Golfer
Robert Allenby quits PGA Tour event after Hawaii robbery
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[January 21, 2015]
By Malia Mattoch McManus
HONOLULU (Reuters) - Australian golfer
Robert Allenby, who reported being abducted, robbed and dumped from a
car in a Hawaii park after failing to qualify for the Sony Open in
Honolulu, says he has pulled out from a PGA Tour event in California to
recover from his ordeal.
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Police in Honolulu, meanwhile, issued a statement on Tuesday
saying detectives were "reviewing witness statements and gathering
security video footage" as part of a robbery and credit-card fraud
investigation.
But police made no mention in their statement of Allenby's account
of having been kidnapped from the Amuse Wine Bar in Honolulu and
then beaten, and said no arrests had been made in the case.
Allenby, 43, has said he went out for drinks in Waikiki on Friday
night with his caddy and a friend, then became separated from his
companions after the group had paid their tab.
He told Reuters over the weekend that the next thing he recalled was
waking up groggy in a park miles away from the bar to find he had
been beaten and robbed of his wallet, cell phone, cash and credit
cards.
![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2015/Jan/21/images/ads/current/charrons_bch041713.png) He said a homeless woman he encountered in the park told him she had
seen a few men drive up in a car and throw him out of the vehicle,
and that a man he described as a "retired military guy" paid for a
taxi ride back to his hotel.
Facial injuries were evident in published pictures and television
news footage of Allenby after the incident, and he opted out of this
week's Humana Challenge tournament in California. "On the advice
of my personal doctor I have decided to withdraw from this week's
Humana Challenge," he said in a statement. "This will enable me to
ensure I am fully recovered prior to rejoining the PGA Tour. I
anticipate a full recovery and look forward to returning in the near
future."
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Allenby has won four times on the U.S. Tour, most recently at the
2001 Pennsylvania Classic. He turned professional in 1992 and has
won 18 other tournaments around the world including 13 on the PGA
Tour of Australasia.
Allenby missed the cut at the Sony Open after shooting successive
rounds of one-over-par 71 at the Waialae Country Club in Honolulu.
The Humana Challenge, the third event of the year on the PGA Tour,
will be played at La Quinta from Jan. 22-25.
(Additional reporting by Frank Pingue in Toronto; Editing by Steve
Gorman)
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