Golfer hospitalized after scary ride in golf cart at course in The Villages - Villages-News.com

Published
June 20, 2026
Outcome
Injured
Location
Alabama
RedFish Run Executive Golf Course, Hole #4
Incident type
Fall

Summary

Fall Injury Alabama Today in Alabama: A golfer suffered an apparent medical episode while driving a golf cart at the RedFish Run Executive Golf Course in The Villages on a Saturday morning around 9:15 a.m. The golf cart went out of control, speeding down the fairway at Hole #4, plowing through a sand trap, launching airborne for about 8 feet, and ejecting the sole occupant upon landing. The empty cart traveled another 80 feet before coming to rest against another cart. The golfer was transported by ambulance to UF Health-Spanish Plaines Hospital.

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Golfer hospitalized after scary ride in golf cart at course in The Villages - Villages-News.com

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