Former world No. 1 Ai Miyazato, whose father and coach Masaru collapsed on the course on Tuesday and has been hospitalized, has decided to take part in the Women's British Open as scheduled.
"He (Masaru) is in better condition than I thought. I have decided to play," Miyazato told reporters Wednesday at St. Andrews, where she practiced in the rain after visiting her father at the hospital.
Miyazato, who is retiring at the end of this season, cut short the pro-amateur event to accompany her father, who was taken to the hospital by an ambulance. She did not give any details of his condition.