Lightning Strikes at PGA Tour Championship, Six Injured Including Child

A lightning bolt struck a PGA Tour Championship golf course this weekend — and it ended up hurting a number of people … including one kid.

The scary moment happened Saturday afternoon at the East Lake golf Club in Atlanta, GA at 4:45 PM ET, when lightning struck a tree in the middle of the third round of the FedEx Cup Championship — which was on a brief break amid stormy skies.

The lightning reportedly sent a bunch of debris flying, and that struck at least six people … one of whom was reportedly a child. Nobody was hit by the thunder bolt itself, and thankfully … no one is said to have suffered life-threatening injuries. Terrifying, nonetheless.

Paramedics arrived shortly thereafter to treat the victims, and the scene couldn’t have been more chaotic with folks lying out, waiting for help … and being carried away on stretchers. Eyewitnesses on the ground say the moment sounded like a bomb going off on the course … and you can see why.

The moment the lightning hit the tree was captured on camera from afar, and even in the still images of the strike … you can see sparks, if not outright fire, emitting from the tree. There are reports of the tree catching fire, but it must’ve been put out quickly.