Nope, this isn’t Photoshopped. This photo of golfers playing while a wildfire rages nearby is real.
«Our golfers are committed to finishing the round!» read one post, which features three golfers pushing ahead with their game as two other people on the course look at the fire.
As it heralded its golfers, Beacon Rock also took stock of the gravity of the situation. In another post, showing a view of the course and the fire from the clubhouse, the staff said it’s «thinking of how many people will be affected» by the blaze, which has forced hundreds of residents to evacuate.
The fast-moving fire, which started Saturday and merged with the nearby Indian Creek fire, has not been contained, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown said. It’s burning east of Portland, at the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, according to an online update by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group.
Oregon State Police say a teenager from Vancouver, Washington, is believed to have started the fire while he and some friends may have been using fireworks. The 15-year-old hasn’t been arrested or publicly identified, state police said.
The golf course photos are reminiscent of the photo out of Canada that went viral earlier this summer of a man cutting his grass while a tornado churned away in the background.
