PGA Championship: Jon Rahm apologizes after hitting volunteer in the face with a divot during opening round

Jon Rahm accidentally drilled a volunteer with a divot while taking a swing out of frustration on Thursday at Aronimink. (Bill Streicher-Imagn Images)

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Jon Rahm wasn’t happy after his approach shot on the par-4 7th at Aronimink Golf Club went long of the green on Thursday.

Clearly frustrated, Rahm then turned and quickly took an extra swing with his iron through the rough. But after a few steps, Rahm stopped and looked left, stunned. A divot flew from his club and hit a PGA Championship volunteer that was standing just inside the ropes in the face.

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Rahm immediately walked over to the volunteer, who was holding his face but seemed OK, to apologize. Rahm ended up bogeying the hole, which brought him back to even on the day.

“Just out of frustration, I tried to make an air swing, just over the grass, and I wasn't looking, took a divot, and unfortunately, I hit a volunteer,” Rahm said. “Yeah, it hit him, and unfortunately it hit him in the shoulder and then the face, which I couldn't feel any worse.That's why I was there apologizing.

Jon Rahm hit a flyer on the 7th hole today and then took a swing in frustration at the grass and ended up hitting a volunteer with his divot.