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A young pro golfer became the unfortunate of a freak mishap during a tourney that yet near him blinded successful 1 eye.
Jeffrey Guan of Australia, 20, was struck successful the near oculus by an errant changeable during a pro-am tourney past month.
Guan said helium had been struck soon aft teeing disconnected and walking backmost to his cart. He underwent the archetypal of 2 surgeries that night.
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Jeffrey Guan of Australia tees disconnected connected spread #16 during the archetypal circular of the Procore Championship 2024 astatine Silverado Resort connected September 12, 2024, successful Napa, California. (Al Chang/ISI Photos/Getty Images)
Guan said helium spent 2 weeks successful intensive attraction portion successful "excruciating pain." His imaginable betterment could instrumentality up to a year.
"As you tin imagine, this full concern not lone came astatine a tremendous outgo but has besides importantly affected maine and my household emotionally and mentally. The thought of each my years of hard enactment and training, positive my family's sacrifice, had conscionable been thrown retired the window…" Guan wrote successful an emotional station connected Instagram.
"Fortunately, I person been fortunate capable to person a immense enactment radical astir me, and I can't convey each of them capable for the enactment I person received successful caller weeks. I wouldn't beryllium wherever I americium close present without each the encouragement and assistance I person received…
Jeffrey Guan of Australia lines up for his putt connected the 10th spread during time 3 of the Le Vaudreuil Golf Challenge astatine Golf PGA France du Vaudreuil connected June 29, 2024 successful Le Vaudreuil, France. (Aurelien Meunier/Getty Images)
"I volition proceed to enactment hard and bash my champion to execute my dream. These 4 weeks person been the toughest of my life, but I americium stronger mentally and volition beryllium acceptable to conquer immoderate obstacle successful the future.
"I volition beryllium back."
Jeffrey Guan of Australia plays his 2nd changeable connected the 15th spread during the Webex Players Series Sydney astatine Castle Hill Country Club connected February 9, 2024, successful Sydney, Australia. (Andy Cheung/Getty Images)
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Guan made his PGA debut past month astatine the Procore Championship wherever helium missed the cut.
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