Hours after Brendan Steele won his second consecutive Safeway Open, Silverado Country Club (where the tournament was being held) and the surrounding Napa and Sonoma areas were ravaged by fires.
"We got out of there, thank God," tournament director Jeff Sanders told the San Francisco Chronicle. "It was quick. It happened fast. The wind was blowing 40 mph, blowing the fire down the top of the hill on No. 5. It didn't take long for the embers to cause problems. ...
"We all left our stuff, ran for our cars and got the hell out of there."
Several golfers had to evacuate as well as structures near the course blazed. It is not known at this time whether the course itself has received any damage, although it is estimated that over 1,500 structures have been destroyed and over 20,000 people have been evacuated in total in the surrounding areas.
Woken up by @Napa_City_Fire and evacuated tonight. First responders and emergency personnel are amazing. #napafire
— Maverick McNealy (@MavMcNealy) October 9, 2017
The photos from the course and surrounding area are horrific and stunning.
More images from near the #Silverado Golf Course. Just devastating. pic.twitter.com/0JFWbk9xqO
— Jodi Hernandez (@JodiHernandezTV) October 9, 2017
#Fire near Silverado Country Club #Napa dozens of homes already gone 😥🔥#KTVU pic.twitter.com/vzWuBlSQJg
— taramoriarty (@taramoriarty1) October 9, 2017
#napafire #Silverado fire burning right along south course. Structures across street burning pic.twitter.com/6oiRexTCfB
— G.J. Perdaems (@Gjperdaems) October 9, 2017
#BREAKING: Fast-spreading fire in hills above Napa prompts evacuations, Cal Fire says. https://t.co/AkIibKNzTY pic.twitter.com/zhJyBij39S
— NBC Bay Area (@nbcbayarea) October 9, 2017
One day after the completion of the Safeway Open, wildfires forced an evacuation from Silverado Resort and Spa where the event was held. pic.twitter.com/C4zfmqKQ1P
— Golf Channel (@GolfChannel) October 9, 2017
Picture from Silverado resort in Napa. #napafires The stage is still setup from Safeway Open. pic.twitter.com/2vHNXovEYN
— Stacey Shulman (@shulmaniam) October 9, 2017
Devastating wildfires are moving through Napa and the @SafewayOpen merely hours after the final round.https://t.co/Zk5kYZNNMY pic.twitter.com/HR2Y8qZLwA
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) October 9, 2017