we were younger I bet I could have talked him into a You Tube bit to “reenact” this sinkhole event. Darn this aging thingy! I need to drink more red wine.
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Eastinfection
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 8:05amIf i kill all the golfers they’re gonna lock me up and throw away the key.
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foxrocks
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 8:38pmBarry Sorento needs to play this course every day!
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RIDEMODELS
Posted on March 13, 2013 at 2:30amMaybe this already happened to him……Notice you never see him or Whoopi Golberg in the same place at the same time…..Maybe he is already gone.
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ParryHotter
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 8:38pmHole in one!
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DEFCON4
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 8:38pm“A Hole For One”.
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The_Almighty_Creestof
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 8:36pmCall Guiness…we have a REAL “hole in one.”
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GBTVFan_Non_American_Overseas
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 8:33pmToo bad it wasn’t Bathhouse Barry…
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Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 9:00pmWould they look for him?
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GBTVFan_Non_American_Overseas
Posted on March 12, 2013 at 9:31pmHis minions? no doubt!
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=587097317981103&set=a.131276366896536.18165.128268590530647&type=1&theater
: )
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