From a recap of yesterday's action at the prestigious Masters 2008 golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia:
PAINFUL ROAR: Par-3 Contest winner Rory Sabbatini fell to 3-over par after a double bogey on No. 8. His ninth hole was even more painful, but not for him -- Sabbatini's approach shot struck a patron on the forehead.
Dr. Daya Gupta, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, was the unlucky recipient of the wayward shot.
Gupta received medical attention and an ice bag immediately, and Sabbatini's wife, Amy , tracked the patron down to apologize. She asked for the visitor's name and address and promised a souvenir from Sabbatini after the tournament.
Sabbatini chipped out of the gallery and managed to save par on the hole. He finished with 75.
Gives a new meaning to "handicap."(Sorry, I couldn't resist.)
Dr Gupta (right), according to a short bio from his Gupta Eye Centre surgical clinic in Winnipeg, "is an avid golfer. This passionate golf fanatic sponsors two annual tournaments at Niakwa Golf and Country Club in Winnipeg and participates in numerous local, national and international pro-am tournaments."
Luckily for his clinical practice, the ball missed his eye. Going in for a consult with an eye surgeon who's wearing an eye patch is the equivalent of sharing a smoke with a pulmonologist or catching a cardiologist in the drive-through line at Burger King. Awkward.
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