JORDAN SPIETH "almost ended a fan's life" when his golf shot went completely wrong.<br /><br />Spieth, 31, played at the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club this weekend.<br /><br />He finished in T7 on one-under-par, nine adrift of runaway winner Scottie Scheffler.<br /><br />PGA Championship champ and world No1 Scheffler was immediately congratulated by wife Meredith on the 18th green - and handed his one-year-old son Bennett who had what appeared to be a poo stain on his baby grow.<br /><br />But it was Spieth who also may have needed a change of underwear after things very nearly went wrong on the very first hole of Sunday's final round.<br /><br />The three-time Major winner hit his tee shot well right into the rough.<br /><br />But his recovery shot out of the thick cut came scarily close to ending in tragedy.<br /><br />Video footage showed the American lining up the shot in an awkward stance with the ball well above his feet.<br /><br />And as he makes the connection, the ball hurtles at rapid speed straight towards the large group of golf fans standing behind a rope to his right, rather than heading for the green as intended.<br /><br />The fans in the direct line of the ball were forced to take emergency cover.<br /><br />The commentator said: "Goodness me. He was full of confidence, but never got the connection at all.<br /><br />"Hopefully, everyone is OK. Jordan, what are you doing?"<br /><br />The terrifying scenes were also filmed from the fans' view as the ball flew towards the camera.<br /><br />Thankfully, the spectators somehow managed to get out of harm's way in time and avoided any serious injuries as Spieth recovered to make par.<br /><br />But fans took to social media to express their shock and concern about the worrying incident, as fears grow for the safety of the crowd.<br /><br />One said, "Spieth almost killed a fan on the first hole."<br /><br />Another wrote: "This view of Jordan Spieth almost ending a fan’s life is crazy.<br /><br />"It’s wild that more serious injuries or even deaths don’t happen on tour. Fans have zero fear, even when it’s a tough shot."<br /><br />A third added: "Spieth nearly decapitates a fan."<br /><br />And a final user commented: "People are way too trusting when trying to get a closer look at pros.<br /><br />"When Jordan was preparing for the show, I was thinking, those people could be in the path of the ball.<br /><br />"The PGA and tournaments need to reconsider how to position fans on shots like that."
