Hideki Matsuyama was a foot or two from a very unfortunate situation on Thursday.
On the ninth hole at the Sony Open in Hawaii, the former Masters champion hit an iffy tee shot, but it was his driver that ended up being the truly errant projectile. Matsuyama lost grip of the club on his follow through, sending it into the observers' area.
Fortunately, the driver hit a rope before it reached two women at the front of the crowd.
Hideki Matsuyama's driver FLEW off his hands on the 9th tee. ud83dude33
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