Man, 69, dies after being struck on the head by a golf ball during competition

A man has died after being hit with a golf ball at the Portarlington Golf Club on Victoria’s Bellarine Peninsula.

Rod Gurney was playing in a men’s competition at the club when he was struck by the ball on Tuesday.

The 69-year-old was treated at the clubhouse by ambulance officers before being taken home.

However, his condition worsened later that day and he was subsequently taken to a Geelong hospital, before being transferred to Melbourne. 

The club reported that his condition deteriorated…