PGA Tour rookie Charlie Beljan was hospitalized Friday after shooting a 64 to take a three-shot lead in a PGA tournament in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., according to pgatour.com, the tour’s web site.
Beljan was rushed to a hospital immediately after the round, complaining of breathing trouble, an increased heart rate and numbness in his arms, the tour said.
Beljan, 28, told the PGA Tour he expects to play in Saturday’s round at the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals Classic.
The golfer, who had his first child this fall, told his caddie, Rick Adcox, that he thought he was going to die during the round, according to the tour.
Beljan called for paramedics while warming up on the driving range before the round, then again after the ninth hole.
After signing his scorecard, he was taken on a stretcher and transported to Celebration Hospital near Orlando, the tour said. The hospital did not release his condition early Saturday.
Beljan’s best finish on the PGA Tour was tied for third at the Greenbrier Classic in July. He has made $527,528 this year playing in 21 tournaments.
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Sounds like hyperventilation to me.
Sounds like the poor guy had a panic attack.
Classic signals of hyperventilation – U R likely correct w/UR speculation.
Too many Big Macs?
I like pepperoni pizza. While taking bubble baths with my rubber ducky little mister.
wow, ....stops and thinks..... so glad nobody else got injured
Sounds like he's still hospitalized..please keep us posted as to the cause. I'm not a golfer, but I knew what the headline meant. Sorry to the few readers who were disappointed that 64 people weren't shot.
I would simply die if I could shoot a 64. Best wishes in with the recovery.
So true. So true.
This guy is too young for angina/heart attack. Most likely a panic attack.
That would not be a panic attack with those symtoms – that was a – precursor to a big heart attack – that will take his life if he doesn't get that sorted...
Shooting "a" 64 would have been so much better
Golfers are like Clowns...things to pity, things to loathe, things to fear.
Plus, they share the same clothes.
Well, heck...if I shot a 64, I'd probably feel faint, too!
Can you say amphetamines?
Definitely.
This guy called for the paramedics while WARMING UP? And then again MID-ROUND? And then FINISHED the 18 holes?? Sounds like he way toying with a heart attack \ panic attack the entire time. Questionable judgement, even if he DID shoot a 64. What about his family??
Umm as you stated, he did call the paramedics, who as far as I can tell, have more medical training than you do and actually examined the patient.
It's not like he was just ignorantly hiding what he was doing.
In another perspective, he'd be complimented for having grit and determination...
If you live in a world of fear and caution you'll never do anything great.
Ok, obvious, from my keyboard location, this is dehydration. Increased heart rate (tachycardia)=rapid respiration (Tachypnea) = numbness in extremities (Carpal pedal spasm) = drink more water... Once cardiac is ruled out in field.. Of course always consider, as mentioned, a psych issue.. Lastly, it can be a bit traumatic to SHOOT 64 PEOPLE WHILE PLAYING GOLF...
I'd yhave a cardiac episode if I broke 128... Grats to his great score!
I only hope they were all bad guys.
He took The Beatles "When I'm 64" to seriously.
too seriously