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Australian golfing legend Jack Newton dies at elderly at 72

 Australian golfing legend Jack Newton dies aged 72 Posted 8 hours ago Updated 1 hour ago An elderly white man with glasses gives an interview Newton's successful golfing career was cut short by a freak accident, one to which the former great contributed the sport in a different way (ABC Newcastle: Geoff Overmyer)Help keep family and friends in the loop by sharing this article.

COPY LINKSHARE Australian golf legend Jack Newton has died aged 72. Newton, the 1979 Australian Open winner, died overnight of "health complications," his family says.

Newton's win at the Australian Open was one of three triumphs on the Australian Tour: he also won once on the PGA Tour and was a three-time winner on the European Tour. A golfer carrying yellow and red putts during a tournament.

Newton competed in the Augusta National in 1979, the same year he won the Australian Open.

(Getty Images: Augusta National) In July 1983, however, tragedy struck. Aged just 33, just a year older than Adam Scott when he won the 2013 Masters, Newton lost his right arm and eye after returning to Newcastle after a game in Sydney when he crashed into an airplane propeller.

Swan's fearless competitor at SCG and a legendary Australian who blazed an impressive path during his professional golf career between 1971 and 1983," his family said in a statement on Friday.

Newton Junior Golf Foundation, sports commentary, golf course design, and raising significant donations for various charities, most notably Diabetes A Male Golfer hitting a ball with one arm during a tournamentNewton lost his arm and right eye in 1983 but still found ways to play the game he loved.

husband, proud brother, adoring grandfather, and fellow campaigner." In true Jack I'm Newton style, we will celebrate his incredible life.

" For now, however, our family is asking for privacy and we appreciate everyone's love, support, and friendship throughout his life. Forty years after the fateful accident that shocked the country and sent then-Prime Minister Bob Hawke rushing to the hospital to help him, Newton was diagnosed with dementia.

Australian sports stars, musicians, comedians, and dignitaries flock to his home in Cessnock to raise money for charity. Newton's own organization, the Jack Newton Junior Golf Foundation, has raised more than $20 million over years to nurture the brightest young players in the country. Golfer since its inception in 1986.