The 20-foot-deep sinkhole swallowed a pond on the first hole of the Danville, Ky., golf course, and then shot water 15 feet into the air. The sinkhole is not affecting the operation of the course, so golfers can continue to play.
Golfers and employees who were at the Old Bridge Golf Club in Danville, Ky., on June 18 were in for a surprise when a sinkhole opened up, the Lexington, Ky., WKYT-TV reported.
“It’s about three and a half feet wide and about 20 feet deep,” Course Superintendent Cody Pollard said.
The sinkhole opened under a pond that surrounds the first hole on the course, swallowing most of the water, WKYT-TV reported.
“My brother called me and said, ‘you should look at this’. The pond has literally sunk and there is no water left in it,” Pollard explained. “I came out here and looked at it and there was a geyser throwing water about 15 feet up.”
The sinkhole is not affecting the actual course, so golfers can continue to play, WKYT-TV reported.
“Everyone thinks it’s the highlight of the golf course and now it’s gone within a matter of minutes,” Pollard said.
Nobody was hurt as a result of the sinkhole, WKYT-TV reported.
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