Female Golfer Found Dead

Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 11:08 pm

Female Golfer Found Dead, LPGA golfer Erica Blasberg was found dead in her home in Henderson, NV on Sunday at the age of 25. Police say a 911 call was placed around 3:13pm before police discovered her body.

“This is a death investigation and it is ongoing,” Henderson Police Department spokesperson Keith Paul told GOLF.com on Monday.

Chase Callahan, Blasberg’s agent, said in a statement Monday: “We are devastated to learn of the passing of Erica Blasberg. To most of the world, Erica was known as a professional golfer, but she was more than that. She was a loving daughter to her parents and a compassionate and loyal friend. Erica had a good heart, was extremely kind and very thankful for what she had in her life. This is a painful loss, we feel it in our hearts and we will miss her.”

Wow, that’s pretty awful. We’re curious what could have happened. There aren’t many details so we don’t know if foul play was involved.