Overview

• Guan began his comeback at the NT PGA Championship near Darwin with a one-over 74 and said the first tee felt “a great feeling” with “heaps of room for improvement.”
• The return comes roughly a year after an errant tee shot in New South Wales shattered his orbital socket and caused permanent loss of vision in his left eye.
• He adapted to reduced depth perception with practical training tweaks, including a white foam guide in bunkers and updated yardage notes tailored to his current swing.
• The PGA Tour of Australasia approved his competitive return, and a PGA of Australia–Australian Sports Foundation campaign set a AU$500,000 target to help cover costs.
• Guan logged under-par practice rounds before the event, received supportive messages from Adam Scott and Min Woo Lee, and said he is competing with no expectations.