The deadly invader was plainly visible from the porch of the clubhouse, which was dealt a massive blow when the 30-foot long wooden bridge that spans a creek near the 18th green was lifted from its footings and propelled into the structure like a giant torpedo, and pieces of a split rail fence flew like spears. Once the tornado had played through, the aftermath was startling. Downed trees smashed cars in the parking lot and the force of the wind overturned some automobiles. Golf carts were littered about like toy cars. Amazingly, no one was injured.
Golf is a sport, and very often, a certain machismo is attached to sports.
Certainly, it takes a sense of bravado to compete in a sport like golf, but players would be wise to remember that in matches like this, Mother Nature takes no quarter and gives no shots. Challenging the weather and ignoring its warning signs in favor of playing on is folly. More often than tornadoes, golfers face the life threatening danger of lightning on the golf course. Fatal and disabling strikes, though relatively rare, are all too common an occurrence in the world of golf. The problem with lightning is that once you can see it or hear thunder, you are already in danger.