Tag Archives: Adaptive Golf
The Inaugural Indiana Adaptive Golf Championship Was A Huge Success
By Santana Shipley Twenty-seven players from 11 states competed in the Inaugural Indiana Adaptive Golf Championship, in September, at the Plum Creek Golf Club. The Championship included both Overall and Senior divisions with nine different impairment categories as defined by the United States Adaptive Golf Alliance Player Classification system. David McCready, from Brownsburg, […]
Fore Hope Promotes Using Golf for Therapy
Golf is experiencing a swell in popularity and participation, thanks to its acceptance as a socially-distanced outdoor activity. The sport provides a much-needed respite from quarantining indoors and yields therapeutic benefits. Mindy Derr has been promoting the value of using golf for therapy through Fore Hope, which she developed in 1989 and continues today. For over 30 years, Derr has combined a love of golf with helping others. People who have experienced, […]
USAGA Holds National Adaptive Golf Championship
By Fred Altvater Most golfers grab their sticks from the trunk, lace up their golf shoes and head to the first tee, but for another group of special golfers, the game is a bit more challenging. Every year the United States Adaptive Golf Alliance (USAGA) hosts the National Adaptive Golf Championship. Last year it […]
Blind Golf is Strong and Growing
By Bob Andrews The United States Blind Golf Association (USBGA) promotes the game for golfers with limited or no vision. In 1946 a hand full of totally blind men, primarily WW II veterans, gathered in California to renew their competitive golf spirit. They followed the Rules of Golf, with the assistance of a partner, […]
Double Amputee Sets ParaLong Drive Record
By: Fred Altvater Evan Mathias was born without legs and has relied on the use of prosthetics for most of his life. “I had congenital defects, no legs. They basically did reconstructive surgeries. I was born with just a couple of toes.” Playing golf is hard, just getting a golf ball airborne is challenging for […]
The Golf Industry Must Adopt a Growth Mindset
By Rich O’Brien I often see stories written by colleagues that suggest the game is dying because it is too difficult for new players to learn. They often cite the number of players learning the game is equal to the number of players leaving the game. This superficial overview of the numbers does not represent […]