An Australian rising golf star who made his US PGA Tour debut final month vowed on Thursday to play on regardless of dropping sight in a single eye after a freak on-course accident.
Jeffrey Guan, 20, was hit within the face by a ball at a event south of Sydney in late September, struggling a critical fracture to his left cheekbone and eye socket.
The PGA of Australia revealed he had “completely misplaced imaginative and prescient in his left eye”.
In his first assertion for the reason that accident, Guan — a former Australian junior newbie champion like Adam Scott, Jason Day and Cameron Smith — mentioned he was “totally distraught”.
“Throughout my nights in hospital I nearly drowned in ideas concerning the damage and my future within the sport,” he mentioned.
“Not solely was I totally distraught by the information I had acquired, however the entire scenario made me very depressed and considerably indignant.
“These 4 weeks have been the hardest of my life,” he added. “However I’m stronger mentally and might be prepared to beat any impediment sooner or later.
“I might be again.”
Earlier than the accident, Guan had signed with the identical administration firm that boasts main winners Jon Rahm and Phil Mickelson.
He acquired a sponsor invite to the PGA Tour Procore Championship in California, the place he hit a 69 and 75 to narrowly miss the reduce.