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The golf accident that caused an eyeball explosion and £400,000 in damages

Corine Remande lost her right eye after being accidentally hit by one of Brooks Koepka's balls at the Ryder Cup in Paris.

Koepka says his stomach sank when he heard what had happened to Corine and one man who knows just how the Amerian feels is James Gordon.

James hit a shot that caused fellow golfer Anthony Phee's eyeball to explode, Anthony had ducked and put a hand up after hearing a shout of 'fore' - which is used to warn others about a wayward ball.

But he was still hit and won £397,000 in damages, with Gordon deemed 70% liable.

James has been reliving what happened back in 2007 and tells us how golfers can protect themselves in such unfortunate situations.

Photo: St Andrews Golf Course (Getty Images)

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