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Hardest thing I’ve ever done’ – Ex-US Open champion breaks down in tears after heartbreaking family letters
Ex-US Open champion Gary Woodland wrote individual letters to his family in case he did not make it through brain surgery in 2024.
Woodland was diagnosed with a lesion on his brain in 2023, which had been causing months of crippling thoughts.
The lesion had been pressing on the part of the brain which controls anxiety, leading him to experience constant unfounded fears of dying, along with sudden jolts, chills and tremors.
Five months after his symptoms first arose, Woodland underwent brain surgery – with doctors cutting a baseball-sized hole in his head to remove as much of the lesion as they could.
There were risks the golfer could be paralysed on the left side of his body, but the surgery was a success – and he was able to compete in all four majors in 2024.
Woodland’s health ordeal is documented in heartbreaking detail on the latest season of Netflix’s Full Swing – which was released on Tuesday.
He breaks down in tears when revealing that he wrote letters to his wife and three kids before going into surgery – in case he did not survive.
“What’s got me through this journey has been my family,” Woodland said.
“It was five days before surgery. I was in my room and I decided to write these letters.
“I started with the kids. I wanted them to know that all I’d ever dreamed of was being a professional athlete, but being their dad was more than anything I could ever dream of.
“Not being able to walk the girls down the aisle and be there for them and see them live their dreams – just know that I’m with you.
“And the same to my son. Don’t ever be afraid to ask for help. Because that’s something I’ve struggled with in my life. And I just wanted him to know that.
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We’re reaching the business end of the Paris Masters, as eight players become four in the French capital. Jannik Sinner is the overwhelming favourite to lift the trophy after Carlos Alcaraz was dumped out by Cameron Norrie in the Spaniard’s opening match. Norrie was then beaten by Valentin Vacherot, whose amazing 10-match winning streak at Masters 1000 level came to an end when he lost to Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Canadian star Auger-Aliassime will face Alexander Bublik in the semis. Bublik defeated Alex de Minaur, who is among those to have already qualified for the year-end ATP Finals. Sinner is through to his first Paris Masters semi-final after beating Ben Shelton. He’ll face defending champion Alexander Zverev, who survived a tough match against Daniil Medvedev.
Novak Djokovic is not involved in the Paris Masters, having decided to skip the event for the second year in a row, but he has learned his fate in the draw of next week’s ATP 250 in Athens. And over in Riyadh, the WTA Finals are about to get underway.
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