Matt Dunham / Associated Press

After Irish golfer Paul McGinley flew to San Francisco on Monday, three days ahead of his appearance in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am, he went straight to one of the city’s most beautiful spots: Ocean Beach.

McGinley went for a walk with a friend to “get a bit of fresh air” and followed that with lunch at the Cliff House. But when he returned to his rented SUV outside the restaurant, McGinley was startled to find his back window had been shattered.