Jon Rahm’s tee shot on the 12th hole at Royal Liverpool was off target — and a fan paid the price.
The Spaniard’s drive struck a fan in the head and then bounced into a bunker during the opening round of the Open Championship.
Rahm spoke to the fan, who was fully conscious, though dazed, and offered a signed glove as medics tended to him on the course.David Davies/PA Images/Alamy Images/Sipa USA Spain’s Jon Rahm, top center, walks over to check on a spectator who was struck by a wayward tee shot during day one of The British Open.Things did not get better for Rahm, who had to play his ball backward out of the sand trap on his way to a bogey on the par-4 hole.
It was a rough first day for the World No. 3 golfer, who finished the round with a 3-over 74, well off the pace set by Tommy Fleetwood andRahm had joked before the tournament about hitting protestors on the course with a ball.David Davies/PA Images/Alamy Images/Sipa USA “I do have a reputation, so I hope they don’t catch me on a bad hole,” he said. “They might have more room to run around and do what they need to do, but what I can assure you is you don’t want to get hit by a golf ball.It’s not the first time Rahm has had to check in on a spectator hit with one of his shots — heRahm joked about hitting protestors with drives ahead of the Open Championship.
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