‘Great feeling’ – Guan returns after losing sight in eye

After losing his left eye during a tournament last year, Jeffrey Guan describes it as a “great feeling” to resume professional playing.

The Australian, age 21, made his US PGA Tour debut in September when he was struck by a golf ball in Sydney.

He was left blind in one eye after the incident, but he made a promise to play again and worked for months to perfect his recovery.

Guan, a two-time Australian junior amateur champion, made a second-round 74 at the NT PGA Championship in Palmerston on Thursday.

Guan remarked, “Teeing off the first was genuinely a great feeling.

“There were lots of mistakes out there and lots of room for improvement,” I said, “but I wasn’t nervous at all from what I had predicted over the past few days.”

After being struck by a ball, Guan underwent surgery in New South Wales, where he spent two weeks in intensive care, moving to Sydney for a second operation.

Doctors there advised him that it was unlikely that he would regain vision in his left eye.

Guan said he had to adjust to playing the game with “a mix of emotions” as he prepared for the Palmerston tournament.

“I didn’t anticipate it would be this year, but then I practiced and realized why not give it a shot,” I thought. ‘”, he said.

I just kept thinking, “Is this going to be over,” as I repeatedly said in the hospital.

“I couldn’t even eat,” I said. Really, I couldn’t do anything. Because I had to maintain eye stability, I was prevented from walking. So yeah, those thoughts were undoubtedly going through my head for three, four months.

Guan continued, “I’m making my comeback one step at a time.”