In “retirement” for a year after having won fourteen times on the PGA Tour and ten times on the Champions Tour, Kenny Perry has just revealed the reason why he had prematurely ended his professional career. His wife, Sandy, suffers from Alzheimer’s disease!
Withdrawn from the US senior circuit for a year, Kenny Perry62, has just explained why he decided to end his professional career, rich with twenty-four successes on the PGA Tour and on the Champions Tour.
In a very moving interview granted on January 5 to the PGA Tour Radio (Sirius XM), the winner of the Ryder Cup 2008 with Team USA reveals he retired to care for his wife, Sandy, who has Alzheimer’s disease…” I wanted it to be known because it is a terrible diseaseexplained the Kentucky golfer. I will take great care of her. »
The one who has been beaten twice in the play-off of a Major (PGA Championship 1996 et Masters 2009) made the decision to retire permanently from the professional world two years ago during theUS Open senior. « There were two different courses and she had started going up the one where we weren’t playing. That’s when I realized it was time for me to do something else and take care of her… »
In this interview, Kenny Perry also confirmed that he would devote even more of his time to talking about this disease which affects approximately 54 million people worldwide. ” I’ll probably start being the spokespersonhe pointed out. I’m going to help people who are going through the same things as me a little more. (…) I want her to enjoy (his wife) to the fullest of her grandchildren and the rest of her life, but it’s true that it’s sad to see her like this… »
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