Koepka gutted over wounded fan, denies fight with Johnson

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ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Brooks Koepka says he is heartbroken to hear a woman struck by his tee shot at the Ryder Cup might lose vision in her right eye.

Koepka’s wild tee shot on the sixth hole at Le Golf National hit Corine Remande in the head last Friday. According to French media reports, doctors say she has lost sight and she is considering legal action.

Koepka says his stomach sank when he learned of her condition upon arriving at the Dunhill Links Championship. Koepka says he is trying to reach out to the woman.

Koepka also says he and Dustin Johnson did not have an argument or a fight during a party after the Ryder Cup. He says the two have never raised their voice at each other.

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FILE – In this Friday, Sept. 28, 2018 file photo Brooks Koepka of the US offers a golf glove to a spectator he injured when his ball hit her on the 6th hole during his fourball match on the opening day of the 42nd Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, outside Paris, France. Ryder Cup organizers say they are alarmed by the news that a spectator hit by a Brooks Koepka’s tee shot at the Ryder Cup says she has lost sight in her right eye. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
http://www.wnewsj.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2018/10/web1_121487604-7c6453010d434669b6d8815716396143.jpgFILE – In this Friday, Sept. 28, 2018 file photo Brooks Koepka of the US offers a golf glove to a spectator he injured when his ball hit her on the 6th hole during his fourball match on the opening day of the 42nd Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, outside Paris, France. Ryder Cup organizers say they are alarmed by the news that a spectator hit by a Brooks Koepka’s tee shot at the Ryder Cup says she has lost sight in her right eye. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

FILE – In this Friday, Sept. 28, 2018 file photo Brooks Koepka of the US offers a golf glove to a spectator he injured when his ball hit her on the 6th hole during his fourball match on the opening day of the 42nd Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, outside Paris, France. Ryder Cup organizers say they are alarmed by the news that a spectator hit by a Brooks Koepka’s tee shot at the Ryder Cup says she has lost sight in her right eye. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File
http://www.wnewsj.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2018/10/web1_121487604-9a6b8ec9b7f14d259da31210d1e66716.jpgFILE – In this Friday, Sept. 28, 2018 file photo Brooks Koepka of the US offers a golf glove to a spectator he injured when his ball hit her on the 6th hole during his fourball match on the opening day of the 42nd Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, outside Paris, France. Ryder Cup organizers say they are alarmed by the news that a spectator hit by a Brooks Koepka’s tee shot at the Ryder Cup says she has lost sight in her right eye. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File

FILE – In this Friday, Sept. 28, 2018 file photo a man tends an unidentified injured woman after she was hit by US player Brooks Koepka’s ball on the 6th hole during a fourball match on the opening day of the 42nd Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, outside Paris, France. Ryder Cup organizers say they are alarmed by the news that a spectator hit by a Brooks Koepka’s tee shot at the Ryder Cup says she has lost sight in her right eye. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)
http://www.wnewsj.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/22/2018/10/web1_121487604-30f5ec2973884690bfe1f16cb1003f0d.jpgFILE – In this Friday, Sept. 28, 2018 file photo a man tends an unidentified injured woman after she was hit by US player Brooks Koepka’s ball on the 6th hole during a fourball match on the opening day of the 42nd Ryder Cup at Le Golf National in Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, outside Paris, France. Ryder Cup organizers say they are alarmed by the news that a spectator hit by a Brooks Koepka’s tee shot at the Ryder Cup says she has lost sight in her right eye. (AP Photo/Francois Mori, File)

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