I wonder what the odds are on getting struck. Several people were wounded after lightning hit a tree at the East Lake Golf Club on Saturday. I've been out on the course when the rain comes down, but never close to getting struck by lightning. The accident occurred on September 17, 2018. Lightning roberting from the sky during the third round of a professional tournament. But on Sunday, he shared a story about his hotel being struck by lightning that was almost too bizarre to believe. There was no way that the club could have foreseen the exact place or time the lightning would strike—after all, the staff saw the lightning at the same time the golfers did. At Medinah CC this week, Phil Mickelson was one of … Lee Buck Trevino (born December 1, 1939) is an American retired professional Golfers Struck By Lightning; Flash Flood Warnings - Ledyard, CT - Call Ledyard Police Department if you see areas flooding and remember, if you can hear thunder, you close enough to be struck … The final golf course lightning incident of 2018 happened in Claire, Wisconsin. As the weather broke, rain caused a delay late in the second round causing half of the field to wait out to finish out their respective holes. Despite that, Trevino's achievements place him among the game's greats. The sports show host, Bill Michaels, was on the air covering a Junior tournament when he was struck by lightning. Or even came close to getting hit? Lee Trevino was one of the other greats of the Jack Nicklaus era in PGA Tour history, a 6-time major champion whose career was interrupted by injuries suffered after he was struck by lightning. On this day, In 1975 the PGA Tour was playing the Western Open at Butler National in Oak Brook, Illinois. PGA TOUR wise, there have only been three players (possibly four) who have been struck by lightning, and they all experienced it on the same day. Lee Trevino, struck by lightning at the Western Open. This time, lightning struck a sports radio host at Wild Ridge Golf Course. How many golfers have been struck by lightning? But when that lightning hit, people close by said it sounded like a bomb went off. https://www.foxnews.com/sports/pga-tour-championship-lightning-strike-injures-6 PGA Tour added that officials who were brought in to assess the tree struck by lightning … You see it in movies, golfers getting struck by lightning. Radio host at Wild Ridge Golf course down, but never close to struck. Close by said it sounded like a bomb went off Bill Michaels, was on the covering. Down, but never close to getting struck by lightning at the Western Open at Butler National Oak... 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