[Golf Topic] Watson "Eagle After Gallery Hits My Arm~"

Bubba Watson is teeing off on the 3rd hole on the first day of the '2-person team event' QBE Shootout. Naples, USA = Getty Images / Multivitz

[Asia Economy Reporter No Woo-rae] ○…‘Thanks to the gallery’s forearm’.

Long hitter Bubba Watson (USA) made headlines with a lucky eagle. On the 11th (Korean time) at the Tiburon Golf Club in Naples, Florida (par 72, 7,382 yards), during the first day of the PGA Tour’s two-man team event QBE Shootout (total prize money $3.6 million), it happened on the 13th hole (par 4, 350 yards). He hit a tee shot aiming straight for the green with a driver, but the ball flew to the right, making it seem difficult to reach the green.

However, the ball, which seemed to disappear from the broadcast camera tracking its trajectory, passed just to the left of the pin and stopped 2 meters ahead. The ball hit the forearm of a spectator watching beside the green, changing direction and landing on the green. The gallery showed a reddened, swollen forearm from being hit by the ball. Watson approached the gallery member, checked the forearm, and upon hearing that it was "not seriously injured," he smiled brightly, took off his golf glove, and handed over an autograph.

Watson lightly sank the eagle putt and before moving to the 14th hole (par 5), he once again thanked the fan who was hit by the ball. Watson teamed up with long hitter Lexi Thompson (USA) from the LPGA Tour and rose to a tie for 4th place (13 under par, 59 strokes). After both players tee off, they each take their next shot from a favorable position. The ‘Australian duo’ Jason Day and Marc Leishman led the field, running ahead at 16 under par, 56 strokes.

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