Harry Potter
actor Tom Felton, aka Draco Malfoy
, was evacuated Thursday from
Whistling Straits
golf course
in Sheboygan, Wis., During a gala tournament on the eve of the Ryder Cup in the United States .
The organizers of the tournament, stage of the PGA tour, announced that the British actor had been taken to hospital without giving more details on his state of health or on the causes of the incident.
“
In today's Ryder Cup Celebrity Game, actor and musician Tom Felton suffered a medical incident on the course while competing for Europe,
” the US PGA said in a statement.
“
He was taken to the local hospital for treatment.
No other clarification can be provided
”.
Always aware
Tom Felton, who turned 34 on Wednesday, was conscious when he was evacuated on a cart. He teamed up with Finnish NHL hockey player Teemu Selanne against two US Olympic champions, former hockey player Mike Eurzione and former ice skater Dan Jansen in one of the three eleven-hole games that make up the Celebrity Tournament. Also present at his side was former basketball player Toni Kukoc, former footballer Alessandro Del Piero and Kelly Slater, global star of surfing.
Tom Felton rose to prominence at the age of 14, playing Draco Malfoy, Harry Potter's rival in the film adaptations of the famous literary saga.
He had since been noticed by playing in the cinema in
Planet of the Apes: The Origins
, then more recently headlining the series
The Flash
and
Origin.
