On Friday, through the second spherical of the AT&T Pebble Seashore Professional-Am, the caddie for an beginner participant all of the sudden collapsed and was rushed to a close-by hospital after receiving CPR.
In line with ESPN‘s Paolo Uggetti, the play was interrupted for practically one hour after Pebble Seashore businessman Geoff Sofa’s caddie, who stays unidentified, all of the sudden collapsed on the 11th-hole fairway.
Simply talked to Max McGreevy who mentioned the caddie collapsed in center of the golf green and so they tried to get his bag off him rapidly so they might strive CPR. Requested if he might see his group resuming play, he mentioned no.
— Paolo Uggetti (@PaoloUggetti) February 3, 2023
PGA Tour chief referee Gary Younger mentioned a spectator initiated CPR till medical personnel arrived. He was rushed in an ambulance to Montage Well being in Monterey, California.
He’s nonetheless receiving CPR as they stretcher him to an ambulance right here on the 11th. Play has been stopped pic.twitter.com/z4wIYVJvWg
— Paolo Uggetti (@PaoloUggetti) February 3, 2023
Nation singer Lukas Nelson and PGA Tour professionals Beau Hossler and Max McGreevy had been amongst different members of the group who appeared shaken by what they witnessed. Sofa departed the workforce shortly after the ambulance arrived.
American skilled golfer Beau Hossler mentioned, “I can’t say that I’m actual comfy in the mean time to renew play.”
“I flip round and he’s on the bottom and I ran over to him and turned him over,” mentioned nation singer Lukas Nelson, the opposite beginner within the group.
“And he didn’t have loads of shade in him. Fortunately, there was a police officer on the sideline. He knew CPR so he got here in and successfully saved his life.”
Nelson informed ESPN’s Paolo Uggetti that the caddie is now “doing higher.”
Gamers and caddies now hugging one another. Lukas Nelson, the opposite beginner, simply informed me the caddie who collapsed is “doing higher.” The group is headed again to the clubhouse to regroup. Unclear in the event that they’ll proceed play.
— Paolo Uggetti (@PaoloUggetti) February 3, 2023
The PGA Tour later launched a press release following the incident:
Throughout the second spherical of the AT&T Pebble Seashore Professional-Am, there was a medical emergency at No. 11 at Pebble Seashore involving an beginner’s caddie. The caddie has been rushed to Montage Well being for analysis.
On the route of the PGA TOUR Guidelines Committee, the gamers in that group – Max McGreevy and Beau Hossler – paused play through the medical emergency and can be allowed to heat up and resume their spherical shortly.
We’ll present further particulars when obtainable.
PGA TOUR Assertion pic.twitter.com/lXpRyMYUxl
— PGA TOUR Communications (@PGATOURComms) February 3, 2023
