Former Japanese restaurateur dies on Old Course By Michael Alexander May 14 2013, 8:42am May 14 2013, 8:42am Share Former Japanese restaurateur dies on Old Course Share via Facebook Twitter Linkedin Whatsapp Messenger Email Post link https://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/fife/241427/former-japanese-restaurateur-dies-on-old-course/ Copy Link A member of New Golf Club of St Andrews collapsed and died while playing on the Old Course at St Andrews on Saturday. Akira Hasegawa, 65, who used to run a Japanese restaurant in Edinburgh, took ill while playing in the club’s spring medal. He attempted to walk off the course but collapsed near the 15th hole. He had been a member of the New Golf Club since 2010 and last year won one of the club’s major events. It is understood that a member of the course staff attempted to resuscitate Mr Hasegawa but he could not be saved.
