Golfer Hideki Matsuyama accidentally hit a spectator with his driver after launching it into the crowd at the Sony Open in Hawaii on Thursday, 9 January.
The club flew out of the 32-year-old’s hands at the start of the ninth hole.
The driver hit a rope before it reached two women at the front of the crowd.
Matsuyama immediately ran over to the spectator to check they were okay.
He finished the day with a 3-under 67 and tied for 26th place in the field.
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6 Comments
Hideki's fault. Guy is constantly showboating with dropped clubs and one hand finishes. He clearly could have held onto this!
No pro or pro I’m behind the golfer or 325 yds away
Don’t see the big deal. He fucked up and realised it right away.
Good on Mat, quickly popped over to apologise n see fans were ok
アマチュア以下😤
Hideki is a good guy . He's just got to be more aware that people are watching on the edge of the tee . Most of us have dropped a club when we've hit a bad one . Luckily most of us haven't got a crowd watching 😂