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Spectator Corine Remande, 49, plans to take legal action to cover her medical expenses after American golfer Brooks Koepka played in the crowd lining up the sixth hole on the first day of the biennial competition between Europe and the United States. United States Friday, according to the agency AFP.
Ms. Remande, who came from Egypt, said the scans revealed a broken eye of the right eye and an "explosion of the eyeball".
"The doctors told me that I had lost the use of this eye," she told AFP.
A spokesman for the Ryder Cup said: "It is sad to hear that someone can suffer the long-term consequences of a shot at the ball."
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Ms. Remande claims that there was no warning cry indicating that the ball was heading towards the crowd, and criticized the organizers for their "lack of contact" after the incident .
Officials say that she was treated on the scene by the rescuers before being taken to the hospital. The organizers of the tournament were also in communication with the family and arranged for the logistics of repatriation, according to the spokesman.
"The ball strikes are an occasional danger to the spectators, but this kind of incident is extremely rare," the spokesman said in a statement. "We can confirm that before has been shouted over and over, but we also know how hard it is to know when and where each ball is hit if you are in the crowd.
"We are extremely friendly and will do everything in our power to support the viewer, as far as possible in very difficult circumstances."
Koepka gave Ms. Remande a signed glove and told reporters that after her tour, it was "not a good feeling" to hit anyone.
"It looks like it hurts, she was bleeding pretty well," said the 28-year-old, winner of the US Open and the US PGA Championship this year.
"You feel bad for them.You know exactly what they feel, especially when you have to apologize there, because they suffer, they usually bleed, and then hit her in the face do not want to hit anyone, especially not a woman, and this is not a pleasant feeling. "
Koepka, three-time major champion, said all members of the group had shouted "in front" – the signal to golf indicating that a ball was heading towards someone.
"The problem is that you scream before, but from 300 meters, how are you supposed to hear it? How are you supposed to know?" he said.
Europe beat the United States 17½-10½ when the tournament ended Sunday at Golf National.
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