GOLFER Tyler Duncan hit his WIFE on the head with a 202-yard drive at PGA Tour event - before warning fans: "Don't try this at home". The US star, 29, sliced his approach shot right of the green before it clattered into the head of his wife Maria. 2 Duncan hit his own wife Maria on the head with a stray, 202-yard approach Duncan blamed "mud on the ball" for the poor shot - and was fortunate the ball had already bounced once before hitting her on the head. During the shot, the commentator can be heard saying: "He's probably going to lose this to the right. "That's off the noggin' - luckily that one had already had the sting taken out of it." Even then, it's fair to assume Duncan didn't hear the end of it from Maria that night - and later tweeted about the incredible stroke of misfortune. Duncan tweeted: "Men- don’t try this at home! @PGATOUR @attbyronnelson". The poor shot on the 13th hole led to his only bogey in an otherwise near-flawless round at the AT&T Byron Nelson in Dallas, Texas. MARIA UNHURT Duncan finished the second round with a five-under 66, leaving him tied for second - five shots adrift of leader Kang Sung-hoon. Incredibly though, it was only after he'd finished his play for the day he realised he'd managed to hit his own wife. Duncan explained: “I had a little mud on the ball, little unfortunate timing there and shot out to the right. “Took a big bounce and hit her, I guess. I didn't know until after the round. "I'm just happy she's not hurt, and I was with her a while ago.” The US golfer then revealed it's not the first time poor Maria has been hit by a stray ball. MOST READ IN GOLF Pictured TIGER TALK Woods tells bone cancer sufferer, 10, to 'stay strong' after posing on crutches SPACE CADET Bryson DeChambeau reveals bizarre encounters with UFOs in Texas garden WHAT A CHAM Funny moment Koepka shows disdain for golf rival Bryson's 'bulls***' on live TV Pictured PHIL'D OUT Mickelson's stunning body transformation thanks to fasting and 'special coffee' PHIL THE POWER Mickelson, 50, becomes oldest Major champion EVER with stunning USPGA win Video DRIVEN TO DESPAIR Watch furious golfer Van Rooyen BREAK club on tee marker after water shot Duncan claimed: “Not long after we started dating, she actually got hit in the head by another ball, a random ball from the driving range. “She's dodged two hits to the head. I'm sure most people can't say that.” Tyler and Maria were wed in the golf star's hometown of Jasper, Indiana in October 2017 - two weeks after his PGA Tour debut. Despite whacking his own wife on the head, it's fair to say Duncan hasn't had the worst round of the week - after NBA legend Charles Barkley's infamous round...<doc-sep>That’s one bogey Tyler Duncan would like to forget. The American golfer haplessly bounced a ball off his wife, Maria’s, head during the AT&T Byron Nelson on Friday. Maria, standing on the green just a few yards away from the rest of the crowd, was left unscathed. Duncan managed to put the par-4 13th hole blemish behind him and finished the tournament in a tie for 5th place at 17-under par. “I had a little mud on the ball, little unfortunate timing there and shot out to the right,” Duncan told the PGA Tour website. “Took a big bounce and hit her, I guess. I didn’t know until after the round. … I’m just happy she’s not hurt.” Duncan, 29, then had some advice for his fellow golfers. “Men- don’t try this at home!” he tweeted. Click for more from the New York Post.<doc-sep>Tyler Duncan's ball hit his wife on the 13th Tyler Duncan incurred the wrath of his wife during the second round of the AT&T Byron Nelson after she suffered a blow to the head... from his ball! Duncan was not aware that his wayward approach to the 13th had struck his partner until after he had signed for a five-under 66 which lifted him into a share of second place at the halfway stage - four shots behind runaway leader Sung Kang. Duncan is tied for second at the halfway stage His blocked second from over 200 yards at the tough par-four "took a big bounce" and careered into Maria Duncan as she ducked for cover, and it led to his only bogey of a round which also included six birdies. The 29-year-old, who arrived at Trinity Forest on a run of three consecutive missed cuts, said afterwards: "Took a big bounce and hit her in the head, I guess. I didn't know until after the round, but I had a little mud on the ball, little unfortunate timing there and it shot out to the right. Get the best prices and book a round at one of 1,700 courses across the UK & Ireland location Courses View More Courses Locations View More Locations No results found. Please try another search. Search "I'm just happy she's not hurt, and I was with her a while ago. Not long after we started dating she actually got hit in the head by another ball, a random ball from the driving range. She's dodged two hits to the head, so I'm sure most people can't say that."<doc-sep>
Professional golfer Tyler Duncan accidentally hit his wife in the head with his approach shot on the no. 13 hole during the second round of the AT&T Byron Nelson tournament Friday. It was caught on camera at the Trinity Forest Golf Club in Dallas, Texas. After Duncan hit his ball, it hooked left into the gallery area where his wife was standing and landed on the latter’s head. His wife, Maria Duncan, dressed in black and wearing a white cap, could be seen walking a few paces away from the crowd, massaging her head, where the ball had hit her. The golfer later recorded the footage on his phone and posted it on Twitter with a witty caption: "I had a little bit mud on the ball on the left side," Duncan later said in an interview with CBS Sports, when he was shown a replay of the shot. "I didn't really think it would affect [it] too much." He also confirmed to PGA Tour that his wife was not seriously injured in the incident. “Took a big bounce and hit her, I guess,” Duncan said. “I didn't know until after the round… I'm just happy she's not hurt, and I was with her a while ago.” Duncan also revealed that Friday wasn’t the first time his wife was hit by a golf ball. “Not long after we started dating, she actually got hit in the head by another ball, a random ball from the driving range. She's dodged two hits to the head. I'm sure most people can't say that,” he said. Two weeks after Duncan played his first event as a PGA Tour member, the couple got married in her hometown of Jasper, Indiana, in October 2017. According to ESPN, Tyler finished the weekend tournament tying for fifth place with a final score of -17 under par. He is currently ranked 488th in the world. Photo: Getty Images/ Richard Heathcote