Jon Rahm apologizes after hitting volunteer with flying divot at PGA Championship: 'inexcusable'

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Scottie Scheffler fired an ominous warning to the rest of the field after storming into a share of the early lead at the PGA Championship while Rory McIlroy and Bryson DeChambeau endured nightmare starts.The 29-year-old, bidding to retain the Wanamaker Trophy, produced a composed opening-round 67 at Aronimink Golf Club to move to three under par.That score was enough to place the world No 1 in a seven-way tie at the top of a tightly packed leaderboard after the first day of the year's second major.And after finishing runner-up in each of his last three worldwide starts, Scheffler made it clear he believes his game is in excellent shape.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say "Definitely the best start I've gotten off to this year, maybe besides American Express," Scheffler said.The 29-year-old added another ominous message for his rivals by stressing that there is very little to fix in his game despite narrowly missing out on recent victories.He added: "Finishing second hurts, but when you...

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Jon Rahm has vowed to track down a volunteer and buy him a gift after a moment of frustration at the PGA Championship saw the former world No 1 accidentally strike the man in the face with a divot.The 31-year-old was left mortified during the opening round at Aronimink Golf Club after an angry swipe at the turf produced an unintended and painful consequence.Rahm had just played a wayward approach to the seventh hole when he attempted what he described as an "air swing" in frustration.Instead, his club caught the ground and sent a chunk of earth flying towards a nearby tournament volunteer.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The clod of turf struck the man on the shoulder before hitting him in the face.Rahm immediately rushed over to apologise and later admitted he felt terrible about the incident."I couldn't feel any worse," Rahm said after signing for an opening-round 69."I need to somehow track him down to give him a present because that's inexcusable and for something that could be...

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Jon Rahm says he "couldn't feel any worse" after accidentally hitting a volunteer with grass during a frustrated swing at the PGA Championship.

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