Golf Secondary to Son’s Health for Nicklaus
If Jack Nicklaus seemed distracted during the International tournament, he had good reason.
His son Gary is hospitalized at Swedish Medical Center in suburban Denver for treatment of a virus of the heart that left him in a semi-coma Thursday.
Gary Nicklaus, 21, was in good condition Saturday night, according to a nursing supervisor. He was expected to be released as soon as tonight.
Jack Nicklaus failed to qualify for today’s final round of the International. He acknowledged that after his third round on Saturday, leaving the tournament was not uppermost in his mind.
“I’m more concerned about my son,” Nicklaus said. “At first they thought he had suffered a heart attack.”
Gary Nicklaus was stricken Wednesday and was confined briefly to the hospital’s intensive care unit. His mother, Barbara, has been with him.
The younger Nicklaus had been expected to compete in the U.S. Amateur, which begins Tuesday at nearby Cherry Hills Country Club.
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