Laudrup1984 25,100 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 As above!PGA Tour player Robert Allenby said he was kidnapped and robbed Friday night after missing the cut at the Sony Open in Hawaii.Allenby, 43, said he was at a wine bar in Waikiki when he was abducted at around 11 p.m. local time, placed in a car, driven 6½ miles away and robbed."I didn't think I was going to survive this one," Allenby told the Australian Associated Press."I was separated from my friend (Anthony Puntoriero) in the bar after we had paid the tab at 10:48 p.m., and he went to the bathroom and next thing you know I'm being dumped in a park miles away."I only know this part because a homeless woman found me and told me she saw a few guys pull up and throw me out of the car. That is where I got the scrapes above my eye from the sidewalk."Golf Channel first reported on the abduction Saturday night.According to the TV report, Allenby said he was robbed of all his cash, credit cards and cell phone.The Golf Channel showed a photo of Allenby that it said he took himself that showed a large scrape above his swollen left eye as well as scratches on his nose.Allenby told the AAP that he was helped by a retired military man in the middle of the night after being found by the homeless woman. The man got him together and gave him money for a cab to take back to his hotel near Waialae Country Club, site of the Sony Open."He got me into a taxi and paid for me to get to my hotel and I called police from there," Allenby, a four-time PGA Tour winner, told AAP. "I have his details and will be getting back in touch with him for sure."As of Saturday afternoon, Allenby and police were reviewing surveillance footage from the bar in an attempt to identify potential suspects, the Golf Channel report said. Charles Goodwin, who is part of the PGA Tour's security staff on site, is spearheading the investigation from the tour's standpoint, according to the Golf Channel. Goodwin is a former FBI agent who lives in Hawaii.Honolulu television station KHON2 said police were investigating it as second-degree robbery."We have some names and numbers and they have some leads to follow up, so I am confident they will get the guys," Allenby told AAP."With the FBI guys involved, they're the best, the guys on the tour are awesome, and they'll get to the bottom of it."Allenby is not sure if he is able to leave the island yet with the ongoing investigation.Although he hasn't won on the PGA Tour since 2001, Allenby is 27th on the tour's career money list with more than $27 million in earnings.News of the reported abduction quickly circulated around the PGA Tour on Saturday night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1872 20,718 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Can't believe he's earned $27 million ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudrup1984 25,100 Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 Can't believe he's earned $27 million I know, it's crazy. He's won quite a few tournaments but nothing that significant and certainly not in a long time. Golf is such a lucrative sport. All you really have to do is make the cut and you make a shit load of money. There are so many players who don't quite have the winning, killer instinct and are happy to play conservatively and get a top 40, 30, 20, 10 and if you're lucky the odd win. They would rather just pick up a consistently good paycheck. I suppose you can't blame them too much, strolling around some of the best courses in the world walking away with a good few grand every weekend, picking and choosing when and where you want to play!The kidnappers probably have no idea who is and are now probably raging! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
showtime69 514 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 dont think hes well liked on the tourbit of a cunt by all accounts Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueGates 406 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 The Hawaii cut my face open Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannerall 25,935 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Haven't we all had a bad night and had to make up that kind of story ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
choochooblue 342 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 dont think hes well liked on the tourbit of a cunt by all accountsVery true , he's a bit mouthy with other golfers and likes to be a little controversial. Think he was asking for a square go with Geoff Ogilvy a few years back at a function . Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
willcol 13 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Haven't we all had a bad night and had to make up that kind of story ?My thoughts when I first saw this on the news.....He got pished and started on the wrong guy... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry handsome 629 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Met him at Coolum Golf course Sunshine Coast about 4 years ago, a wee bit arrogant but fairly decent to be honest. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moody Blue Legend 61,467 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 I bet his arsehole is in worse nik than his face! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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