UPDATE: Bill Haas Released From Hospital After Fatal Car Crash

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 He has since withdrawn.

According to a Golf Channel report, the rollover crash between a Ferrari which Haas was the passenger in, and a BMW was reported at 6:30 p.m. local time. The driver of the Ferrari, Mark Gibello, 71, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was also hosting Haas and his family this week at his L.A. home.

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.”

[Golf Channel]

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