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PGA player Hurley's father found safe in Texas

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Billy Hurley III watches his tee shot on the third hole during the first round of the Quicken Loans National at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Club on July 30, 2015 in Gainesville, Virginia (AFP Photo/Patrick Smith)

Gainesville (United States) (AFP) - Willard Hurley Jnr, the father of US PGA Tour player Billy Hurley, was located and is safe after going missing for 12 days, the younger Hurley and his family confirmed Friday.

The news came three days after Hurley, playing in this week's Quicken Loans National, pleaded for help from media and the public to find his father, who lives in Leesburg, Virginia.