Sage Steele provides update after Jon Rahm golf ball left her ‘covered in blood’

Sage Steele, hit by an errant Jon Rahm tee shot on Thursday in the course of the first spherical of the PGA Championship, supplied an replace on her standing after she was reportedly “lined in blood” and despatched to the hospital.

“I simply wish to thank everybody on your concern and prayers over the last couple of days,” the ESPN reporter mentioned in a press release on Saturday. “From the docs, nurses and EMTs at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, to my physician and dentist right here in Connecticut, and my co-workers at ESPN, I'm so grateful. With the assistance of my group, I hope to get well shortly for my three children, and get again to work. Wanting ahead to seeing everybody once more quickly.”

Golf author Geoff Shackelford noticed Steele get hit and described what occurred. He noticed her overlaying her face with blood over her palms.

Jon Rahm indicated his tee shot went left on the third gap of the PGA Championship on Thursday.

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Sage Steele was hit by a Jon Rahm golf ball after his errant tee shot on Thursday on the PGA Championship.

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“I used to be standing behind the tee when Rahm hit a tough hook into the left bushes. He instantly yelled ‘Fore Left!’ and aggressively waved his arm pointing left,” Shackelford wrote. “The impression should have been brutal: Rahm’s tee shot ended up within the heart of the golf green.”

Steele was overlaying the main at Southern Hills in Tulsa, Okla., for ESPN’s “SportsCenter.” She had completed her work for the day and was watching the match from the gallery of credentialed media.