Australian golfer Jeffrey Guan vows to ‘be back’ after freak accident leaves him blind in one eye

Australian golfer Jeffrey Guan’s dreams came true in September, as he made his PGA Tour debut. A week later, the 20-year-old was left blinded in one eye after being struck in the face by a golf ball.

Australian golfer Jeffrey Guan’s dreams came true in September, as he made his PGA Tour debut. A week later, the 20-year-old was left blinded in one eye after being struck in the face by a golf ball. The freak accident occurred during a pro-am tournament at Catalina Golf Club in New South Wales, Australia. Detailing the incident on social media, Guan said he had just taken a shot and turned towards his golf cart to put his club away. As he did so, he was struck by a ball. “The instant ringing and pain rushed to my head, and I dropped to the ground. Voices sounded pretty muffled, and the next thing I knew, I was in an ambulance being transported to a hospital,” he said in a statement on Instagram Thursday. Guan was later airlifted to Canberra, where he underwent surgery on his eye. “I was in unbearable pain, and anxiety about my future was swirling in my mind,” he added. He then had another surgery in Sydney, before spending two weeks in intensive care, to ensure his eyeball was stable.