Snooker star Mark Williams was trying to lend some golfing advice to his son when he was hit in the face by an errant ball that was fortunate to miss his eye and the Welshman shared the video
Snooker legend Mark Williams was left clutching his face after being struck by his son’s golf ball.
The three-time world champion saw some fatherly advice quickly repaid on a trip to the driving range. After providing some tips to ‘his boy’ at the tee, Williams stood back to watch his handiwork in action.
After one full swing, no sooner had the ball left the tee than it was rebounding immediately back in the direction of the Welsh Potting Machine. The 49-year-old quickly brought his hands to his face and was bent over in agony before leaning over a table in his bid to try and recover.
Williams appeared to escape without any significant injury, and seemed to take the scenario in good spirits. The snooker star even posted footage of the incident on his X account.
He commented in his post: “This is what happens when you try and give your boy some tips at golf, ffs, my jaw is killing.” That was followed by four laughing emojis.
While a friend of Williams can be seen quickly moving to check on the winner of 26 ranking titles. Williams’ son meanwhile stood nonplussed by the incident and watched from a distanced as he prepared his next ball at the range.
A further post on X saw Williams comment: “Lucky it wasn’t my eye. Nice lump but fine.”
“Oof. That looks nasty,” said one sympathetic follower. Another added: “Wow, that’ll hurt.”
“Body line Cricket with a golf ball,” read a further reply to the CCTV footage. One user even suggested Williams could have previously made money from the incident.
“That’s brilliant,” they said. “If only you’ve been framed was still a thing you could cash in.”
Another pointed out: “Your lad didn’t flinch”
The last miscue Williams was a victim of may have seen less physical damage but may have been equally painful. The veteran stunned fans on his way out of the 2025 Masters when he whiffed the white wide of it’s target to allow Ding Junhui back in a frame he was leading.
Williams’ face said it all and from that moment he was unable to comeback after his opponent capitalised to take the frame.
“Wow,” said commentator Dennis Taylor in response to Williams’ miscue. “Now we’ve seen everything, Mark. We’ve talked about that tip that Mark Williams has and how hard it is. I can’t remember him miscuing it much, but what a time to miscue.”
“He had one hell of a run with the balls but those are the fine margins,” said Williams as he looked to explain his exit. “I think the run of the ball cost me but I’ve had plenty in my time. You still have to make the breaks and he did.”
