A spectator hit by a golf ball at the Ryder Cup says she has lost sight in one of her eyes and is planning to sue the organisers.

Corine Remande, 49, was hit in the eye by a tee shot from American Brooks Koepka on Friday.

Blood was described as gushing from her right eye and she has now said scans revealed her eyeball exploded and her socket was fractured, causing her to lose sight in that eye.

She said on Monday that she plans to sue the tournament organisers as there was no warning from officials before the ball hurtled into spectators on the sixth hole.

Image: Corine Remande was hit in the eye by a tee shot from American Brooks Koepka

Ms Remande had travelled to France from Egypt with her husband Raphael to watch the biennial showdown between Europe and the United States, held at Le Golf National club in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines just outside Paris.


US Open champion Koepka, 28, swiftly apologised to Ms Remande, saying "she was bleeding pretty good", and later signed her glove as an apology.

He said he felt "terrible" and missed a number of shots afterwards, as he was "shaken".

"Quite clearly, there is responsibility on the part of the organisers," Ms Remande said as she left the Croix-Rousse hospital in Lyon where she had been transferred to from a Paris hospital.

"Officials did not shout any warning as the player's ball went into the crowd."

She said she "appreciated the gesture" from Koepka who had checked to see how badly hurt she was.

"I tried to stay positive with him so that he didn't lose his concentration," she said.

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"But once I was taken away, I didn't hear anything from the organisers."

Ms Remande is set to consult a lawyer on Tuesday with a view to seeking damages.

"More than anything I want them to take care of all the medical bills to make sure there is no risk of infection," she said.

She received first aid on the spot before being transferred to a specialist eye hospital in Paris.

She was then driven to her parents' home in Lyon after doctors advised her not to fly immediately back to Egypt.

Image: At the 2016 Ryder Cup in America a fan was hit on the head by a Danny Willett drive during practice

Scans on her eye revealed a "fracture of the right socket and the explosion of the eyeball", which, she said, surgeons managed to sew back together.

She explained: "However they told me I'd lost the sight in my right eye, and this was what was confirmed to me today (Monday)."

Her husband said: "In the best case scenario, she may be able to see shapes after the bruising eases in a month or so."

The EPGA - the body which governs European golf - said it will "investigate" the incident, which could "take some time".