Brooks Koepka checks on the fan he hit with a tee shot on the opening day of the Ryder Cup in Paris. 
 
 American Ryder Cup star Brooks Koepka says he is "heartbroken" to hear the golf fan hit by his tee shot has been blinded in one eye. 
 
 On Twitter, US Open champion Koepka said he had made contact with Corine Remande and her family to offer his "sincere and heartfelt sympathy". 
 
 Remande, 49, who was hit by a wayward Koepka drive at the Ryder Cup, has told the French press she has been blinded in one eye, which "exploded". 
 
 She taken to hospital after the incident and is now considering legal action against the golf tournament's organisers. 
 
 "Doctors told me I had lost the use of that eye," she told Agence France-Presse. "It happened so fast, I didn't feel any pain when I was hit. 
 
 "I didn't feel like the ball had struck my eye and then I felt the blood start to pour. 
 
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 "The scan on Friday confirmed a fracture of the right eye-socket and an explosion of the eyeball." 
 
 Koepka was clearly upset he had hit a fan on the sixth hole of the opening day of the Ryder Cup, and quickly made his way over to where Remande was receiving treatment. 
 
 "It's not a fun feeling. I probably do it way more than I should," Koepka said after his round. 
 
 "You feel terrible for them. 
 
 FRANCOIS MORI/AP Corine Remande receives treatment after being hit by the ball. She has now lost use of one eye. 
 
 "You know exactly how they are feeling, especially when you've got to go over there and apologise because they are in pain, usually bleeding, and then to hit her in the face is not ... you don't want to hit anybody in the face, especially not a woman, and it's not a good feeling." 
 
 Koepka has asked to be kept informed of how Remande was faring. 
 
 Remande said tournament organisers had not shown the same level of care, criticising them for "not making contact" with her after she was taken to hospital. 
 
 She reportedly plans to seek legal advice with a view to seeking damages. 
 
 "Quite clearly, there is responsibility on the part of the organisers," she told AFP. 
 
 "Officials did not shout any warning as the player's ball went into the crowd. 
 
 "More than anything I want them to take care of all the medical bills to make sure there is no risk of infection." 
 
 Bob Charles reaction 
 
 New Zealand golfing great Sir Bob Charles says it is impossible to entirely eliminate spectator injuries at golf events which attract large galleries. 
 
 Charles had not heard about Redmande;'s injury, and while he was disappointed to learn about it, he said spectator injuries were not surprising. 
 
 Speaking to Stuff before playing in a pro-am on the eve of the Harewood Open in Christchurch on Wednesday, the 1963 British Open champion said: "When you get 50,000 people watching a golf event ... it's not surprising" that injuries could happen. 
 
 "I've hit people in my career, but fortunately, I didn't hear about any lasting damage, as a result of it. From a spectator's perspective, golf can be a dangerous sport. 
 
 "Gary Player has hit wife on the golf course with a golf ball. 
 
 "It's not surprising." ||||| The European Tour had initially stated that Mrs Remande had not suffered serious injuries 
 
 A spectator hit by a Brooks Koepka tee shot at the Ryder Cup says she has lost sight in her right eye and is considering legal action, AFP reports. 
 
 The incident happened on the opening day of the event when the American's drive on the par-four sixth hole veered off course, striking 49-year-old Corine Remande, who had travelled from Egypt. 
 
 "Doctors told me I had lost the use of that eye," she told AFP. 
 
 Mrs Remande said the reason for legal action was to help cover medical bills. 
 
 She added: "It happened so fast, I didn't feel any pain when I was hit. 
 
 "I didn't feel like the ball had struck my eye and then I felt the blood start to pour. The scan on Friday confirmed a fracture of the right eye-socket and an explosion of the eyeball." 
 
 Mrs Remande also criticised the Paris tournament organisers for "not making contact" after the incident to find out how she was. She also claims there was "no warning shout from the course official when the ball was heading towards the crowd". 
 
 A Ryder Cup spokesperson told the BBC: "It is distressing to hear that someone might suffer long-term consequences from a ball strike. 
 
 Media playback is not supported on this device The woman who lost sight in one eye after being struck by golf ball 
 
 "We have been in communication with the family involved, starting with the immediate on-course treatment and thereafter to provide support, helping with the logistics of repatriation, including providing a transfer for the family from Paris to Lyon. We will continue to offer support for as long as necessary. 
 
 "Ball strikes are an occasional hazard for spectators but this kind of incident is extremely rare. 
 
 "We can confirm that 'fore' was shouted several times but also appreciate how hard it can be to know when and where every ball is struck if you are in the crowd. 
 
 "We are hugely sympathetic and will do everything we can to support the spectator, insofar as that is possible under very difficult circumstances." 
 
 Mrs Remande did praise three-time major winner Koepka, who went over to see how she was. She said she downplayed the incident so that the golfer "would stay concentrated". 
 
 "It looked like it hurt," the 28-year-old said afterwards. 
 
 He added: "It's hard to control a golf ball, especially for 300 yards, and a lot of times the fans are close to the fairway. 
 
 "You can yell 'fore' but it doesn't matter from 300 yards, you can't hear it." 
 
 Europe's winning Ryder Cup captain Thomas Bjorn said: "It's terrible, it's a freak accident that's happened, and all our thoughts are with her." 
 
 There are an average 12,400 golf-related injuries which require hospital treatment each year in the UK alone, according to specialist insurance company Golf Care. 
 
 Analysis 
 
 BBC Sport golf correspondent Iain Carter 
 
 Spectating at golf tournaments can be a hazardous business. Top players are not as precise as you might expect and errant tee shots occasionally have nowhere to go other than into packed galleries. 
 
 These misdirected missiles have the speed to do plenty of damage but more often than not injuries are limited to cuts and bruises. Players usually offer a signed glove to the victim, as if that will ease the pain. 
 
 In more serious incidents, injuries can be very unsettling for the players involved. The majority sound a warning cry of "fore" but there are some who appear content to allow fans to be a barrier to prevent their balls from flying into deeper trouble and remain silent in the wake of wayward blows.
– A woman who got hit by a tee shot while watching the Ryder Cup last week has received some awful news: Doctors have told Corine Remande she has lost the use of one eye, reports AFP. "The scan on Friday confirmed a fracture of the right eye-socket and an explosion of the eyeball," says the 49-year-old Remande, who had traveled from Egypt to watch the international golf competition outside Paris. American golfer Brooks Koepka hit Remande with his tee shot on the sixth hole, then checked on Remande as she was tended to on the ground. "It happened so fast, I didn't feel any pain when I was hit," says Remande. She praised Koepka for his concern over her well-being, but says the same doesn't apply to tournament organizers. Nobody from the Ryder Cup checked to see how she was doing afterward, she says, adding that she heard no warning of the errant shot from course officials, reports the BBC. Remande plans legal action. "It's not a good feeling," Koepka said after his round. "You don't want to hit anybody in the face."