EUROPEAN TOUR GOLFER Ross Fisher is to make a charitable donation to Kerry General Hospital.
The Englishman’s four-month-old son, Harry, was taken seriously ill during last month’s Discover Ireland Irish Open at Killarney Golf & Fishing Club, resulting in a lengthy spell of treatment at the hospital.
Well placed to mount a defence of the title he won in 2010 prior to the initial diagnosis of meningitis, a clearly distraught Fisher faded in the tournament’s latter stages.
Naturally, the golfer and his wife remain grateful for the likely life-saving care their son received and have, according to an article by John O’Mahony in today’s Star, pledged Fisher’s winnings from the recent WGC-Bridgestone Invitational to the hospital.
Harry’s illness forced Fisher to skip the event, but he was still entitled to collect prizemoney of approximately €20,000.
A spokesperson for the hospital described the donation as “very generous.”
Good to see there are still some gentlemen in the world.
Thanks, Louise. I try.
Fair play to him…he could have just sent a card to them….they could do with the money
this hospital saved my life, they are well deserving of the donation.
I love it, a wonderful story for all concerned!