A 36-year-old golfer went into cardiac arrest Sunday evening after being struck by lightning at a Morris County golf course, police said.

It’s the second person to be struck by lightning on a golf course in New Jersey this summer, after a lightning strike killed a 28-year-old man in Sussex County in July.

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First responders were called to Pinch Brook Golf Course, a 4,996-yard course in Florham Park, around 6:10 p.m. after reports of a lightning strike, according to police.

The golfer was hit while on the course and collapsed, authorities said.

Several bystanders immediately began CPR, including retired Morris County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Mark Chiarolanza, a veteran member of the Florham Park First Aid Squad who happened

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