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The European Tour has confirmed the woman did not suffer serious injuries

A spectator was hit in the face by a wayward tee shot from Brooks Koepka on the first day of the Ryder Cup.

American Koepka's drive on the par-four sixth hole veered into the gallery on the left of the green and appeared to strike the woman in the right eye.

Three-time major winner Koepka gave a signed glove to the woman, who received immediate medical attention before being taken to hospital.

"It looked like it hurt," said the 28-year-old.

"She was bleeding. It looked like it hit her right in the eye, so hopefully there is no loss of vision or anything like that.

"It's not a good feeling, I just wanted to get out of there."

A European Tour spokesman confirmed the woman's injuries were not serious.

"It's hard to control a golf ball, especially for 300 yards, and a lot of times the fans are close to the fairway," Koepka added.

"You can yell 'fore' but it doesn't matter from 300 yards, you can't hear it."

Europe ended the day 5-3 ahead of the United States after a sensational clean sweep of the afternoon foursomes.