Australian golfer vows comeback after accidental ball strike leaves him blind in one eye
Australian golfer Jeffrey Guan has vowed to return to the sport after he was struck in the face by a golf ball and completely lost sight in his left eye.
Australian golfer Jeffrey Guan has vowed to return to the sport and “conquer any obstacle” after he was struck in the face by a golf ball and completely lost sight in his left eye.
The incident occurred in September during a pro-am tournament at Catalina Golf Club in the Australian state of New South Wales, only a week after Guan’s debut in the PGA Tour.
The 20-year-old rising star, a two-time junior national champion in Australia, said Thursday on Instagram that he was struck by the ball as he turned toward his golf cart to put his club away after taking a shot.
“The instant ringing and pain rushed to my head, and I dropped to the ground,” Guan wrote. “Voices sounded pretty muffled, and the next thing I knew, I was in an ambulance being transported to a hospital.”
He was then airlifted to Canberra, the Australian capital, to undergo surgery.
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