94-year-old spectator dies at U.S. Open at Erin Hills, officials say

Bill Glauber
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

TOWN OF ERIN - A 94-year-old Wauwatosa man died during Friday's second round of the U.S. Open at Erin Hills, officials said.

According to a statement from the Washington County Sheriff's Department, at about 1:25 p.m. sheriff's deputies and Hartford Rescue stationed at the U.S. Open were dispatched to the grandstand at the sixth green.

Steve Stricker gets a round of applause as he appears on the first tee Thursday in the first round of the U.S. Open at Erin Hills.

There, the spectator was reported to be "pulseless and non-breathing."

"Rescue personnel arrived within approximately three minutes of the call and began CPR. The subject was later transferred to an on-site ambulance, where he was pronounced deceased," the statement said.

The Washington County medical examiner’s office went to the scene and assisted with the investigation.