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Lightning Strikes Golf Flag and Scorches Putting Green at Local Course

Related Topics: Lightning, Hail, Johnny Miller

Yesterday we had some extreme weather conditions with massive rain and hail that was bad enough that I had to pull my car over and park under a tree to keep my car from getting dented.

About a five minute drive from where I’m sitting right now is a 27 hole course designed by Johnny Miller called Stonebridge. The bad weather hit them too. A bolt of lightning hit a flagstick at the course, frying the flag and burning a crazy scorched pattern into the putting green.  See photos below, courtesy of Stonebridge.

Lightning burned putting surface - click for more Stonebridge photos
Lightning burned putting surface – click for more Stonebridge photos
Lightning burned golf flag… click to enlarge

Now think for just a second the next time you consider playing golf when you see lighting.