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Nicolas Atkin

Brooks Koepka has said he is “heartbroken” after the spectator he accidentally struck with an errant tee shot at the Ryder Cup revealed she had lost the sight in her right eye.
The American’s drive on the par-four sixth hole at Le Golf National veered left into the galleries and hit the unsuspecting Corine Remande, who had travelled from Egypt to watch the tournament.
Koepka went over to console the stricken 49-year-old Frenchwoman and gave her an autographed glove in apology as medical staff treated her. She was later taken to an eye hospital in Paris.
“I was deeply hurt and saddened by the tragic accident,” three-time major champion Koepka tweeted.
Ryder Cup spectator hit by Brooks Koepka ball left blind in one eye with organisers facing legal action

He added: “I have made contact with her family to offer my sincere and heartfelt sympathy. I am heartbroken by the incident.
“My thoughts remain with Ms Remande and her family, and I have asked to be kept informed on her condition.”
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Remande told Agence France-Presse that a scan on Friday confirmed “a fracture of the right eye socket and an explosion of the eyeball”.
“It happened so fast, I didn’t feel any pain when I was hit,” she said. “I didn’t feel like the ball had struck my eye and then I felt the blood start to pour.”

Remande said she was considering legal action against tournament organisers after the shocking incident.
A Ryder Cup statement said on Tuesday: “It is distressing to hear that someone might suffer long term consequences from a ball strike.
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“The spectator hit by a ball at the sixth hole during Friday’s play was treated by first responders immediately and taken to hospital.
“We have been in communication with the family involved, starting with the immediate on-course treatment and thereafter to provide support, helping with the logistics of repatriation, including providing a transfer for the family from Paris to Lyon. We will continue to offer support for as long as necessary.

“Ball strikes are an occasional hazard for spectators but this kind of incident is extremely rare. We can confirm that ‘fore’ was shouted several times but also appreciate how hard it can be to know when and where every ball is struck if you are in the crowd.
“We are hugely sympathetic and will do everything we can to support the spectator, insofar as that is possible under very difficult circumstances.”
Three-time major champion Koepka and other players can be heard shouting “fore” on television footage after he pulled his shot into the crowd.
“You can yell fore, but it doesn’t matter,” the 28-year-old had said on Friday. “If you’re 150 yards, and you’re shouting fore, you can hear it. But from 300 yards, even if none of us said fore, she’s going to get hit, and that’s the unfortunate thing.”

The tee on the sixth hole at Le Golf National had been moved forward to allow players to try to drive the green, a strategy aimed at playing into the European’s team’s strengths.
“It’s not a fun feeling. I probably do it way more than I should,” Koepka said on Friday. “It seems just about every week we’re hitting somebody, and you know, it’s unfortunate. You’re never trying to.
“It doesn’t feel good, it really doesn’t. You feel terrible for them. You know exactly how they are feeling, especially when you’ve got to go over there and apologise, because they are in pain, usually bleeding, and then to hit her in the face – you don’t want to hit anybody in the face, especially not a woman, and it’s not a good feeling.”


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Brooks Koepka checks on a spectator he injured when his ball hit her on the sixth hole on the opening day of the Ryder Cup at Le Golf National. Photo: AP

US golfer Brooks Koepka plays a tee shot during his fourball match on the second day of the 42nd Ryder Cup at Le Golf National Course at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, south-west of Paris, on September 29, 2018. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)

US golfer Brooks Koepka (C) reacts next to an injured spectator who fell during the fourball match on the first day of the 42nd Ryder Cup at Le Golf National Course at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, south-west of Paris on September 28, 2018. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)

Brooks Koepka of the US signs an autograph on his golf glove to a spectator he hit with his ball during his fourball match on the opening day of the 42nd Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, outside Paris, France, Friday, Sept. 28, 2018. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

epa07055750 A general view of Brooks Koepka of the USA playing his first shot by the 1st tee during the Ryder Cup 2018 at The Golf National in Guyancourt, near Paris, France, 29 September 2018. EPA-EFE/YOAN VALAT

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Dustin Johnson (right) and Brooks Koepka line up a putt during their foursomes match on the second day at Le Golf National. It was the only time they partnered each other. Photo: AFP

US players Dustin Johnson, left, Jordan Spieth and Brooke Koepka team attends the press conference of the losing team after Europe won the 2018 Ryder Cup golf tournament at Le Golf National in Saint Quentin-en-Yvelines, outside Paris, France, Sunday, Sept. 30, 2018. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

Paulina Gretzky, the partner of Dustin Johnson of the US and Jena Sims, right, the partner of Brooks Koepka of the US watch them play in a foursome match on the second day of the 42nd Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, outside Paris, France, Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

US golfer Dustin Johnson (2R) and wife US model Paulina Gretzky (3L), and US golfer Brooks Koepka (L) and his wife Jena Sims (2L) ride on a gold buggy on the first day of the 42nd Ryder Cup at Le Golf National Course at Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, south-west of Paris on September 28, 2018. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP)

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Golf - 2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National - Guyancourt, France - September 27, 2018 Team USA's Phil Mickelson's wife Amy Mickelson with Patrick Reed's wife Justine Reed during the opening ceremony REUTERS/Charles Platiau

Golf - 2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National - Guyancourt, France - September 29, 2018 - Team USA's Justin Thomas and Jordan Spieth during the Foursomes REUTERS/Charles Platiau

Golf - 2018 Ryder Cup at Le Golf National - Guyancourt, France - September 30, 2018 - Team Europe's Sergio Garcia talks during a press conference after winning the Ryder cup REUTERS/Carl Recine

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Ryder Cup spectator hit by Brooks Koepka ball left blind in one eye with organisers facing legal action

Brooks Koepka checks on the spectator he wounded when his ball hit her on the sixth hole during his fourball match on the opening day of the Ryder Cup at Le Golf National. Photo: AP

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