Tim Wedding, 24, received two handguns aimed at his head during a robbery in Columbia.
Now the Swedish golf professional is stuck in the country without a passport.
– I’m glad to be alive. But for now, I just want to get out of here ASAP, he tells SVT.
24-year-old Tim Widing from Jönköping is on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica – a performer on the US PGA Tour.
He is currently in the Colombian capital, Bogota, where he was robbed by three gunmen in the street on Friday.
“I have experienced how fierce, violent and emotionally cold people can be in this world” He writes on Instagram.
Develops for SVT:
– I went and talked on the phone with my girlfriend. Then I heard someone running after me. Two of the men pointed their guns directly at my head. Wedding says they took everything I had.
Determines my future
He escaped unscathed – but lost his phone, watch, and money. His passport was also stolen, which means he cannot travel outside the country.
Next weekend, the season will be decided with the important final round in Tulum, Mexico.
It’s the most important competition of the season. It determines what my future looks like and how I can play next season. Golf is my business. This is how I support myself. So this is very important to me.
“Happy to be alive”
It is unclear if he could get there. But he is happy to be alive.
– People said that such robberies don’t usually end well here. They don’t want witnesses. So I am happy to be alive. But for now, I just want to get out of here ASAP, he tells SVT.
