Wise escapes unhurt after hit by errant tee shot at PGA Championships
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[May 21, 2022] (Reuters)
- American Aaron Wise escaped serious
injury after he was struck by a wayward tee shot from Cameron Smith
during the second round of the PGA Championships at the Southern
Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Friday.
Wise, ranked 91 in the world, was examining his ball on the fairway
of the seventh hole when he was hit in the head by a shot from
Australian Smith, who was playing the adjoining par-four second.
The ball left a mark on Wise's hat and the 25-year-old applied an
ice pack to the injury before recovering to card a two-over 72 and
make the cut. Smith also made the weekend after finishing even-par
for the round.
"I was walking down seven, surprised my ball was in the fairway, and
then next thing you know, I mean there's a little bit of ringing in
my head," said Wise.
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His management agency later said he was in good
spirits.
"We'll be monitoring his condition overnight but he looks forward to
competing tomorrow," the agency said in a statement.
Masters champion Scottie Scheffler and double major winner Dustin
Johnson were among a number of high-profile players who missed the
cut in windy conditions on Friday.
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Former world number one Tiger Woods, playing only
his second event following a car crash last year, carded three
birdies on the back nine for a 69 to just make the four-over cut.
(Reporting by Dhruv Munjal in Bengaluru; editing by Richard Pullin)
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