Pro Golfer Robert Allenby Reportedly Kidnapped

Allenby said he was kidnapped in Hawaii after missing cut in tournament.

ByABC News
January 17, 2015, 9:08 PM

— -- PGA Tour player Robert Allenby said he was kidnapped Friday night after missing the cut at the Sony Open in Hawaii, according to a broadcast report.

Allenby's caddie, Michael "Mick" Middlemo, told the Golf Channel that the 43-year-old, four-time PGA Tour winner spent Friday night at a wine bar in Waikiki when he was abducted, placed in a car, beaten up and driven 6½ miles away.

According to the report, Allenby said he was robbed of all his cash, credit cards and cell phone. The Golf Channel showed a photo of Allenby that it said he took himself that showed a large scrape above his swollen left eye as well as scratches on his nose.

According to the report, Allenby said he was found by a retired military man in the middle of the night. The man got him together and brought him back to his hotel near Waialae Country Club, site of the Sony Open.

As of Saturday afternoon, Allenby and police were reviewing surveillance footage from the bar in an attempt to identify potential suspects, the report said.

A Honolulu police spokesman did not immediately return a call to The Associated Press seeking confirmation. A phone call to Allenby went straight to voice mail.

Although he hasn't won on the PGA Tour since 2001, Allenby is 27th on the tour's career money list with more than $27 million in earnings.

News of the reported abduction quickly circulated around the PGA Tour on Saturday night.

Tweeted player Ricky Barnes:

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.