St. Andrews, Scotland …
Triple Major winning Brooks Koepka looked and sounded very concerned in describing it to be the ‘worst day of my life’ in learning the spectator struck in the eye on day one of the Ryder Cup could lose the sight in her right eye.
Corine Remande was hit by a wayward shot on the par-four sixth hole at Le Golf National in Versailles.
The American, who is contesting this week’s Alfred Dunhill Links Championship here in Scotland, went on Twitter on Tuesday that he was “deeply hurt and saddened” by the incident and also addressed what happened in a press conference earlier today.
Woman spectator hit in the eye by Brooks Koepka golf ball on day one of the Ryder Cup
“Yesterday (Tuesday) was probably one of the worst days of my life. I haven’t had too many tragedies in my personal family where, you know, there’s been a loss or any kind of tragedy, accident,” he said.
“I’ve been lucky in that sense. You know, I wasn’t told until I got to the golf course. I’m not the biggest person on social media. I don’t have updates come into my phone. So when I got here and I had about seven missed calls and 25 text
messages, I was like, what’s going on.
“Then I was told the news, and obviously, like I said, I’m just really heartbroken. My stomach sank.
“Yesterday was probably one of the hardest days trying to focus on play golf, just knowing. And the sad part is, I don’t get to play with my brother very much and I brought my caddie over here to play. There wasn’t — I wasn’t very talkative. I feel like I spent probably an hour and a half of my round on the phone, and text messages, trying to understand what
was going on.”
In Koepka’s earlier statement on Twitter, the reigning US Open and PGA Championship winner said he was “heartbroken” and had been in contact with Remande’s family to offer his “heartfelt sympathy.”
The 49-year-old Frenchwoman was treated on the course and in a nearby hospital before being transferred to Lyon.
The European Tour has said it will offer “support for as long as necessary” to her.
