2026-08-14T04:28:13Z MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — 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. Bang collapsed on Aug. 1 as she was preparing in Thailand for a tournament and was transported to a hospital in Bangkok, where she underwent emergency brain surgery. The “Australian golf community is deeply saddened by the passing of young tour member Jessica Bang in Thailand,” the WPGA Tour of Australasia said in a statement. “Jessica was an outstanding young talent who made a significant impression in her short time on the tour.” Bang earned her place on the tour through qualifying school at the end of last year, and won the Women’s New South Wales Open Regional Qualifying Event in February in just her fifth professional start. ___ See AP’s full golf coverage here
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Australian golf mourns as 18-year-old rookie Jessica Bang dies in Thailand
Rookie Australian professional golfer Jessica Bang has died in Thailand at the age of 18. The WPGA Tour of Australasia announced her passing on Thursday.
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Rookie Australian professional golfer Jessica Bang has died in Thailand at the age of 18. The WPGA Tour of Australasia announced her passing on Thursday. Bang collapsed on August 1 while preparing for a tournament in Thailand and was taken to a Bangkok hospital, where she underwent emergency brain surgery. The tour stated that the Australian golf community is deeply saddened by the loss of the "outstanding young talent." Bang had secured her place on the tour through qualifying school late last year and achieved a victory in the Women’s New South Wales Open Regional Qualifying Event in February, her fifth professional start.
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Bang won the Women’s New South Wales Open Regional Qualifying Event in February in her fifth professional start.
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Jessica Bang was an outstanding young talent who made a significant impression in her short time on the tour.
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The Australian golf community is deeply saddened by the passing of young tour member Jessica Bang.
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Bang collapsed on Aug. 1 while preparing for a tournament in Thailand and underwent emergency brain surgery.
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Rookie professional golfer Jessica Bang of Australia died in a hospital in Thailand at the age of 18.
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