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Aged 20 and already a double national champion, the young boy was rushed to hospital. The incident had a profound impact on his body and his mind.
Jeffrey Guan is scarred for life. Barely 20 years old, the young man is going through a tormented period which could call into question the passion which he has only just made his profession: Golf.
The Australian is indeed a young talent in the discipline. Double national junior champion, he has been professional for a year. But at the end of September, his career changed. During the New South Wales Open in Australia, he was hit in the head by a golf ball. “As I turned towards the cart to put my club away, I was hit. The instant pain and buzzing shot through my head, and I fell to the ground,” he said on his Instagram account .
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The sequence of events is heavy. Very unwell, Jeffrey Guan was administered large doses of fentanyl by emergency services. He is rushed to hospital.
Sky Sports, which reports the event, explains that the young man then underwent several surgeries and spent two weeks in intensive care, victim of “excruciating pain” due to several fractures of the orbit of his eye.
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Despite this unfortunate event, Jeffrey Guan told his fans that he wanted to continue his career on the golf greens. According to doctors, his recovery time could take up to a year.
At this time, the source of the bullet that injured him is not known.
