Tyler Duncan, a 29-year-old pro in his second full year on the PGA Tour, is having a good week in Dallas. After firing two solid opening rounds of 64-66 at the AT&T Byron Nelson, he’s tied for second at 12 under par overall — four shots behind Sung Kang’s lead.
But on Friday, things nearly took an unfortunate turn. According to the PGA Tour, Duncan missed the green on the par-4 13th hole at Trinity Forest. His errant approach went right of the green, taking a bounce before hitting a spectator and settling about 33 yards away from the hole. Unbeknownst to Duncan, the spectator was his wife, Maria. In fact, he didn’t discover it was her until after he had completed his round.