Australian rookie professional golfer Jessica Bang has died at the age of 18 after suffering a brain haemorrhage.

Australian rookie professional golfer Jessica Bang died on Thursday at the age of 18 after suffering a brain haemorrhage. She collapsed on August 1 while preparing for a tournament in Thailand and was rushed to a hospital in Bangkok, where she underwent emergency brain surgery. After spending two weeks in intensive care, she passed away, with the WPGA Tour of Australasia expressing deep sadness at her death.