American golfer Bill Haas is set to return to golf this week after being involved in a car crash that claimed the life of the man he was travelling with.
The driver of the car – 71-year-old Mark Gibello – was pronounced dead at the scene after his Ferrari collided with multiple vehicles when leaving the Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles on February 13.
Haas was injured, but not critically. He was hospitalised for days after the accident.
Haas was staying with Gibello and his family ahead of the Genesis Open, after being put in touch with the family by his swing coach, Bill Harmon.
Speaking for the first time since the accident, Haas was understandably shaken.
There’s not many templates to go by on something like this,
I was in a state of shock, disbelief. It was a tragic event, traumatic. I’m still unsure how to handle it. I keep going back to focusing on the Gibello family.
Regardless, Haas will return to play in this week’s Valspar Championship in Florida.
