UPDATE: Bill Haas Released From Hospital After Fatal Car Crash
- Updated: February 14, 2018
Bill Haas has been released from the hospital after being involved in a fatal car crash Tuesday evening in Pacific Palisades, Calif near Riviera Country Club, site of this week’s Genesis Open. The six-time PGA Tour winner who was scheduled to participate in the event escaped without serious injuries. He has since withdrawn.
Update: Haas’ father says the golfer was released from the hospital with no broken bones, but has some pain and swelling in his legs. He is expected to make a full recovery.
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The PGA Tour and Haas’ management company, Players Group Management, released a joint statement Wednesday morning that Haas was headed home to Greenville, S.C., to recover:
“While Bill escaped serious injuries and has been released from the hospital, he is understandably shaken up and – more importantly – his deepest condolences go out to the host family during this tragic and difficult time.”
