Jon Rahm to ESPN anchor after knocking out her teeth: "Yeah, I failed you!"

Jon Rahm has come face-to-face with the anchor he hit directly in the face with an errant tee shot during the 2022 PGA Championship. 

Rahm's drive on the third hole during the opening round at Southern Hills left ESPN anchor Sage Steele bloodied and bruised. 

It was so bad she needed to go to hospital after the golf ball knocked out several of her teeth and the presenter didn't work for the rest of the tournament.

Rahm said he wasn't aware this happened. Even after his round, nobody told him about it. Still, he feels terrible. 

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He met Steele virtually during a recent segment on ESPN's "SportsCenter" where she joked that it was an "honour" to be struck in the mouth by an errant tee shot by one of the greatest players in the world. 

She told Rahm: 

Rahm replied: 

Steele said she got new teeth out of the ordeal and they look beautiful. 'I think this is a win,' she told Rahm 

Rahm goes for history on the PGA Tour

Rahm has a rare opportunity to become the first golfer in five years to win three straight starts on the PGA Tour. 

Dustin Johnson was the last player to do so in 2017 but he now plays LIV Golf League events. 

Rahm couldn't have picked a better venue to try and attempt this at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. 

He has twice tasted victory here, having won his maiden PGA Tour event in 2017 and the 2021 U.S Open. 

Rahm told the media: 

Rahm posted wins at the Sentry Tournament of Champions and The American Express, taking his PGA Tour earnings to a mind-boggling $4.1m this year alone. 

Immediately after victory, he made an underrated joke. 

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