By Simon Evans
KIAWAH ISLAND, South Carolina Aug 10 (Reuters) – For a fan,
getting hit by a golf ball at a major tournament certainly hurts
but increasingly that pain is coming with benefits attached.
Last month a British spectator was gifted hotel
accommodation by world number three Rory McIlroy after being hit
by the Northern Irishman’s ball during the British Open.
On Friday in the second round of the PGA Championship, a
female fan was hit by a drive from Australian Adam Scott – and
can now expect a bouquet of flowers from the golfer with
probably the most female fans of all.
“Unfortunately I hit a lady on the seventh hole. She was
getting some medical attention and I hope she is going to be
okay,” Scott told reporters.
The Australian said he had taken the fan’s details and
promised: “She will be getting a big bunch of flowers from me.”
Gentleman though he was, golf being golf, Scott could not
help but notice how the fan had helped his scorecard.
“It was a good break for me because it just in the rough,”
he said of his wayward ball. “It was going right but it actually
kicked it back and away from the treed area.
“I hope she is going to be okay. I’ll find out if she is
alright, she seemed to be okay at the time,” added the
Australian.
Scott narrowly missed out on his first major title at last
month’s British Open where he bogeyed the final four holes to
hand victory to South African Ernie Els.
The 32-year-old Australian carded a three-over-par 75 on
Friday in a windy conditions to leave himself at one under for
the tournament.
(Reporting By Simon Evans; Editing by Mark Lamport-Stokes)
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