Lightning struck this tree Friday afternoon about 300 feet from the LAHS golf team during a practice session at the Los Alamos Golf Course. Photo by Jon Doorn 
 
By CAROL A. CLARK
Los Alamos Daily Post

A powerful bolt of lightning splintered a tree Friday at the Los Alamos Golf Course near 16 Los Alamos High School Golf Team members and four coaches.

The strike occurred at around 4 p.m., about 300 feet away from where the team was practicing.

Sam Crooks, 15, described the experience during an interview today with the Los Alamos Daily Post.

“I felt electricity