Woman struck in eye at Ryder Cup hopes accident improves fan safety

Corine Remande, 49, lost sight in her right eye after being struck by an errant tee shot from Brooks Koepka on Friday at the Ryder Cup.

As an avid golf fan, she hopes the incident can lead to an improvement in public safety for future events.

"It's so nice to be on the golf course, to see the players. I hope that this terrible accident will improve this kind of safety for all the public," Remande told BBC. "I have nothing against the player. I am only angry against the marshals."

Remande was positioned near the green of the driveable par-4 sixth hole at Le Golf National, a dangerous spot considering players were hitting driver from over 300 yards away.

She is planning to take legal action against the event organizers, insisting that no one yelled "fore" when the ball was coming toward her. However, the European Tour disagrees, saying the word of warning was indeed yelled.

Remande believes marshals on the sixth hole should have communicated that players were attempting to drive the green rather than laying up. She also claims officials did not check on her after she was taken to the hospital.

"The doctor told my husband that it was a very big explosion in my eye and it was now impossible for me to see again with this eye," she said. "It happened so fast, I didn't feel any pain when I was hit."

Koepka, who is playing the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship this week in Scotland, is still bothered about the accident.

"It's a tragic accident what happened. I'm heartbroken, I'm all messed up inside," he told reporters. "It's upsetting, it really is. I don't know any way to put it. Just because I hit a golf ball, someone lost sight in their eye."

Koepka also shared his condolences through his social media accounts on Tuesday.