Sergio Garcia Takes Out Cameraman With Drive

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Garcia pulled a drive left on the eighth hole at Riviera into a cameraman who filmed the ball flying towards him. Watch the video...

The Spaniard pulled a drive left on the par-4 eighth hole at Riviera CC which flew into a cameraman.

Garcia found a decent lie but made a bogey on his way to a one-over-par round of 72 on day one of the Genesis Open.

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Luckily the cameraman wasn't seriously injured, although the video below shows the ball come flying with some force to the sound of sighs from the crowd.

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