A 79-year-old man is recovering after being bashed with a golf club during a terrifying home invasion that has left him requiring emergency surgery.

Gold Coast resident Rex Nordstrom was sitting in his recliner at his Bacardi Ct home when four hooded thieves armed with a golf club climbed his fence and broke in during the early hours of Tuesday morning.

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“The bloke walked in, hit me first. First word was ‘money’. And I stood up and said, ‘no money’. And then I got whacked again,” Nordstrom said.

His wife Trish was upstairs when she heard the violent confrontation unfold.

“Chaotic, hectic,” she said of the 30 second attack.

Blood stains marked the scene of the struggle that resulted in three hours of surgery for Nordstrom.

The injuries came dangerously close to costing him his eye.

“The surgeon saw me before. He said if it had been half an inch further that way, it would have popped the eyeball, I’d have lost the eyeball, it would have been game over,” Nordstrom said.

Gold Coast man Rex Nordstrom was bashed with a golf club during home invasion. Credit: 7NEWS

The four intruders remain on the run after continuing their crime spree across the border.

Trish’s red Mercedes was stolen during the break-in, a birthday gift from her husband in 2018.

“I just hope that they catch these blokes,” Nordstrom said.

Despite the violent ordeal, the couple have no plans on moving from their home.

And Nordstrom could not resist a shot at his attacker, saying his “golf swing’s terrible” and that he would “liked to have throttled him”.

“His golf swing is terrible, good for a burglar but no good for a golfer,” he said.

“I’d love you to come back. I’d love to talk to you.”