European Ryder Cup star Peter Hanson moved within one stroke of the lead on day three of the KLM Open on Saturday and then revealed the fear his has for his seriously ill young son.
Near two-year-old Tim is now isolated in hospital in Orlando with RS virus, a respiratory virus common in young children.
Hanson, who birdied his closing two holes in Hilversum for a third round 67, had booked a flight out of Amsterdam on Saturday morning but, on the insistence of his wife Sanna, agreed to continue in the European Tour event.
And Hanson was also given special permission to remain in contact on the phone during play on the Hilversum course.
“My older daughter, Stella who is five-and-a-half has just started school and she brought it back home so Tim has contracted it from her,” said the Swede.
“I spoke to the doctor and he said with the Ryder Cup coming up it might be possible I could also pick up the virus.
“So that’s why we have Tim isolated in the Arnold Palmer Children’s Hospital because my wife is now ill and so too is our nanny.
“The doctors said that when they cough it could be just so easy for me to pick up the virus and that’s the last thing I need going to Medinah.”
Europe defend the team trophy against the United States at the course just outside Chicago from September 28-30.
Hanson’s concern for his son meant he managed just 30 minutes sleep on Friday night as he was in continual contact with his wife.
Four players, England’s Graeme Storm (69), Scotland’s Scott Jamieson (66) and the Spanish pair of Pablo Larrazabal (64) and Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano(66), head the field on 12-under par.