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

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

• The 69-year-old was playing in a competition on Tuesday when he was struck with a ball
• He went home after being treated at the scene, but was later taken to Geelong hospital
• The man died on Saturday afternoon in a Melbourne hospital

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…

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