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Woman Whose Eyeball 'Exploded' After Golf Ball Hit Her Speaks Out

Corine Remande, 49, was injured when American Brooks Koepka's drive on the par-four sixth hole veered off course at Le Golf National and struck her.

The Frenchwoman has told BBC Sport she would have been even more seriously injured if the ball had missed her right eye and hit the side of her head.

"For me, it's finished. I could not speak with you," she said.

Mrs Remande had travelled with husband Raphael from their home in Egypt to watch the Ryder Cup on the outskirts of Paris.

She is planning legal action against the organisers after being hit by the stray ball on Friday, saying course officials did not give adequate warnings.

"It's so nice to be on the golf course, to see the players. I hope that this terrible accident will improve safety for the public," said Mrs Remande, who has been treated at a hospital in Lyon where she used to work as a secretary.

"The doctor said immediately to my husband that it was a very big explosion in my eye and it was impossible for me now to see again with this eye."

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