Woman blinded by golf ball at Ryder Cup: People just took photos

The woman left blind in one eye after being hit by a golf ball at the Ryder Cup has told of how the crowd chose to take photos of her, rather than calling for help.

Frenchwoman Corine Remande, 49, is taking legal action after being hit by a tee shot from Brooks Koepka on Friday's opening day of the Ryder Cup at Le Golf National, near Paris.

She says she feared being trampled by crowds while lying injured on the ground.

"Before being moved, in a big mess, I was afraid of being trampled because Tiger Woods was coming and the crowd was growing around us," she said on Wednesday.

"What shocked me too was that the spectators were taking pictures of me, but no one was calling for help."

She says she has lost the sight in her right eye after she suffered a fractured eye socket and damaged eyeball.

She claims fans by the green were not warned that the ball was heading in their direction, however organisers say "fore" was "shouted several times" and that they had been in contact with Mrs Remande and her family.

"They did not [shout fore]. To make a show, the organisers moved the tees forward on the sixth hole to allow the big hitters to reach the green in one shot," she said.

"Without warning the spectators, the public cannot see the players and anticipate and protect themselves. That's why I'm angry."

She claims that for three days after the incident, no one from the Ryder Cup visited her or reached out to her.

"We have now filed a complaint in order to have answers to our questions, to challenge all the organisers on behalf of the safety of the public," she added.

Koepka has had said that his "stomach sank" when he found out about the extent of Mrs Remande's injuries, adding and that it was "probably one of the worst days of my life".