Lightning strike scorches Florida golf green in real-life 'Caddyshack' moment

(AccuWeather) Golfers at Gator Trace Golf Course in Fort Pierce, Florida, got a close-up look at the raw power of lightning, right on Hole 3. A lightning bolt struck the green during a storm on Friday afternoon, exploding the flagstick and leaving a scorched, branching scar across the putting surface.

“It completely exploded,” general manager Lantie Hughes told local news affiliate WPTV. “Never hit a flag stick, never hit a green like this.”

Thankfully, no one was hurt. Hughes said staff cleared the course and called all golfers in as the storm approached. Residents nearby felt the blast and said it sounded like a bomb.

Golfer John Engel, who was on the course earlier that day, returned to find a literal lightning print etched into the green. “It’s just amazing to look at,” he told WPTV. “You can see where the lightning went through, how it stretches out like fingers.”

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