ANGOLA, Ind. (AP) €" PGA Tour golfer Chris Smith said Tuesday that he and his family are in shock after a weekend auto accident that killed his wife and critically injured his two children.
€Words cannot begin to express how difficult of a time this is for our family and we appreciate the generous outpouring of support that we have received,€ Smith said in a statement released through the PGA Tour. €We would appreciate it if you would continue to keep our family in your thoughts and prayers, and kindly ask that you please respect our privacy during this extremely difficult time.€
Beth Smith, 42, of Peru, Ind., was killed when the sport utility vehicle she was a passenger in struck a Greyhound bus carrying members of a Canadian football team, the London Silverbacks, about 11:35 a.m. Sunday. More than 20 people were hurt in the fiery crash near this northern Indiana community.
Steuben County Coroner Rodney Snyder said he identified Smith using her dental records.
Smith's children, 16-year-old Abigail and 12-year-old Cameron, were listed in critical condition Monday at a Fort Wayne hospital. Steuben County Sheriff's Sgt. Philip Nott said Tuesday no further information was being released about the children because of privacy laws.
Nott said an investigation into Sunday's crash is continuing. Authorities say Abigail Smith was driving the SUV when it veered across the median on Interstate 69.
Chris Smith, 40, made the PGA Tour in 1995 and won the 2002 Buick Classic. He has been a part-time PGA player in recent years.BARRINGTON, R.I. (AP) €" David Toms returned the favor on Tuesday.
After Nick Price's strong play during the opening day, Toms had eight birdies to lead the pair to the title at the CVS Caremark Charity Classic at the Rhode Island Country Club.
Toms and Price shot a second-round 11-under 60 on Tuesday as they won the best-ball tournament with a combined 36-hole total of 16-under 126.
Toms accounted for eight of the team's 11 birdies on Tuesday as the pair earned the top prize money of $300,000.
Toms and Price finished three strokes ahead of the second-place team of Matt Kuchar and Laura Diaz, who shot 13-under 129.
€We both played really well the last 27 holes,€ Toms said. €The way my partner played on the back nine Monday, I'll remember that for a long time. He shot 29 and kind of carried me around.
€I owed it to (Price) after the way he played yesterday. I knew I had to come out today and play well for us to have a chance,€ Toms said.
Price accounted for six birdies in the team's first-round total of 5-under 66.
A World Golf Hall of Fame member, Price has 18 career victories on the PGA Tour. He's won three CVS Caremark Charity Classics while Tuesday's victory was the first for Toms.
€I missed a couple of short putts but (Toms) just played so well today,€ Price said. €I was just going along for the ride. I said to him €Now, I know how you felt yesterday.€'
€Words cannot begin to express how difficult of a time this is for our family and we appreciate the generous outpouring of support that we have received,€ Smith said in a statement released through the PGA Tour. €We would appreciate it if you would continue to keep our family in your thoughts and prayers, and kindly ask that you please respect our privacy during this extremely difficult time.€
Beth Smith, 42, of Peru, Ind., was killed when the sport utility vehicle she was a passenger in struck a Greyhound bus carrying members of a Canadian football team, the London Silverbacks, about 11:35 a.m. Sunday. More than 20 people were hurt in the fiery crash near this northern Indiana community.
Steuben County Coroner Rodney Snyder said he identified Smith using her dental records.
Smith's children, 16-year-old Abigail and 12-year-old Cameron, were listed in critical condition Monday at a Fort Wayne hospital. Steuben County Sheriff's Sgt. Philip Nott said Tuesday no further information was being released about the children because of privacy laws.
Nott said an investigation into Sunday's crash is continuing. Authorities say Abigail Smith was driving the SUV when it veered across the median on Interstate 69.
Chris Smith, 40, made the PGA Tour in 1995 and won the 2002 Buick Classic. He has been a part-time PGA player in recent years.BARRINGTON, R.I. (AP) €" David Toms returned the favor on Tuesday.
After Nick Price's strong play during the opening day, Toms had eight birdies to lead the pair to the title at the CVS Caremark Charity Classic at the Rhode Island Country Club.
Toms and Price shot a second-round 11-under 60 on Tuesday as they won the best-ball tournament with a combined 36-hole total of 16-under 126.
Toms accounted for eight of the team's 11 birdies on Tuesday as the pair earned the top prize money of $300,000.
Toms and Price finished three strokes ahead of the second-place team of Matt Kuchar and Laura Diaz, who shot 13-under 129.
€We both played really well the last 27 holes,€ Toms said. €The way my partner played on the back nine Monday, I'll remember that for a long time. He shot 29 and kind of carried me around.
€I owed it to (Price) after the way he played yesterday. I knew I had to come out today and play well for us to have a chance,€ Toms said.
Price accounted for six birdies in the team's first-round total of 5-under 66.
A World Golf Hall of Fame member, Price has 18 career victories on the PGA Tour. He's won three CVS Caremark Charity Classics while Tuesday's victory was the first for Toms.
€I missed a couple of short putts but (Toms) just played so well today,€ Price said. €I was just going along for the ride. I said to him €Now, I know how you felt yesterday.€'
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