According to this AP article, “the man teed off with three friends on the second hole of the Pala Mesa Resort Golf Course in northern San Diego County at around 10 a.m. and then got into his cart. The vehicle veered off the concrete pathway, traveled down a 25-foot embankment and went over the edge of a cliff, California Highway Patrol spokesman Tom Kerns said.”
Terribly sad. Let’s hope the family doesn’t do something stupid and sue the course designer. Then one bad apple seeking revenge would ruin mountain golf for everyone.
[…] Here are more details about the terrible accident that claimed the life of Edward Payne, who died when his golf cart went over a 75 foot cliff at a golf course in California. […]