They don’t try to, and they certainly don’t want to, but unfortunately it’s just one of those things: Sometimes, professional golfers hit spectators with their golf balls.
Bud Cauley did it last week and at the Dean and Deluca Invitational this week, Tony Finau became the latest pro golfer to suffer that fate. The fan suffered a nasty blow to the head, but Finau redeemed himself and more when he apologized to her in person with flowers and chocolate.
The fan wrote about it on Instagram.
This is Tony Finau. Yesterday at the Colonial golf tournament, his golf ball bounced off my head and went back into play. Luckily I am ok and all I needed was a few stitches. In a very stand up gesture, he showed up at my door step with flowers, chocolates, a get well soon card, and he stayed and talked with us for a bit. @tonyfinaugolf I wish you the best of luck in the tour going forward! -Signed, your new favorite fan, Elisa#iforgiveyou #prettyawesomestory#FOOOOREE #ouch #classact
Bravo, Tony Finau! Thanks to Golf.com for spotting:
