Ohio golfer records terrifying moment he’s struck by lightning on the course

A golfer in Ohio is lucky to be alive after he unknowingly recorded the horrifying moment he was struck by lightning on Friday.

Chris Schiavone was golfing with his pals at the Pebble Creek Golf Course near Cincinnati when a thunderstorm rolled through the region and caused the group’s golf cart to get stuck in the muddy conditions, USA Today reported. 

Schiavone had pulled out his phone to film his buddies struggling to free their bogged buggy.

But he ended up capturing the moment a lightning bolt hit his arm and knocked him to the ground.

Chris Schiavone was recording his friends at a golf course in Ohio on Friday moments before he was dramatically struck by lightning and knocked to the ground. chris.schiavone.399/Instagram

In the dramatic footage, a sudden fiery flash can be seen immediately after Schiavone was struck.

Following the strike, Schiavone said he temporarily lost feeling throughout his body and his hearing was impacted.

The golfer sustained non-life-threatening injuries and is currently recovering, according to the outlet.

Schiavone posted the now-viral video of the harrowing strike to social media, which has amassed over over two million views amid a barrage of criticism.

“1 in 1,000,000 they say,” Schiavone wrote, adding that he is “very lucky and blessed” to be alive after terrifying ordeal.

“[lightning] is no joke!”

A fiery flash appeared just seconds after the golfer was struck by lightning. chris.schiavone.399/Instagram

Many commenters online criticized Schiavone for standing under a tree armed with an umbrella during a wild thunderstorm.

“Dude, holding an umbrella while standing under a tree in a lightning storm is about as bad idea as jumping out of an airplane without a parachute on or sleeping outside in a bathing suit and subzero temperatures,” one comment said.

“Before the strike I was thinking, doesn’t every golfer know not to shelter under a tree? Guess not,” another quipped. 

Lightning is considered one of the deadliest weather hazards in the US — with golf courses, open fields and areas near tall objects such as trees being particularly dangerous places to be during thunderstorms.

During a storm, the National Weather Service urges people to move indoors as soon as thunder is heard and follow the rule: “When thunder roars, go indoors.”