Caddie hit in head by water bottle on party hole at LIV Adelaide

Australian golfer Lucas Herbert says his caddie is “good now” after he was struck within the head by a water bottle throughout second-round motion Saturday at LIV Golf Adelaide.

Herbert had simply made birdie on No. 12 and was celebrating with boisterous followers when his caddie, Nick Pugh, was hit behind the top by a water bottle thrown by a patron whereas he was changing the flag within the cup.

Pugh was knocked to his knees however managed to keep away from severe harm. He ultimately made his method again to the clubhouse at The Grange Golf Membership.

“I used to be anxious about him to start with, however he is good now,” Herbert stated, according to The Sydney Morning Herald, after his spherical. “He is good, and he took it very well. He might have been much more upset with it, however he took it very well.”

Greater than 30,000 followers have been in attendance for LIV Adelaide’s second spherical, lots of whom have been crammed into the favored celebration gap.

“It is most likely tough to request somebody who has had 15 beers to goal a water bottle away from somebody,” Herbert stated. “That is perhaps asking an excessive amount of.

“[Playing partner Branden Grace] made a putt from the highest tier and a few drinks landed on the inexperienced. That is good enjoyable, and it is in the proper spots so we are able to cope with it. A couple of pushed it too far. However the crowd self-policed they usually bought some boos after they have been throwing issues too shut. That is about as loopy because it must get.”

Followers on the twelfth had been well-behaved through the first two rounds of play till Saturday’s incident.

Chase Koepka was showered with beer cups when he made a hole-in-one on No. 12 through the ultimate spherical final 12 months.

Australian Open champion Joaquín Niemann stated he has no challenge with the followers on the watering gap.

“It is loopy. You get there and you may barely speak along with your caddie,” Niemann stated. “It’s enjoyable. I get there and you feel a bit extra strain having all of the folks watching you.”

Herbert carded a 7-under 65 on Saturday, however he’s 7 pictures off the lead of American Brendan Steele, who sits atop the leaderboard at 14-under.