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Fleetwood apologized after he left a fan bloodied at the Dunhill Links Championship when he hit the man with his ball.
A few days after he helped Team Europe win back the Ryder Cup, Tommy Fleetwood is back in action at the Alfred Dunhill Championship.
The Englishman hit a wayward shot Friday during the second round of the tournament and struck a fan in the head, causing the gentleman to bleed profusely.
The man was Andrew Summerskill, a Yorkshire man who was there to watch the action, per The Telegraph.
He held a white cloth on his head to stop the bleeding as fans surrounded him. Fleetwood would eventually come over and apologize once he realized what had happened.
The 32-year-old Fleetwood also signed a glove for Summerskill. It is unknown if the patron needed medical attention. This incident isn’t the first time someone was left bloodied by a golf ball, as Adam Scott hit someone at the Open Championship.
Both golfers apologized and signed gloves for the men they bloodied.
This of course comes less than a week after Fleetwood made his country proud, helping the Europeans capture the 44th Ryder Cup.
Fleetwood looked unstoppable for most of the tournament. He was a key member of Team Europe as he helped earn three points and won the match over Rickie Fowler that made the Europeans’ victory official. Fleetwood went 3-1-0 to improve his overall Cup record to 7-3-2.
However, it seems his Ryder Cup hangover has followed him to St. Andrews. Fleetwood shot a 1-over 73 in the second round and is 11 shots off leader Matthew Fitzpatrick, a fellow Team Europe member. Fitzpatrick posted a second-round 64 to hold a one-stroke lead over Grant Forrest and Nacho Elvira.
Savannah Leigh Richardson is a golf staff writer for SB Nation’s Playing Through. You can follow her on Twitter @SportsGirlSL and Instagram @savannah_leigh_sports for more golf coverage. Be sure to check out @_PlayingThrough too.
