Golfer dies on Oregon course after tree crushes him: 'Wrong spot at the wrong time'

A 68-year-old man was killed past play erstwhile a character snapped connected nan Oregon play people he loved playing, pinning him to nan ground.

Bob Dunn, who divided clip betwixt Tillamook, Oregon, and a location successful Nicaragua, was playing nan Mook astatine Alderbrook erstwhile nan character collapsed and killed him.

The managing partners of nan people released a connection connected Facebook.

“Bob was not only a dedicated personnel of our play community, but besides a beloved friend to many,” nan connection read. “His beingness connected nan people brought joyousness and camaraderie, and he will beryllium profoundly missed by each who had nan privilege of knowing him.”

According to a story successful nan Oregonian, his playing partner said thing astir nan conditions that would person led nan group to judge a character could travel down:

“We were conscionable successful nan incorrect spot astatine nan incorrect time,” said Hugh Ragle, who was playing play pinch Dunn and Dunn’s boy connected Saturday astatine The Mook astatine Alderbrook course. “That character came down without immoderate wind. Just a crack, and boom, it was down.”

Fellow golfers opportunity Dunn was well-liked and known for his wont of stepping nan course. After retiring from NW Natural Gas Company, he moved to San Juan del Sur successful Nicaragua, wherever he spent respective months each year. In nan remainder of nan year, he lived northbound of Tillamook, friends said.

Dunn was conscionable getting fresh for his return to Nicaragua but had scheduled a fewer much rounds pinch his buddies earlier he left, said Mark McClaskey, who golfed pinch Dunn respective times a week.

Patrick Zweifel, a co-owner of The Mook, said attraction crews removed astir apt 100 vulnerable trees erstwhile he purchased nan people 2 years ago. The alder character didn’t show signs of being a problem astatine nan time, he said. Now he plans to look again.

The Mook astatine Alderbrook was built successful 1925.