Senden takes leave from tour for ill son


  • Golf
  • Sunday, 30 Apr 2017

Jun 25, 2016; Bethesda, MD, USA; John Senden of Australia hits his tee shot on the second hole during the third round of the Quicken Loans National golf tournament at Congressional Country Club - Blue Course. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports / Reuters

(Reuters) - John Senden, a two-time winner on the PGA Tour, is taking an indefinite leave of absence while his teenage son battles a brain tumour, he announced on Saturday.

"Our son is undertaking the biggest challenge of his life thus far having been diagnosed with a brain tumour," the 46-year-old Australian said in a statement.

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