Country star Kane Brown says he suffered a bloody ear injury after being struck by a 150-mph golf ball, sharing that he required 23 stitches and had a slight concussion. After CT scans showed no internal damage or skull fractures, Brown’s wife said they were “
Kane Brown didn’t wait long to tell fans what happened—after a golf ball slammed into his ear at speeds he estimates between 150 and 180 miles per hour, leaving him with visible injuries and a hospital visit that he later described as luck on top of luck.
On Tuesday, June 23, the “Miles On It” singer posted on his Instagram story that his ear was hit so hard it was effectively “shot to the head by a golf ball.” He wrote, “Glad I’m here,” while showing the bloody wound.
Later, he shared a clip showing the extent of the damage: 23 stitches. In the post. he said he got lucky and only endured a “slight concussion.” He also warned that the effects could worsen in the next two days. writing. “They said it will prob get worse next 48 hours.” Still. he emphasized the outcome that mattered most: “I’m alive. that’s what matters. ” adding that the ball struck him in the “best possible place.”.
The timeline moved quickly—he followed up the next day, Wednesday, June 24, with more detail in a TikTok video. Brown explained that one of his friends hit the ball that struck him. and he admitted feeling terrible about the situation. “A lot of people, they think that the ball came over multiple fairways,” he said. “No, this one, it was my own buddy. I ain’t going to name any names.” He closed his message with a direct warning to golfers in the caption: “Y’all be careful out there when playing golf.”.
Brown’s wife, Katelyn Brown, added a crucial piece of medical information the same day through her Instagram story. She said the singer’s CT scans showed no internal damage and no skull fractures. writing that what they were dealing with was “just all basically external with a minor concussion.” The relief in her wording was immediate: “We were so relieved.”.
In her account, she also framed how narrowly things could have gone wrong. “This wasn’t a golf ball that had been flying through the air and had been losing momentum. He was right off the side from it,” she wrote. “It could have been so much worse.”
The sequence of posts—stitches and concussion first, CT scan results next—spelled out how quickly a recreational game can become a serious health event, and how the next 48 hours after a head injury can decide how people ultimately recover.
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