Overcoming brain tumor, Todd Demsey gets another crack at PGA Tour
After a 10-year absence and two operations to remove a brain tumor the size of a golf ball, Todd Demsey finally made it back to the PGA Tour on Monday with perhaps the most significant round of his career.
Demsey, a former NCAA champion and amateur teammate of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, closed with an 8-under 64 in the sixth and final round of Q-school to earn one of 26 full-exempt cards next year in the big leagues.
It took two operations to remove the tumor, but Demsey got another scare earlier this year when he discovered the tumor has returned. Doctors believe it is benign, and he will have an MRI next week to decide whether to treat it with radiation.
“They don’t think it’s going to be too much recovery time, probably just a week or so,” Demsey said. “Hopefully, I can get it done in the next week or two.”
He doesn’t have a lot of time, and for that he was thrilled.
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Todd Demsey Back from Brain Tumor
After a 10-year absence and two operations to remove a brain tumor the size of a golf ball, Todd Demsey finally made it back to the PGA Tour on Monday with perhaps the most significant round of his career.
Demsey, a former NCAA champion and amateur teammate of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, closed with an 8-under 64 in the sixth and final round of Q-school to earn one of 26 full-exempt cards next year in the big leagues.
It took two operations to remove the tumor, but Demsey got another scare earlier this year when he discovered the tumor has returned. Doctors believe it is benign, and he will have an MRI next week to decide whether to treat it with radiation.
“They don’t think it’s going to be too much recovery time, probably just a week or so,” Demsey said. “Hopefully, I can get it done in the next week or two.”
He doesn’t have a lot of time, and for that he was thrilled.