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Paolo UggettiESPN
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — A caddie for an novice collapsed in the course of the second spherical of the AT&T Pebble Seashore Professional-Am on Friday and obtained CPR over an prolonged time frame earlier than being taken to a close-by hospital.
Play was stopped on No. 11 for almost an hour because the caddie for Pebble Seashore businessman Geoff Sofa was attended to for an prolonged time frame after he collapsed on the golf green.
The enjoying group included novice Lukas Nelson and PGA Tour professionals Beau Hossler and Max McGreevy, who gave the impression to be shaken up after witnessing the incident. Shortly after the ambulance arrived, Sofa left the enjoying group.
The gamers and caddies later had been seen hugging one another upon receiving information. When requested in regards to the standing of the caddie by ESPN, Nelson stated the caddie was “doing higher.” Golf Channel additionally reported that the caddie was anticipated to be OK.
“In the course of the second spherical of the AT&T Pebble Seashore Professional-Am, there was a medical emergency at No. 11 at Pebble Seashore involving an novice’s caddie,” the PGA Tour stated in an announcement. “The caddie has been rushed to Montage Well being for analysis. On the course of the PGA Tour Guidelines Committee, the gamers in that group — Max McGreevy and Beau Hossler — paused play in the course of the medical emergency and shall be allowed to heat up and resume their spherical shortly.”
Practically two hours after the incident occurred, Hossler, McGreevy and Nelson resumed their spherical on the eleventh gap.
“He fell on prime of himself,” McGreevy instructed ESPN. “We simply took the bag off him rapidly so they may do CPR.”
After the caddie was stretchered into an ambulance whereas nonetheless receiving CPR, gamers convened with a PGA Tour guidelines official. Whereas there was dialogue about resuming play, Hossler, McGreevy and Nelson pushed again.
“I can not say that I am actual snug for the time being to renew play,” Hossler stated. He proceeded to acknowledge that he wasn’t asking for all play to be paused, however felt that he could not proceed play as regular after witnessing the incident. “Is the road whether or not he passes or not?”
Nelson cited the current Damar Hamlin incident within the NFL as a purpose for why they need to not proceed enjoying. Finally, the official requested gamers if they might be keen to step to the aspect to permit the group behind them to play via, and the group agreed.
