John Sendon (52, Australia), who has two wins on the PGA Tour, confessed that he suffers from Parkinson's disease.
In a recent interview with an Australian broadcaster, Sendon said he had been suffering from symptoms of Parkinson's disease for the past year and a half, Golf Channel reported on the 27th (Korean time).
Parkinson's disease is a disease in which the nervous system is controlled and affects parts of the body, causing behavioral problems.
Sendon said, “Parkinson’s disease is a disease that makes you more reluctant to move and depressed. “To overcome this and stay healthy, I went to the gym and worked out hard,” he said. “I continued to participate in golf games and tried to have a light attitude toward everything.”
Sendon played in 481 PGA Tour games and won twice, 토토솔루션제작 at the 2006 John Deere Classic and the check here 2014 Valspar Championship. He also earned over $21 million in career prize money.
He explained, “There is no problem when I warm up and go to the teeing area, but when I anticipate the first tee shot or a difficult shot, or when my name is called on the first hole, my right arm suddenly starts shaking and sometimes I cannot control it.” .
He continued, “To overcome this, I try to stretch or move bigger. “This disease will not go away, but I can still play and I will not give up on golf.”
Sendon's son Jacob, now 19, was also said to have been diagnosed with brain cancer six years ago. Sendon, who had taken time off from the PGA Tour for his son's treatment at the time, said, "My son has received good medical care and is now healed. “He is getting healthy as he goes,” he said.
Regarding playing with his son Jacob as his caddy at the Australian PGA Championship, which ended last week, he said, “Playing with my son at this tournament had a special impact on me.”