Newtown Square, Pennsylvania ¨C Jon Rahm apologized to a volunteer at the PGA Championship after hitting him with a divot on the seventh hole during?Thursday¡¯s first round at Aronimink.
The two-time major winner from Spain intended to make an air swing in frustration after a poor shot but instead dug out a patch of grass that flew into the air and struck the volunteer.
¡°I got a flier on my second shot that went long,¡± Rahm said.?¡°It¡¯s not a good spot.
¡°Just out of frustration, I tried to make an air swing, just over the grass, and I wasn¡¯t looking, took a divot, and unfortunately, I hit a volunteer.¡±
Rahm rushed over to apologize after the lump of grass struck the man in the shoulder and face.
¡°Unfortunately it hit him in the shoulder and then the face, which I couldn¡¯t feel any worse,¡± he said.?¡°That¡¯s why I was there apologizing.¡±
Rahm intends to make amends with a further gesture.
¡°I need to somehow track him down to give him a present because that¡¯s inexcusable. and for something that could be completely avoidable,¡± Rahm said.
¡°Whether it was my intention or not, it was just not good.¡±
Rahm, who began his round on the back nine, went on to make bogey on the seventh hole but followed with birdies at eight and nine to shoot a one-under 69.
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