Watch Sergio Garcia see a stray tee shot clatter in to a cameraman during the opening round of the Genesis Open Watch Sergio Garcia see a stray tee shot clatter in to a cameraman during the opening round of the Genesis Open

Sergio Garcia fired an errant tee shot straight into a cameraman during an up-and-down start to the week at the Genesis Open.

The Spaniard struggled to a one-over 72 at Riviera Country Club in his first start since winning the Dubai Desert Classic, with one shot standing out from his opening round.

Garcia birdied his opening hole - the 10th - and mixed a hat-trick of bogeys from the 12th with back-to-back gains from the 16th.

Garcia mixed four birdies with five bogeys during his opening round

A dropped shot at the second was followed with a 30-foot birdie at the fourth, before Garcia gave a cameraman a fright with a stray tee shot at the par-four eighth.

Garcia's drive sprayed left and seemingly towards danger, clattering into a cameraman before landing safely with a decent lie.

Although the cameraman was thankfully not injured by the incident, Garcia wasn't able to save par and slipped further down the leaderboard.

Click on the video above to see the incident for yourself!

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