{"id":13389,"date":"2012-08-11T02:20:12","date_gmt":"2012-08-11T00:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/08\/golf-scott-promises-flowers-after-his-ball-hits-female-fan\/"},"modified":"2012-08-11T02:20:12","modified_gmt":"2012-08-11T00:20:12","slug":"golf-scott-promises-flowers-after-his-ball-hits-female-fan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/golf-scott-promises-flowers-after-his-ball-hits-female-fan\/","title":{"rendered":"Golf-Scott promises flowers after his ball hits female fan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Simon Evans<\/span><\/p>\n

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KIAWAH ISLAND, South Carolina<\/span> Aug 10 (Reuters) – For a fan,
\ngetting hit by a golf ball at a major tournament certainly hurts
\nbut increasingly that pain is coming with benefits attached.<\/p>\n

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Last month a British spectator was gifted hotel
\naccommodation by world number three Rory McIlroy after being hit
\nby the Northern Irishman’s ball during the British Open.<\/p>\n

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On Friday in the second round of the PGA Championship, a
\nfemale fan was hit by a drive from Australian Adam Scott – and
\ncan now expect a bouquet of flowers from the golfer with
\nprobably the most female fans of all.<\/p>\n

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“Unfortunately I hit a lady on the seventh hole. She was
\ngetting some medical attention and I hope she is going to be
\nokay,” Scott told reporters.<\/p>\n

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The Australian said he had taken the fan’s details and
\npromised: “She will be getting a big bunch of flowers from me.”<\/p>\n

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Gentleman though he was, golf being golf, Scott could not
\nhelp but notice how the fan had helped his scorecard.<\/p>\n

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“It was a good break for me because it just in the rough,”
\nhe said of his wayward ball. “It was going right but it actually
\nkicked it back and away from the treed area.<\/p>\n

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“I hope she is going to be okay. I’ll find out if she is
\nalright, she seemed to be okay at the time,” added the
\nAustralian.<\/p>\n

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Scott narrowly missed out on his first major title at last
\nmonth’s British Open where he bogeyed the final four holes to
\nhand victory to South African Ernie Els.<\/p>\n

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The 32-year-old Australian carded a three-over-par 75 on
\nFriday in a windy conditions to leave himself at one under for
\nthe tournament.<\/p>\n

(Reporting By Simon Evans; Editing by Mark Lamport-Stokes)<\/p>\n

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\t\t\u00a9 Thomson Reuters 2012 All rights reserved<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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