Michigan Golf Journal November 2020

Michigan Golf Journal Brother-Sister Act The first sign that something was wrong, Brett White’s throat started closing up. Then came the extreme fatigue and zero energy. Little did he know in the summer of 2017 that he would soon be spending a week in the hospital, fighting off an infection that would cause severe swelling of his brain – and because of it would soon afterwards require him to have to learn how to walk again. Brett White was playing on the PGA Tour Latin America after taking 3 rd place at its Q-School. That summer he returned to the U.S. and in July he took runner up when he lost in a playoff at the New Hampshire Open and felt body aches coming on – not all that unusual for any athlete. The next week he was competing in the Rhode Island state open. “That’s when my throat started closing up,” Brett said. “I felt terrible and was sleeping all day. No energy. I was extremely sore and was just sleeping or golfing. I made the cut, but all during the final round I wasn’t even bending over to read a putt.” Afterward he went directly to an urgent care and got a mono spot test and began driving home By Tom Lang Brother- Sister Act: Brett and Sarah White Win Pro Titles After His Major Illness Recovery