Jonathan Scott was rushed to the hospital, but his life is not in danger.
Matilda Castren’s race day took a nasty turn. PDO
Finnish golfer of Matilda Castren The LPGA Shanghai competition took a serious turn on Saturday morning when her caddy Jonathan Scott had a cerebral infarction.
Scott was rushed to the hospital. He is not in danger.
– I had already had symptoms for a day and a half. For example, the coordination had been a bit weak, the balls flew a bit where it hurt when he threw them to me, and the speech was slurred. We then sent him to the hospital this morning and he was diagnosed with this mini strokebrain fact, Castren says in his announcement.
Scott, who has been Castren’s caddy for several years, is in a stable condition. The Finnish golfer went to the hospital right after the games ended.
– He will be in the hospital for a few days, but he is fine. We’ll see how things continue from here.
Castren had to find a new caddy before the round. American golfer Jennifer Kupchon luckily the caddy was there watching his wife’s game and agreed to help.
Despite the serious events, Castren kept a cool head on the field. The Finn played a round of 66 strokes, which put him in a tie for 24th place and a score of -5.
– The hitting was really good. I’m really happy that even though it was a really stressful morning, everything turned out well, Castren said after the day of seven birdies.
They are at the top of the competition Angel Yin and Maja Stark with a score of -12.