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Australian sportsman kidnapped, robbed and beaten.

An Australian golfer has reportedly been kidnapped, robbed and beaten.

Australian golfer Robert Allenby has reportedly been kidnapped and bashed in Hawaii where he had been taking part in a tournament.

The 43-year-old was at a wine bar in Honolulu, after missing the cut in a PGA tournament.

The Golf Channel is reporting that Allenby was robbed, beaten and later found dumped 10 kilometres away from the bar.

“I didn’t think I was going to survive this one,” Allenby told AAP news agency.

“I was separated from my friend in the bar after we had paid the tab at 10:48pm and he went to the bathroom and next thing you know I’m being dumped in a park miles away.

“I only know this part because a homeless woman found me and told me she saw a few guys pull up and throw me out of the car.

“That is where I got the scrapes above my eye from the sidewalk.”

Shaken and in a bad way Allenby realised he was without his phone, wallet or any cash and was starting to be harassed by other homeless people in the park.

“The homeless woman got me away from the others and then a retired military guy walking past came to my aid,” he said.

“He got me into a taxi and paid for me to get to my hotel and I called police from there. I have his details and will be getting back in touch with him for sure.”

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The Golf Channel is reporting that Australian Robert Allenby has been kidnapped, beaten and robbed in Honolulu.

The golfer is assisting police in their bid to find his captors.

“We have some names and numbers and they have some leads to follow up, so I am confident they will get the guys,” Allenby said.

“With the FBI guys involved, they’re the best, the guys on the tour are awesome, and they’ll get to the bottom of it.”

Allenby was most concerned about potentially not being able to call 13-year-old daughter Lily for her birthday, but scans have cleared him of any serious facial or head injuries and he is hopeful of being cleared to fly in the next day or two.

“She’s really upset about it but at the end of the day it could have been a lot worse,” the Victorian said.

“I don’t care about the money or my cards or anything like that. I am just glad I have survived this one.”

Allenby was in Hawaii for the Sony Open where he missed the cut after the second round.

The Melbourne native has been on the pro tour since 1991 and became the first and only man to win the Australian triple crown, winning the Masters, Open and PGA in 2005.

He has had a lean run on the PGA Tour of late, not recording a single top ten result during the 2014 season.

This article was originally published by the ABC here and has been republished with full permission.