Two-time PGA Tour winner Sangmoon Bae has been credited with saving the life of a restaurant employee in Malaysia after he administered CPR to the unconscious man.
Bae, 37, was leaving a restaurant in Kuala Lumpur when he discovered the employee unconscious, having collapsed at the entrance.
The South Korean leapt into action, performing CPR on the individual until he regained consciousness.
Bae has since been credited with saving the man’s life, according to Flushing It on X.
The night before the Malaysian Open, Sangmoon Bae was in a restaurant where an employee was knocked unconscious and unresponsive. Sangmoon immediately administered CPR and brought them back to consciousness again and is credited with saving their life.
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According to the Korean Professional Golf Association, the event occurred on 14 February, the night before the opening round of the Malaysian Open.
Bae was with fellow professional golfer Youngsoo Kim, who posted an image of the event with the following caption on his Instagram story.
“People were gathered around an unconscious employee, and Sang-moon gave CPR, saying, ‘You can’t just leave it alone,'” adding, “Applause for your courage.”
Following what must have been a traumatic experience, Bae shot an opening round 1-under 70 at The Mines Resort & Golf Club and followed it up with a 4-under 67 on Thursday in his second round.
Bae currently sits 641st in the Official World Golf Ranking, with two PGA Tour titles to his name, coming at the Byron Nelson Championship in 2013 and the Frys.com Open in 2015.
Article originally appeared on: Golfmagic.com