Pro golfer hospitalized after falling down elevator shaft in freak South Africa building accident

Professional golfer Andrea Pavan withdrew from the DP World Tour’s Investec South African Open due to injuries he sustained in a freak elevator accident.

Pavan, 36, was hospitalized and "thankful to be alive" after he fell down an elevator shaft in the building he was staying in near Cape Town, South Africa, for the tournament, according to Monday Q Info.

"By all accounts, he’s in good spirits, thankful to be alive and FaceTiming with his kids," Pavan’s former Texas A&M coach, J.T. Higgins...