Travis Kelce’s Golf Ball Struck the Back of This Fan’s Head — Here’s What She Remembers (Exclusive)
“When I put my hand to the back of my head there was a lot of blood,” Katie Hauss tells PEOPLE

Katie Hauss was enjoying a day of watching her favorite celebrities — including Travis Kelce — golf at the American Century Championship with her husband Ryan Griffiths on Friday, July 12,

Then, without warning, she felt something strike the back of her head.

“When I got hit, I immediately felt pain,” Hauss, 37, recounted to PEOPLE exclusively. “I was just trying to focus on not blacking out, and at that point I didn’t really know what had happened. I then heard people start yelling and screaming that it was Travis Kelce’s golf shot, and ‘Oh my god, that girl just got hit in the head.’ ”

“I tried to stay really calm and told my husband that I thought I was ok, it just hurt really bad,” she continued. “Then when I put my hand to my head there was a lot of blood. I knelt down to try and get my bearings and then a Good Samaritan — he must have been a doctor or a first responder of some sort — came over and immediately applied pressure to the wound on my head. He told me stay still and that they were calling for the EMTs. I am just so appreciative to that man for helping me, a complete stranger, and I wish I could thank him for his kindness.”
Hauss had indeed been struck in the back of the head by a golf ball driven by the Kansas City Chiefs tight-end, 34. Travis and his brother Jason were among the golfers that Hauss and Griffiths had traveled to Edgewood Tahoe Golf Course to see.

“I go up every year for the tournament. Celebrity golf is something we always look forward to attending and is one of our favorite weeks of the year,” Hauss said of the annual event.

After realizing what happened, both Kelces made their way down the green.

“Travis must have walked down as I was still on the ground,” Hauss recalled. “I just remember seeing him come up and then I don’t remember exactly what he said, but he asked if I was ok. I could tell that he felt really badly. He joked that the least he could do was take a photo with me, so I stood up and joked back that at least the front of me looked ok and wasn’t bleeding if we were going to take a photo. Travis said that he couldn’t bring himself to smile given the circumstances. I honestly felt bad for him, because I know that it was a total accident, and that can’t feel good to do that with a huge crowd looking on.”

Hauss recalls Jason being “genuinely concerned” and asking her multiple times if she was okay.

Related: Travis Kelce Rocks Bold Mustache After Returning to Kansas City Chiefs Training Camp: ‘Killa Stache Is Back’

EMTs quickly arrived and discovered her head was split upon. They suggested Hauss go to the hospital to make sure that she didn’t have a fracture or internal bleeding. When she got to the ER, they confirmed she had a concussion and needed a few stitches in my head.

Hauss also remembers holding onto the cup in her hand, which only contained water, and getting it continually refilled to wash the blood off her arms and legs.

More than a week after her injury, Hauss, a horseback rider, is slowly recovering.

“This week was a bit touch and go, but as of today I’m feeling much better and on the mend!” Hauss told PEOPLE one week after the incident. “I ride horses professionally for work so putting a helmet on earlier this week was a bit difficult but I managed. The doctor had wanted to originally give me staples but I negotiated for some dissolving stitches and glue given the nature of my work.”

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She also commented on the New Heights podcast the brothers made before the tournament, where Travis joked: “Don’t feel bad if you hit somebody because they bought the ticket.”

“I’m sure they never imagined that someone would actually get hurt when they said those things,” Hauss reflected. “I still can’t believe it happened to be honest!”

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Johnny Depp pays respect to late ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ actor Tamayo Perry who was killed in shark attack
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Johnny Depp honored the life of his late “Pirates of the Caribbean” co-star, Tamayo Perry.

Perry, a water man and Honolulu Ocean Safety lifeguard, was killed in June during a shark attack while he was surfing near Mālaekahana Beach on Oahu’s North Shore. He was 49.

In addition to being a legendary surfer, Perry was also an actor who appeared in “Blue Crush,” “Hawaii Five-0” and “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.”

Depp shared a black-and-white photo of Perry and his wife of 25 years, Emilia, wearing wetsuits and holding surfboards.

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“Even though it was some years ago now, I remember Tamayo well,” Depp wrote. “A lovely man, with a huge heart and a zest for life.”
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He added, “Emilia, I send you all my love and strength. You are in my thoughts. With love, Johnny. X”

Depp included a crowdfunding link with opportunities to support “Tamayo Perry’s legacy,” which raised more than $110,000 of its $200,000 goal since its creation last month.

“Tragic though his passing may be, he left this world doing what he loved where he loved to do it,” the site stated. “We find strength in knowing he is in heaven with our Lord Jesus Christ, trading barrels at Pipeline with his friends that have gone before him.”

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In addition, “These funds will be used to support Emilia as she navigates the future without Tamayo; her husband, best friend and provider. We will continue to share Tamayo’s message of love, faith in Jesus Christ, and living life to the absolute fullest with the people you care about.”

Emilia Perry told “Good Morning America” last month that the “best 25-year vacation of my life” had abruptly ended.

“I feel so upset and devastated, but I also have a weird calmness in my heart knowing that he’s in a better place,” she said.

Perry’s devout Christian faith keeps her strong now, too, even without her husband’s physical form next to her.

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Before he died, Tamayo reportedly texted his family, “I can’t wait to meet the king. I’m excited, not scared. We got to pray and forgive and love.”

She told the outlet that her husband stood for “how to be a better human.”

“To love everybody when you have them, ‘cause you never know when they’re gonna be taken away,” Emilia Perry said.

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Johnny Depp honored the life of “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor Tamayo Perry, who died in June following a shark attack.
Johnny Depp honored the life of “Pirates of the Caribbean” actor Tamayo Perry, who died in June following a shark attack. © Getty Images
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Depp said he “remembered Tamayo” as a “lovely man, with a huge heart.” Fox News © Fox News
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Perry was a skilled water man and local surfing legend in Hawaii. Getty Images © Getty Images
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