Lee Slattery Reveals He Watched Child Born On Facetime

Englishman Lee Slattery was in Crans Montana watching on Facetime when his partner gave birth to their second child

Lee Slattery Reveals He Watched Child Born On Facetime
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Englishman Lee Slattery was in Crans Montana watching on Facetime when his partner gave birth to their second child

Lee Slattery Reveals He Watched Child Born On Facetime

Englishman Lee Slattery is now a father to two after his wife gave birth to their second child, congratulations Lee.

However, Slatts wasn't able to make the birth as Crans-sur-Sierre GC in Switzerland is a tricky place to get to and from, so instead he watched on Facetime.

Related: Porteous edges out Slattery to win Czech Masters

The Southport native revealed he had an indian meal to help the baby come out, it worked!

He told the European Tour, "We were actually told that you should go for an Indian and you'll have the baby so I went for the Indian and the wife had the baby!

Lee Slattery Reveals He Watched Child Born On Facetime

Slattery played in the final group at Albatross Golf Resort and finished second to Haydn Porteous. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images)

"Being so far out, it's such a tricky place to get to this there was no way I could get back once I found out she was in labour so I rushed back to the apartment, and all of a sudden two hours later there was a baby.

"It was very, very exciting watching it happen. I was quite emotional as I suppose you would be not being there but she's been great.

"I had two weeks off recently to spend time with her thinking she might be early like the first one.

"That didn't happen obviously so I had to come away and play as I was on a good run of form."

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The European Tour tweeted: "Congratulations Lee and great to hear baby girl Penelope and wife Faye are in good health. "

Slattery finished second at the Czech Masters last week to win €111,110.

Congratulations Lee, keep up the good form this week!

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Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!


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