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Golf clubs are specifically designed to transmit high amounts of force to a concentrated target area. That, of course, makes them uniquely effective at launching golf balls long distances with great accuracy. When wielded incorrectly, however, they can be extremely destructive.
Iranian-born golf instructor Mohammad Mohseni Goudarzi learned that the hard way last year when he was struck in the face by the club of Houston-based oil executive Youssef Abbad El Andaloussi during a lesson, leaving him with multiple facial fractures, infections and permanent disfigurement according to a report by The Independent.
Or at least this is what is alleged by Goudrazi—who lives in Bolivia and teaches in multiple countries, in a lawsuit seeking $1 million in damages. Goudrazi claims he agreed to instruct El Andaloussi on basic golf techniques as “a family favour,” and that’s when the injury occurred.
“During the instruction [El Andaloussi] negligently swung a golf club without checking his surroundings or confirming [Goudarzi’s] position,” Goudarzi’s lawsuit alleges. “[El Andaloussi’s] careless act resulted in the club striking [Goudarzi’s] face, causing severe trauma and multiple facial bone fractures.”
Allegedly, employees at BlackHorse Country Club—an upscale public-private course in suburban Houston—attempted to call an ambulance for Goudrazi, but El Andaloussi declined, offering to take Goudrazi to the emergency room himself. After leaving Goudrazi at the ER, however, El Andaloussi is said to have cut off communication with Goudrazi, directing all communication to his wife Azi Mohseni due to “work obligations.” Mohseni apologised for her husband’s behaviour, and referred Goudrazi to a local doctor who introduced himself a facial injury specialist. According to the lawsuit, the doctor told Goudrazi nothing was broken and instructed him to rest.
For the next several days, Goudrazi’s condition continued to worsen. Without American health insurance, he called a doctor back in Bolivia who instructed him to get an MRI. When Goudrazi returned to the previous doctor after the MRI revealed multiple facial fractures, the doctor allegedly “informed [Goudarzi] that he was not, in fact, a specialist in facial trauma and advised him to seek further treatment elsewhere.”
By this point, 8-10 days had passed since the initial incident, and Goudrazi’s injuries had developed infections that reportedly “required emergency reconstructive surgery” and “ongoing rehabilitative care.” All the while, Goudrazi claims El Andaloussi hasn’t spoken to him since he dropped him off at the ER. The lawsuit also claims neither El Andaloussi or his wife Mohseni offered to compensate Goudrazi for “substantial physical, emotional, and financial damages.”
Goudrazi claims the errant swing led to “diminished quality of life, loss of earnings, and substantial past and future medical expenses.” He is now seeking a jury trial and damages upwards of $1 million following the ordeal.
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