5-year-old helps Woods to a record-tying 64
TROON, Scotland (AP) - Arriving at Royal Troon, 5-year-old
Vanessa Black had no idea she would play a part in Tiger Woods'
course record-tying round at the British Open.
Woods' drive from the seventh tee Saturday bounced off another
spectator, hit Vanessa in the face and rebounded out to a favorable
lie in the right rough.
Woods then hit a sand wedge to 12 feet and made birdie on the
way to his round of 64.
Vanessa was taken to a hospital for treatment of a swollen
jaw. Afterward, she told her mother: "Where is Tiger? He
should apologize."
Woods had an official give the girl the ball after he finished
the hole and apologize for him.
"I couldn't find her," Woods said.
The girl's mother, Vivian Black, was not sure whether to take
her daughter to a golf championship again.
"It was our first visit there and we had arrived just
a few minutes before it all happened," she said. "I
was thinking about taking the kids off for a drink, but we waited
to see Tiger. Then this happened.
"It's incredible it didn't hit her on the eye. She was
in a lot of pain, but she's calmed down a bit now.
"I was disappointed Tiger didn't apologize or say anything
to us, but he has his job to do, I suppose," the girl's mother
said.
"At least she has the golf ball as a memento of her injury.
It's such a shame that it ruined our day, and now we're in two
minds whether to go back.
"I don't want to leave Vanessa while she's still in pain,
but maybe we'll make it back tomorrow so Tiger can sign the ball."
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