Sage Steele

ESPN anchor Sage Steele has released a statement on her injury from Thursday's round of golf.

From the doctors, nurses and EMTs at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa, to my doctor and dentist here in Connecticut, and my co-workers at ESPN, I am so grateful," Steele said. "With the help of my team, I hope to recover quickly for my three kids, and get back to work. She was at Southern Hills Country Club this week to cover the second major of the year.

ESPN reporter Sage Steele is currently recovering after being hit in the face by a wayward shot at the PGA Championship on Thursday.

The PGA Championship is proving to be an enthralling affair, with Will Zalatoris taking a one-shot lead into the third round. ESPN have declined to comment about the incident. The impact must have been brutal: Rahm’s tee shot ended up in the centre of the fairway.”

Sage Steele was hospitalized with apparent facial injuries Thursday after a wayward golf ball struck her face during the PGA Championship.

Steele, who was at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to help with the network's coverage of the second major championship of the season, has since ...

- Rahm, per Shackelford, yelled out a warning and waved his arm left, as he knew the shot was going wide left of the fairway. - She won’t be part of any coverage through the rest of the tournament. - Steele, who was at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to help with the network’s coverage of the second major championship of the season, has since traveled home to Connecticut.

Sage Steele was hit in the face by an unruly golf tee shot at the PGA Championship, resulting in a brief hospitilization for the ESPN anchor in Tulsa, ...

Steele was done with her reporting duties when the ball struck her. Shackelford also detailed one eyewitness account of the incident. “I was standing behind the tee when Rahm hit a hard hook into the left trees,” wrote The Quadrilateral’s Geoff Shackelford “He immediately yelled ‘Fore Left!’ and aggressively waved his arm pointing left.

Sage Steele was hit in the face with an errant drive by Jon Rahm on Thursday at the PGA Championship, requiring medical attention.

Steele wasn't the only person struck by an errant shot during the early rounds at the PGA Championship. On Friday, golfer Aaron Wise was hit by a drive from Cameron Smith and dropped to his knees briefly before continuing his round. With the help of my team, I hope to recover quickly for my three kids, and get back to work. During first-round play, an errant drive from Jon Rahm struck her in the face.

ESPN's Sage Steele is back home and recovering after a tee shot by Jon Rahm Thursday at Southern Hills left her 'bloody.'

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