Caddie Collapses On Course, Is Pronounced Dead

The first round of the Ladies European Tour’s Omega Dubai Ladies Masters has been suspended after a caddie died on the golf course Thursday.

Max Zechmann was caddying for France’s Anne-Lise Caudal, when he collapsed in the 13th fairway at the Emirates Golf Club. On-site medics rushed to the scene and transported him to a local hospital where they pronounced him dead. According to the Daily Mail, the cause of death was a heart attack.


Some players who knew Zechmann took to social media to pay their respects:

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