Man, 69, dies after being struck on the head by a golf ball during competition
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Rod Gurney was 69.
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A man has died after being hit with a golf ball at the Portarlington Golf Club on Victoria s Bellarine Peninsula.
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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.