The fall of 2024 came with the best news for the 20-year-old Jeffrey Guan. In September 2024, the youngster marked his PGA Tour debut. But little did he know that in a week, his life would face a massive jolt because of an unexpected accident on the course. On September 20, 2024, at the pro-am event at the Catalina Golf Club in Bateman’s Bay, New South Wales, Australia, Guan got unintentionally hit by a ball on his face. The injury turned out to be so brutal that he lost sight in his left eye.

While the severe injury posed the biggest barrier in his career, the young Australian golfer made sure to overcome the obstacle and make a return to the competitive realm in less than a year. But despite being back on the fairways, the tragic incident that led him to lose an eye left him shattered.

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