Robert Allenby has nightmares about kidnapping police say didn't happen

Note: A previous version of this story did not specify how Robert Allenby was informed of the alleged kidnapping. He says he was told by a homeless person.

Almost nine months after he was found bloodied in the streets of Honolulu, pro golfer Robert Allenby said he has nightmares about two men chasing him down the street during a robbery, trauma he says is the result of a kidnapping for which police said they found no evidence.

“I fall over maybe 10 times because I’m all drugged out and I don’t know where I am or what happened,’’ Allenby told USA TODAY Sports of the nightmares. “Then this lady grabs my arm and starts pulling me down the street telling them to get away.  And then I say, ‘What’s going on?’ She says, ‘We better get out of here. They’re going to kill you. They’re bad people. They do nasty things to people.’

“Then they’re yelling at me, ‘We’re going to kill you.’ …It’s just stuck in my head and I’m trying to deal with it. It’s not an easy thing to deal with.’’

Allenby says he was informed of the alleged kidnapping by a homeless person, which he then reported to police. The incident led him to seek psychiatric help. He said he decided to go not just because of the recurring nightmares, but also because the incident has undermined his game.

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“I can hit the ball absolutely perfect on the driving range,’’ he said. “I can hit every shot I want. I can do everything I need to do.’’

But once he’s on the course, everything has unraveled.

Allenby, who has won four times on the PGA Tour and amassed $27 million in earnings, has missed the cut or withdrawn in 13 of 18 tournaments since January and finished no better than tied for 51st.

“Mentally, I have so much fear inside me,’’ he said.

Until he recently started seeing a psychiatrist, Allenby said, he had confided only in his fiancee. He said they are set to be married Oct. 11 in Napa Valley, Calif.

“So there is something amazing at the end of such tragedy,’’ he said.