The U.S. Women's Open saw lightning hit a tree near the 18th green.

The U.S. Women’s Open at the Country Club of Charleston (SC) wound up in a weather delay Friday thanks to some extremely close lightning strikes. Here’s some footage from the FS1 broadcast, including one strike hitting a tree:

Fox’s Shane Bacon also caught photos of the strike and the aftermath:

That’s certainly something to be concerned about. Fortunately, no one was hurt, and play was able to resume.

[Shane Bacon/USGA on Twitter]

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