VIDEO. “It could have been devastating”: Max Homa’s ball brushes against the heads of spectators, a tragedy avoided in the middle of the Players golf tournament

magictr | March 18, 2024 | Sport | No Comments

The bullet almost did a lot of damage. Screenshot

A tragedy was narrowly avoided on Saturday March 16 during the prestigious Players tournament in Florida (United States), when the American Max Homa almost hit the heads of spectators after a shot, the ball only passing through the ball. #39;a few centimeters.

They must have seen their lives pass by in the space of an instant. Placed far too close and in the full trajectory of golfer Max Homa's ball, spectators at the prestigious Players tournament in Florida were almost hit in the head, following an iron shot from the player. ;American.

Max just caught a body today 😯 #THEPLAYERS via: donotcaro_ (TikTok) pic.twitter.com/ohkYxu3vPM

— David S (@golfnjokes) March 17, 2024

A ball can easily reach 150 km/h after such a hit, the damage caused by this ball if it had hit the head of one of the people at the edge of the course could have been dramatic.

Especially when we remember that a spectator was blinded in the eye during the 2018 Ryder Cup in France, when she was hit by a ball from the air.

"Luckily I didn'hit anyone"

Questioned by journalists after Saturday's round, Max Homa made it clear that he had asked these spectators to move back, as we can see in a video published on American journalist.

"I asked them to step back but they only took three or four steps. I wanted to go much higher from where they were. I could have asked them to move further but I didn't think I would hit the ball that low. Fortunately, I didn't hit anyone, he told the media.

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Before writing a few words about ;I hit someone in the head yesterday at hole N.14. I smashed a tree. Luckily I missed the guy. It could have been devastating. Cool video if I may say so […] I would still like to apologize to anyone who was emotionally frightened because it must have been scary.