{"id":495716,"date":"2026-02-28T14:02:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T14:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/495716\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T14:02:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T14:02:17","slug":"andrea-pavan-hospitalized-after-falling-down-elevator-shaft-in-wild-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/495716\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrea Pavan hospitalized after falling down elevator shaft in wild accident"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/golf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Professional golfer<\/a> Andrea Pavan withdrew from the DP World Tour\u2019s Investec South African Open due to injuries he sustained in a freak elevator accident.<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Pavan, 36, was hospitalized and &#8220;thankful to be alive&#8221; after he fell down an elevator shaft in the building he was staying in near Cape Town, South Africa, for the tournament, according to Monday Q Info.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;By all accounts, he\u2019s in good spirits, thankful to be alive and FaceTiming with his kids,&#8221; Pavan\u2019s former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/ncaa\/texas-am-aggies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Texas A&amp;M<\/a> coach, J.T. Higgins, told the Golf Channel. Higgins hadn\u2019t spoken to Pavan yet, but he was updated on his condition.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/andrea-pavan-2.jpg\" alt=\"Andrea Pavan tee shot\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Andrea Pavan of Italy tees off on the sixth hole during round one of the Qatar Masters 2026 at the Doha Golf Club in Doha, Qatar, Feb. 5, 2026. (Noushad Thekkayil\/NurPhoto)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.golfchannel.com\/dp-world-tour\/news\/dp-world-tour-pro-andrea-pavan-seriously-injured-in-elevator-accident\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Golf Channel<\/a> learned through sources within Pavan\u2019s inner circle that the golfer had called for an elevator within the building where he was staying. However, when the doors to the elevator opened, a cab had not come up.<\/p>\n<p>Pavan didn\u2019t realize that as he stepped through the doors and fell three stories below.<\/p>\n<p>Pavan sustained multiple injuries, including to his back and shoulder. He underwent &#8220;extensive surgeries&#8221; Wednesday night to repair the damage.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/andrea-pavan-1.jpg\" alt=\"Andrea Pavan tee shot\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Andrea Pavan of Italy tees off on the sixth hole during round one of the Qatar Masters 2026 golf tournament at the Doha Golf Club in Doha, Qatar, Feb. 5, 2026. (Noushad Thekkayil\/NurPhoto)<\/p>\n<p>No known recovery timeline for Pavan has been released.<\/p>\n<p>The Italian golfer has eight professional wins in his career, including two on the DP World Tour. His latest was in 2019 when he took home the BMW International Open.<\/p>\n<p>Pavan defeated Matt Fitzpatrick, a fixture on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/sports\/golf\/pga-tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">PGA Tour<\/a>, in a playoff at the event.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/andrea-pavan.jpg\" alt=\"Andrea Pavan swings at tee box\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Andrea Pavan of Italy tees off on the 16th hole at the Qatar Masters 2026 at Doha Golf Club Feb. 6, 2026, in Doha, Qatar. (Stuart Franklin\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>During this season, Pavan has tallied two top 15 finishes, which includes a tie for ninth at the Bapco Energies Bahrain Championship earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Fox News Digital\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNewsSports_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">sports coverage on X<\/a>\u00a0and subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>  Related Article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/sports\/womens-pro-golf-tour-responds-after-trans-athlete-sues-being-excluded\" data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_sports_article_article-content_related-article_1_1_media\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1772287337_584_par.jpg\" alt=\"Women's pro golf tour responds after trans athlete sues for being excluded\" width=\"117\" height=\"66\"\/><\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Scott Thompson is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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