When visiting a San Antonio Topgolf with friends recently, a teenager was nearly frightened to death when his golf ball was struck by a sudden burst of lightning.
In a video posted to Topgolf's Instagram page Thursday, Tomas Enrique Gomez, 18, is seen hitting an 88mph ball during a rainstorm, when out of nowhere - it was struck by a massive bolt of lightning.
Gomez told DailyMail.com he was caught off guard by the lightning that he slipped as a reaction.
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When visiting a San Antonio Topgolf with friends recently, Tomas Enrique Gomez, 18 (pictured) was nearly frightened to death when his golf ball was struck by a sudden burst of lightning
In a video posted to Topgolf's Instagram page Thursday, Tomas Enrique Gomez, 18, (pictured) is seen hitting an 88 mph ball during a rainstorm, when out of nowhere - it was struck by a massive bolt of lightning
'When I saw the lightning bolt my first instinct was to run,' Gomez said. 'I slipped on the wet floor and was just happy I caught myself'
'When I saw the lightning bolt my first instinct was to run,' Gomez said. 'I slipped on the wet floor and was just happy I caught myself.'
Gomez was visiting the driving range with his brother, Andres, 15, and his sister Natalia, 16, along with their three friends, Madison Gonzalez, 17, Michael Vasquez, 16 Jerry Ibarra, and Arlette Ibarra, 15, who was responsible for catching the moment on her phone.
'I was just glad that it {lightning} hit the ball instead of me,' Gomez said.
Topgolf told DailyMail.com that while they didn't ask guests to evacuate the overall premises, they did ask
