Danielle Kang reveals she's playing US Women's Open despite tumor on her spine

SOUTHERN PINES — Danielle Kang has been battling more than the difficult Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club course at this week's 77th U.S. Women's Open Championship.

Kang, who has six LPGA tournament wins to her credit, including the 2017 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, revealed following Friday's second round that she's been competing in recent weeks despite a tumor on her spine.

She has been in constant consultation with medical personnel regarding the condition and wanted to compete in the U.S. Women's Open before taking action to address the problem.

"I'm actually doing all I can,'' Kang said. "I don't have all the answers. My focus for now, and my goal was to play this week. I didn't want to miss it. For the last seven or eight weeks I've done all I can to get here. After this week, I'll focus on addressing the issues and trying to figure it out from there.''

Kang's brother, professional golfer Alex Kang, revealed his sister's condition on his Instagram page, posting a picture of her with the following words: "@daniellekang looking good! Play well this week at the @uswomensopen only person I know to be playing with a tumor in her spine…. So determined ❤️"

Kang finished with a 3-over-par round of 74 at Pine Needles on Friday after playing at par 71 in the opening round. Her 3-over-par 145 total puts Kang right on the anticipated cut line for players advancing to Saturday's third round.

This article originally appeared on The Fayetteville Observer: Danielle Kang playing US Women's Open despite tumor on her spine