The spectator was thankfully O.K., even though he is walking away from the tournament with a huge welt near his elbow.

To the surprise of no one, this has happened before. At last year's Players Championship, Spieth hit a drive off a fan's knee at the par-5 ninth hole at TPC Sawgrass, and the ensuing bounce wound up helping him make the cut that week. In an incredible twist, the fan Spieth hit happened to be a 23-year marine .

Jordan Spieth elbowed his way back into the fairway on the 16th hole, and still missed the cut in his hometown Nelson tournament