Marc Cayeux |
| Team: | PGA Golfer |
| Age / DOB: | (36) / 9/22/1978 |
| College: | England |
In an update at SuperSport.com, Marc Cayeux is eyeing late 2015 to attempt a comeback to professional golf.
It's been nearly four years (Sept. 25, 2010) since the nine-time Sunshine Tour winner was seriously injured in a head-on car crash that killed the other driver, who hit Cayeux. Twenty-seven surgeries later, including one that shortened one leg by two inches, he's not giving up on his dream. "I believe if [Ben] Hogan could do it then so can I," Cayeux said, referring to the Hall of Famer's successful return following a head-on collision with a bus in February of 1949. "People say, ‘Your body’s been through too much. You won’t make it’. But if you just go on everyone’s word, you won’t accomplish anything. The only way to find out is to do it yourself. If golf’s not meant to be my body will tell me I can’t do it. But mentally I believe I can. These four years have made me mentally stronger. And Hogan showed it could be done. The way I see it, with modern technology and modern medicine, there’s a chance." In a pro-am in April 2013, the now-36-year-old shot a 75. Thu, Sep 4, 2014 02:29:00 PM
Marc Cayuex returned to play golf publicly at today's pro-am for the Zimbabwe Open.
Cayeux's comeback from a fatal collision on Sept. 25, 2010 has taken a considerable amount of time. However, only today was it revealed that he's had 21 surgeries, and he's not done yet. "It feels good, but the pain I go through is the hard bit," he said. "I’ve probably got two more operations to go [hernia; left ankle] and I’m hoping they will take a lot of pain from walking, and making it a whole lot easier to walk and play 18 holes." The Zimbabwean carded an impressive 75 today, but his primary goal is to merely walk 18 holes, much less accept the grinding life of a touring professional again. "After shooting 75 today, I felt there was something there, but the pain I have to go through. ... Look, it’s getting better, but you’ve got to stretch yourself to get further and further, and I don’t want to rush back by overdoing it. Sometimes, when I have played, the pain is excruciating and I can’t walk the next day." Tue, Apr 16, 2013 10:37:00 AM
In a rare update on Marc Cayeux, it was reported that he is mobile via crutches these days, but still on the path of recovery following the fatal car crash in which he was involved on Sept. 25, 2010.
We've kept an eye on the native of Zimbabwe. He hasn't competed since the incident, and his pace to heal from multiple injuries has been slow. Consider that he had realistic hopes of returning to an event in his homeland in January of 2011. A few months before his accident, he survived International Final Qualifying for The Open Championship in South Africa, the most recent edition of which was contested earlier this week. Cayeux also competed twice in the HSBC Champions on the European Tour before it joined the family of World Golf Championships in 2009. Fri, Mar 8, 2013 10:58:00 AM
Marc Cayeux has been ruled out to return to competition at the Zimbabwe Open on Jan. 27-30.
Since he was seriously injured in a fatal vehicle collision in late September, the Zimbabwean had this Sunshine Tour event circled for a potential comeback even though doctors said it could be six months before he could put weight on his feet, much less play golf again. Wed, Jan 19, 2011 03:23:00 PM