Wyndham Clark came terrifyingly close to wiping out a spectator with a mishit during Friday’s second round of the PGA Championship.
The 32-year-old golfer found himself buried deep in the thick rough along the left side of the 11th fairway on a chaotic second day of the major championship at Aronimink Golf Club in Philadelphia.
While the former US Open winner managed to hack his ball out of the treacherous lie, his shot did not make it very far.
Around 50 spectators, including a cameraman, were gathered around Clark and his caddie as the world No 70 addressed the shot unknowingly putting themself at peril.
After Clark made contact with the ball, it spun out of the long grass, flaring at an angle to his left.
The ball, traveling at speed, hit the lens of the cameraman’s camera balancing on his shoulder from just 10 yards away, jostling him with the impact.
Wyndham Clark came terrifyingly close to wiping out a spectator with a mishit on Friday
Clark agonizingly missed the cut by one shot after the second round of the PGA Championship
A startled girl to the right of the cameraman was left stricken by the near miss, ducking and covering her head.
In a clip shared to social media, the ball appeared to ricochet off the camera and appeared to land somewhere to the left.
Fortunately, no one appeared to be injured. However, it was a dangerously close call for the lurking spectators.
After an opening score of 75, Clark was left with work to do during Friday’s second round to secure his place at the weekend.
With the cut line falling to four-over after a brutal day for the field, the American needed to shoot a one-under 69 to make it through.
However, Clark fell agonizingly short, finishing with a 70 and ultimately missing the cut by just one stroke.
