HATTON IS HIT BY THE CURSE OF RYDER CUT

TYRRELL HATTON was devastated after becoming the second Ryder Cup player in a week to injure a woman with an errant tee shot.

The Englishman (above) revealed he couldn’t concentrate for the rest of his round at the Dunhill Links yesterday after his ball split the head of a female spectator on the 15th hole at Kingsbarns.

The woman from Edinburgh was taken to hospital for stitches but her condition was not serious.

But Hatton said he was still shaken by the incident, coming just six days after a woman lost the sight in her right eye when she was struck by Brooks Koepka’s ball during day one of the Ryder Cup.

Hatton said: “It’s one of the worst feelings I’ve had on a golf course. It’s the first time I’ve ever hit someone so I was devastated. I still am.

“I gave her a hug. I didn’t know what else to do. It’s not a sight you ever want to see. It was obviously a horrific moment but the good news is that she seems to be OK.”

Incredibly, Hatton’s playing partner Luke Donald also hit a spectator on the ankle at the same hole.

Donald said: “It’s bizarre that they should happen to the same group and on the same hole.”

Koepka was also at Kingsbarns, playing his first competitive round since learning the seriousness of the injury he accidentally caused spectator Corine Remande last week.

The US Open and USPGA champion revealed he was “torn up inside” but insisted yesterday that he cannot allow it to affect him.

Koepka said: “I feel terrible about it but I can’t do anything about it now. I still have to be able to play golf. It’s unfortunate but when you come to a golf tournament it comes with a risk that you’ll get hit.”

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