Koepka ‘thankful' after girl escapes injury in golf-cart incident
Brooks Koepka went under the ropes to comfort to a young girl struck at the Valspar; he said he was "thankful" she escaped serious injury.
Brooks Koepka at the Valspar Championship. Getty Images The Valspar Championship was temporarily halted during Saturday’s third round when a young spectator was struck by a golf cart. Brooks Koepka was among the first to offer comfort to the girl; he was playing the par-3 15th, ducked under the ropes and went to check on her.
On the NBC broadcast, Dan Hicks said the girl had ended up underneath the cart, which had been transporting spectators. But walking reporter Smylie Kaufman explained that she had escaped serious injury. “She’s going to be OK after medical evaluation,” Kaufman reported when Hicks checked back in on the scene.
“Very scary moment. ” After his round, Koepka offered his perspective on the incident. “Not golf-wise, no,” he said, asked if the incident had affected his play.
“I just felt terrible for, I believe her name is Shay, so from all the reports you’ve got she’s okay, thankfully. So that’s all that matters, as long as she’s okay. “I know she’s probably a little scared and I just felt for her at the time.