Thursday, May 13, 2010

Golf Suicide; Erica Blasberg texted about quitting LPGA tourney hours before death


Erica Blasberg texted about quitting LPGA tourney hours before death

The woman who was supposed to caddie for Erica Blasberg says she received a text from her hours before the LPGA golfer was found dead in her Las Vegas area home Sunday.

Missy Pederson told the New York Times that Blasberg said she wasn't going to play at this week's Bell Micro L.P.G.A. Classic in Mobile, Ala.

Because the message was sent in the middle of the night, Pederson said she was worried and texted back a question about whether Blasberg was all right, but the 25-year-old golfer never replied.

Pederson normally caddies for Irene Cho. Cho told the Times she and Blasberg had made plans to have dinner Sunday night in Mobile, the night before Blasberg faced a qualifying round.

Cho said Blasberg was unhappy with her game lately.

"She was kind of down on herself," Cho said. "She was upset how she played last year. I told her she has so much talent and so much beauty and so many people who love her. I didn't want her to lose sight of all that."

Police have not said how Blasberg died and the Clark County coroner has said determining the cause of death through blood and tissue tests could take 4-6 weeks.


http://content.usatoday.com/communities/gameon/post/2010/05/erica-blasberg-texted-about-quitting-lpga-tourney-hours-before-death/1?csp=usat.me

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