Pro Golfer Mugged In Hawaii During Golf Channel Event

Pro golfer Robert Allenby, was kidnapped near Waikiki while visiting a wine bar, then beaten and robbed. He sustained facial injuries in the attack, as seen in a photo he took of himself.

Allenby, 40, was in Hawaii participating in the Sony Open airing on the Golf Channel.

Reports are that he was kidnapped from a wine bar near Waikiki, and after the assault and robbery, was dropped off miles away in an unknown park. He was found by a retired military man who helped him get back to the Kahala Hotel & Resort, where he was staying during the tournament. h/t khon2

Honolulu police are labeling this case, which happened at 1:55 a.m. Saturday, robbery in the second degree. An investigation is ongoing.