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Pro golfer Jessica Bang, 18, dies while preparing for tournament in Thailand
Rookie professional golfer Jessica Bang of Australia died in a hospital in Thailand on Thursday at the age of 18, the WPGA Tour of Australasia said. She died after suffering a brain hemorrhage, BBC Sport reported.
TL;DR
- Rookie professional golfer Jessica Bang of Australia died at age 18 in Thailand.
- Her cause of death was a brain hemorrhage.
- Bang collapsed on August 1st while preparing for a tournament and underwent emergency brain surgery.
- The WPGA Tour of Australasia acknowledged her significant impression in her short time on the tour.
- A GoFundMe page set up by her cousins has raised over $50,000 AUD.
- Bang earned her tour place at the end of last year and won the Women's New South Wales Open Regional Qualifying Event in February.