{"id":568603,"date":"2026-08-14T07:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T07:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/568603\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T07:58:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T07:58:12","slug":"australian-golfer-jessica-bang-18-dies-in-thailand-after-brain-haemorrhage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/568603\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian golfer Jessica Bang, 18, dies in Thailand after brain haemorrhage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cHowever, we would like to continue to remember Jessica and celebrate her achievements, passion, and dedication to golf.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Australian teen golfer Jessica Bang has died after suffering a brain haemorrhage in Thailand. Photo \/ GoFundMe\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Australian teen golfer Jessica Bang has died after suffering a brain haemorrhage in Thailand. Photo \/ GoFundMe<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cAs her cousins, we will forever cherish the time and memories we shared with Jessica. <\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cHer sense of humour, together with her cheerful and vibrant personality, will always be remembered and treasured by our family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThe funds we have raised will be given to her parents to help contribute towards her medical expenses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cOnce again, we would like to express our deepest gratitude to everyone who has supported Jessica and our family through this incredibly difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/help-jessica-return-home-6mjs8\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/help-jessica-return-home-6mjs8\">Their fundraiser<\/a> has raised A$45,322 ($54,555) since it was set up. <\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">The WPGA Tour of Australasia said they were deeply saddened by the teenager\u2019s death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cJessica was an outstanding young talent who made a significant impression in her short time on the Tour, winning the Ford Women\u2019s NSW Open Regional Qualifying Event at Moss Vale in February in just her fifth professional start,\u201d a statement from the tour read.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cShe had earned her place on the WPGA Tour through Qualifying School at the end of 2025, following an outstanding amateur career.<\/p>\n<p><img  alt=\"Jessica Bang became a professional golfer in November. Photo \/ GoFundMe\" class=\"article-media__image responsively-lazy\" data-test-ui=\"article-media__image\"\/>Jessica Bang became a professional golfer in November. Photo \/ GoFundMe<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cThe thoughts and prayers of everyone at the WPGA Tour of Australasia and the broader Australian golf community are with Jessica\u2019s family, friends and all those who knew and loved her at this incredibly difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">Jessica turned professional in November, having won the Queensland Amateur title during her amateur career, and finished 13 under par in the 2026 Ford Women\u2019s NSW Open Regional Qualifying Event.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cI\u2019m so happy, I can\u2019t even put it into words,\u201d Jessica said to Golf NSW after the victory.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bcxzNmxesLZ\" style=\"display:none\">\u201cIt still doesn\u2019t feel real yet. I did not expect this at all \u2014 big surprise.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cHowever, we would like to continue to remember Jessica and celebrate her achievements, passion, and dedication to golf.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":568604,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[20391,74,1135,42611,1596,6179,7126,46612,33359,78,13832,111,139,69,15483,213,43211,5163,4327],"class_list":["post-568603","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-20391","tag-after","tag-australian","tag-bang","tag-brain","tag-died","tag-dies","tag-golfer","tag-haemorrhage","tag-in","tag-jessica","tag-new-zealand","tag-newzealand","tag-nz","tag-promising","tag-sports","tag-suffering","tag-teen","tag-thailand"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/568603","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=568603"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/568603\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/568604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=568603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=568603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=568603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}