Jon Trasamar, the good friend of Erik van Rooyen who impressed him to PGA Tour victory on the World Extensive Know-how Championship in Mexico, died on Saturday of Stage 4 melanoma at age of 33; South African was left in tears after his victory
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Highlights from the World Extensive Know-how Championship in Mexico, the place South Africa’s Erik van Rooyen received the event with an eagle on the final gap that sparked emotional celebrations
Highlights from the World Extensive Know-how Championship in Mexico, the place South Africa’s Erik van Rooyen received the event with an eagle on the final gap that sparked emotional celebrations
{The golfing} world has supplied its condolences to Erik Van Rooyen after the good friend who impressed him to victory on the PGA Tour died over the weekend.
Van Rooyen retained his taking part in privileges after a formidable victory on the World Extensive Know-how Championship earlier this month, his first PGA Tour title since 2021, the place he completed two strokes away from Matt Kuchar and Camilo Villegas.
The South African was visibly emotional after his win and broke down in tears together with his caddie Alex Gaugert, having discovered that good good friend and faculty team-mate Jon Trasamar – who had Stage 4 melanoma – was deteriorating within the build-up to the occasion.
Erik Van Rooyen’s good friend Jon Trasamar died on Saturday November 11 aged 33
Van Rooyen had admitted to crying in his lodge room after the second spherical and mentioned a day later that victory would “imply every little thing”, with a back-nine 28 within the last spherical seeing him return to the winner’s circle and transfer again inside on this planet’s high 100.
“Each shot on the market in the present day was for him, and whenever you’re taking part in for one thing greater than profitable some foolish trophy, it places issues in perspective,” Van Rooyen mentioned after his victory, having flown with Gaugert from Mexico to go to Trasamar on the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.
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Allie Trasamar, Jon’s spouse, posted to his GoFundMe web page on Wednesday to substantiate his loss of life and mentioned: “It’s with the heaviest of hearts that I share the information of Jon’s passing.
“Over the previous few weeks, Jon was surrounded by an outpouring of affection as family and friends reached out to him and traveled from everywhere in the nation to be with him. The enjoyment he present in these moments together with his family members are recollections I’ll without end maintain near my coronary heart.
Erik van Rooyen impressed on the ultimate day in Mexico
“All through his analysis, Jon confirmed unwavering power, grace, and humility, confronting any challenges he confronted with out criticism. He was, and continues to be, an inspiration to many and has left an indelible mark on those that knew him.”
Talking about Trasamar in a PGA Tour weblog after his victory, Van Rooyen mentioned: “He is like a brother to me. We had been roommates for 3 out of the 4 years I used to be in faculty. I nonetheless assume he is obtained top-of-the-line brief video games I’ve ever seen and he pursued a profession in golf up till just lately.
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“Jon was identified with Stage 4 melanoma a few 12 months in the past. He was clear in April when he gave me a name and despatched an image of the scan and he was freed from most cancers. So clearly that was an unimaginable second for all of us. Not quickly after, it got here again. I knew it was going to be an uphill battle.
“On Tuesday [October 31], he despatched us a textual content, saying he is obtained six to 10 weeks left. They did a bunch of scans and most cancers was in all his organs, all over the place. I do not assume he is obtained that a lot time left. I hope he was watching the ultimate spherical. We have texted and I’ve instructed him how a lot I really like him.
Erik Van Rooyen’s World Extensive Know-how Championship win was his second PGA Tour victory
“All I need is to go play 9 holes with him someplace. And very selfishly, that places all of this into perspective. Is it enjoyable to win golf tournaments? Yeah, it is enjoyable. I have been taking part in golf since I used to be 8 years previous, extraordinarily aggressive and we need to win. However it would not matter.
“After I kick the bucket in the future, every time that is perhaps, this isn’t what I’ll be fascinated about. I’ll be fascinated about the folks I really like essentially the most and Jon Trasamar is a kind of folks.”