This has been an unintentional public service announcement. I guess it’s tough to get a tee time.

51-year old Mr. Lee and two others were struck by lightning while holding umbrellas as they prepared in the rain for a round of golf in Yongin, Gyeonggi-do.

Mr. Lee and the others began their game in the rain at approximately 4 pm the 16th on the first hole while holding umbrellas and were struck by lightning. Though there was a 20-meter high lightning rod 50 meters away, it was unable to attract the lightning bolt.

Afterwards they had symptoms of paralysis and pain and were taken to a hospital, where two were treated for light symptoms and the other is being treated as an outpatient. There was a heavy rain watch in the Yongin area that day as 62 millimeters of rain fell.

Lee Jeung-ho of the Gasang Radar Center said, “because lightning strikes 600,000 to 700,000 times per summer and will strike the same place in succession, areas without lightning rods are vulnerable at any time.”