( CNN ) -- It 's understandable to feel stress when your livelihood is on the line , but Charlie Beljan is suffering more than most . `` He kept saying he thought he was going to die , '' the golfer 's caddy Rick Adcox said after Friday 's second round of the PGA Tour 's final tournament of 2012 , held at Disney World in Florida . `` A couple times I thought he might pass out . He just said , ' I 'm gon na keep going until I pass out or they take me off . ' `` Beljan is fighting to keep his full tour card after a difficult first season on the circuit -- the top 125 players qualify for next season , and he is in 139th place . The stress is taking its toll on the 28-year-old . He was taken to hospital straight after his round , having suffered increased heart rate , high blood pressure and numbness in his arms . Follow Beljan 's progress with latest scores from PGA Tour . Incredibly , despite all this he was leading the tournament , which is known as the Children 's Miracle Network Hospitals Classic . `` I do n't know how he hit the golf ball feeling the way he was feeling , '' Adcox said on the PGA Tour 's official website . `` I thought he was going to stop when he heard what his blood pressure was . '' Adcox said his boss had been hospitalized last month after fainting on a plane flight , but doctors had not found the cause . Beljan , who became a first-time father less than two months ago , carded an incredible round of eight-under-par 64 to build a three-shot lead in the $ 4.7 million event . The first prize is $ 846,000 -- and Beljan is determined to play on so he can add to his total of $ 527,528 from 21 tournaments this year . `` Tour official says Charlie Beljan will play today @ Disney after being taken to the hospital on Friday , '' Golf Channel journalist Rex Hoggard wrote on Twitter before Saturday 's third round . Beljan told the broadcaster on Friday he hoped it was just a panic attack . PGA Tour reporter Brian Wacker confirmed the news . `` Doc recommended he not play but found nothing wrong physically . Appears to be anxiety related . Beljan is playing , '' Wacker wrote on Twitter . And he played well , carding 71 to take a two-shot lead into Sunday 's final round . At this stage he is projected to finish 63rd on the money list . `` I honestly did n't think I was going to get through it , '' Beljan said . `` I just stayed strong . '' Beljan had no idea that he was leading the tournament during Friday 's round . `` It 's nice to be able to walk around and smile , '' he said . `` Yesterday , I was hanging on for my life . ''
U.S. golfer Charlie Beljan taken to hospital after almost passing out on the course . Despite suffering elevated blood pressure , Beljan was leading the tournament . He is battling to keep his PGA Tour rights after a difficult first season . - The New York Mets sign pitcher Bartolo Colon from the Chicago Cubs for two years and $32 million.