Golfer’s Ex-Wife Jumps From Chapel Roof, Dies
The ex-wife of golfer Fred Couples died after jumping seven stories from a chapel roof on May 26, the golfer’s current wife confirmed Friday.
Deborah Couples, 43, was reported missing from her Corona del Mar home last Saturday, Newport Beach Police Sgt. Mike McDermott said.
She may have been depressed, according to a missing persons report.
Her body was discovered by neighborhood children after she jumped from the Kresge Chapel at the Claremont School of Theology, police said.
It is not known why she drove to Claremont, which is 45 miles from her home.
Fred Couples separated from Deborah Couples in 1992 and they divorced the following year. He won the Masters in 1992.
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