Australian golf mourns as 18-year-old rookie Jessica Bang dies in Thailand
Summary
Jessica Bang, an 18-year-old Australian rookie professional golfer, died in a hospital in Thailand after collapsing while preparing for a tournament. She had emergency brain surgery but did not recover.Key Facts
- Jessica Bang was 18 years old and from Australia.
- She was a rookie professional golfer on the WPGA Tour of Australasia.
- Bang collapsed on August 1 in Thailand while preparing for a golf tournament.
- She was taken to a hospital in Bangkok and had emergency brain surgery.
- The WPGA Tour of Australasia announced her death and expressed sadness.
- Bang earned her place on the tour by qualifying at the end of the previous year.
- She won the Women’s New South Wales Open Regional Qualifying Event in February.
- This was only her fifth professional golf event.
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