It was on Friday that golf professional Tim Widing was robbed on the street in the Colombian capital Bogotá.

The Swede had just left a hospital - where he was being treated for stomach problems - when three men attacked him.

- I went and talked on the phone with my girlfriend.

Then I hear someone running behind me.

Two of the men aimed pistols directly at my head.

They took everything I had, says Widing.

Can not go home

He survived unscathed - but lost his phone, watch and money.

Most problematic, however, is that the passport was also stolen.

- That's the most important thing I have here.

Without it, I can not go anywhere.

Widing is now stuck in Colombia.

He gets help at the embassy, ​​but still has no way home.

Or to Mexico, where according to the schedule will play next week.

"Very important to me"

The 24-year-old is making a career on the PGA Tour Latinoamérica - an undertour to the American PGA Tour.

Next weekend, the season will be decided with the important tour final in Tulum.

- It is the season's most important competition.

It determines what my future looks like and how I can play next season.

Golf is my job.

That's how I support myself.

So that's very important to me.

Whether Widing can get there is still unclear.

No matter what, he's happy to have survived unscathed.

- People have said that such robberies do not usually end well here.

They do not want witnesses.

So I'm happy to be alive.

But right now I just want to get out of here as soon as possible.

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