Jason Aldean Reveals Text to Kane Brown After Golfing Accident

Jason Aldean and Kane Brown are both country stars that hail from Georgia and although they have a significant age difference, Aldean (49) Brown (32), the two are really close friends.

Recently Brown incurred a major golf injury when he suffered a concussion on the golf course. The singer says he was hit in the head by a golf ball.

Pictures show a nasty cut along his ear. He needed 23 stitches to close the wound.

"They said it will probably get worse [the] next 48 hours," Brown shared on Instagram Story, "but I'm [alive] and that's all that matters."

Jason Aldean Says Kane Brown Is 'Tough as a Pine Knot' After Golfing Accident

Aldean was a guest on Country Countdown USA with Lon Helton where he was asked about his pal's golfing injury and if he had reached out to him about it.

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The "Dirt Road Anthem" singer said "My wife asked, ‘Did you hear Kane got hit by a golf ball?’ I didn’t realize how bad it was. It was like 150 miles an hour to the back of his ear. I figured one popped him on top of the head. I sent him a text right after that. I love Kane, I hate that happened to him, but he’s tough as a pine knot, so he’ll be fine."

What Does Tough As A Pine Knot Mean?

A pine knot is extremely tough. It's the dense, resin-soaked section of wood where a branch grows out of the trunk. Because it's packed with resin and tightly grained, it's much harder than the surrounding wood.

Close-up of a knot on a pine tree trunk. — Photo by Valomukitse Arva-Zika on Unsplash

So Aldean is basically saying that Brown and his head are as tough and dense as a resin-soaked tree trunk... pretty dang tough if you ask me. That's why the Southern expression "tough as a pine knot" means someone is exceptionally rugged, resilient, and hard to hurt.

Can A Golf Ball Kill You?

Yes. A golf ball traveling around 150 mph can be fatal if it strikes someone in a vulnerable area, particularly the head or neck, like the one that hit Brown.

A typical golf ball weighs about 1.6 ounces (45.9 grams). At 150 mph, it carries enough energy to cause:

Skull fractures
Severe traumatic brain injury
Neck injuries
Internal bleeding

Brown isn't exaggerating when he says he is lucky to be alive.

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Jason Aldean's career has not only been a success for him, but it has also helped broaden the horizons of country music over the past two decades. Aldean ushered in a new sound with songs like "Dirt Road Anthem," blending country and hip-hop influences by incorporating rap-style verses into a mainstream country hit. He also proved his ability to spark national conversation with "Try That in a Small Town," a controversial song that generated headlines, debate, and widespread attention both within and beyond the country music community.

Aldean has staying power, too. Even in the later stages of his career, he shows no signs of slowing down, with his radio singles still reaching No. 1 in 2026.

Jason Aldean has earned a spot on our list of the Most Important Modern Country Artists, and these are the songs that prove it.

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