Imagine you're on your 18th hole, walking towards where you'll be putting to finish the round, and suddenly you hear the dreaded sound of three air horn blasts; lightning delay. It's frustrating, right? You only have maybe two minutes left until your round is over but now you have to wait for the lightning delay to end before going all the way back your putter to tap in? As frustrating as it is, for both the people on the course and for the tournament staff that is blowing the air horn, erroring on the side of caution is is ALWAYS the right thing to do. Lightning is no joke, and we will continue to do everything we can to keep our players safe.
In December of 2013, PDGA Executive Director Brian Graham (#5861) boarded a plane bound for Reno, NV, home of the 2013 US Sports Congress. What started as just another flight would end up having an enormous impact on Graham and the staff he oversees. The plane had just pushed back from the gate and was taxiing towards the runway when, suddenly, the passenger sitting behind Graham began convulsing and quickly went into cardiac arrest.
