On Friday, during the second round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, an amateur player’s caddy suddenly collapsed and was rushed to a nearby hospital after receiving CPR.
According to ESPN Paolo UggettiPlay was interrupted for nearly an hour after Pebble Beach businessman Geoff Couch’s caddy suddenly collapsed on the 11th-hole fairway after being unrecognizable.
I spoke with Max McGreevy, who said his caddy collapsed in the middle of the fairway and he quickly removed his bag to try CPR. When asked if he could watch his group play again, he said no.
— Paolo Uggetti (@PaoloUggetti) February 3, 2023
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PGA Tour Chief Referee Gary Young said the crowd began CPR until medical personnel arrived. He was transported by ambulance to Montage Health in Monterey, California.
He was still receiving CPR when he was stretchered into an ambulance here on the 11th. The game is stopped pic.twitter.com/z4wIYVJvWg
— Paolo Uggetti (@PaoloUggetti) February 3, 2023
Other members of the group, including country singer Lucas Nelson and PGA Tour professionals Beau Hassler and Max McGreevy, were blown away by what they witnessed. Couch left the team shortly after the ambulance arrived.
American professional golfer Beau Hassler said, “I can’t say I’m really comfortable at this point to resume playing.”
“I turn around and he’s on the ground and I run up to him and flip him over,” said Lucas Nelson, another amateur country singer in the group.
“And he didn’t have much color. Luckily, there was a police officer on the sidelines. He knew CPR, so he came over and effectively saved his life.
Nelson told ESPN Paolo Ugetti says the Caddy is now “working well”.
Players and caddies are now hugging each other. Lucas Nelson, another hobbyist, told me that the collapsed caddy was “doing great.” The group returns to the clubhouse to regroup. It is unclear whether he will continue playing.
— Paolo Uggetti (@PaoloUggetti) February 3, 2023
The PGA Tour released a statement following the incident:
During the second round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, there was a medical emergency involving an amateur caddy on the 11th at Pebble Beach. Cady was rushed to Montage Health for evaluation.
At the direction of the PGA Tour Rules Committee, players in that group — Max McGreevy and Beau Hassler — paused play during a medical emergency and will soon be allowed to warm up and resume their rounds.
We will provide additional details when available.
PGA Tour statement pic.twitter.com/lXpRyMYUxl
— PGA Tour Communications (@PGATOURComms) February 3, 2023
