Ryder Cup spectator hit by Brooks Koepka's shot blinded in one eye and plans to sue organizers

Published October 02, 2018

Brooks Koepka hits Ryder Cup fan in the face

The woman hit in the face by a Brooks Koepka shot at the Ryder Cup says she has been left permanently blind in her right eye.

Corine Remande, 49, says her "eyeball exploded" after being caught by the American’s drive on the sixth hole on the tournament’s opening day on Friday.

Medics rushed to her aid in front of concerned onlookers before she was taken to hospital.

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She was later transferred to the Croix-Rousse facility in Lyon.

Brooks Koepka of the US gives a dedicated golf glove to spectator he wounded when his ball hit her on the 6th hole 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)

Brooks Koepka stares into the camera after checking on a fan who he hit with an errant tee drive at The Ryder Cup (AP)

Now the female golf fan is planning to sue organizers after doctors told her she will never be able to use her eye right again.

Remande told AFP: "It happened so fast, I didn't feel any pain when I was hit. I didn't feel like the ball had struck my eye and then I felt the blood start to pour.

"The scan on Friday confirmed a fracture of the right eye socket and an explosion of the eyeball."

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