2024 MEDITERRANEAN ADAPTIVE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE HELD November 5th to 10th in Mallorca, Spain. For more information…. Presentation Sponsorship MAO 2024 TO REGISTER…. https://racetomallorca.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Application_form_Medit erranean_Adaptive_Open_2024_-003.pdf
2024 USGA ADAPTIVE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS….. Congratulations to all the Amazing golfers and the
overall winners in the tournament this year. In the Men’s Division, Kipp Prpert from England and in the
Ladies division Bailey Bish from Arizona took home the Gold Medals.
The tournament had nearly 100 players from around the world. Scores and highlights can be seen HERE:
https://championships.usga.org/usadaptiveopen.html
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Dear Blind & Vision Impaired Golfers, It gives Blind Golf Australia great pleasure to
invite all golfers with a IBGA Handicap to our event the 2024 ISPS Handa Blind Golf
Australian Open.
The event is scheduled to be played over 36-hole Stroke event. A Stableford event
will be available for those not wishing to play Stroke.
PARTICIPATION COST The cost for this event is $280.00 for both days which
includes a motorized cart, green fees, lunches on course, trophies, presentation
event, accommodation and transport to and from Mantra on View to Emerald
Lakes including from airport to Mantra on View and return.
ONLINE PARTICIPATION FORM
The Participation Form can also be completed online which is very user friendly
and you may find it easier than the usual attached form. Both options are
available. Link available below:
https://forms.gle/4HAo3CvVffZK5NfZ8
EVENT SCHEDULE
Tuesday 30th July Arrive
Wednesday 31st July Practice Day for ISPS Handa Blind Golf Australian Open
Thursday 1st August Day 1 ISPS Handa Blind Golf Australian Open
Friday 2nd August Day 2 ISPS Handa Blind Golf Australian Open, followed by
Presentations at Emerald Lakes Golf Club (Black Tie Dinner)
Saturday 3rd August Depart
President: Mr David Martin Secretary/Treasurer: Mrs Tara Fraser
www.blindgolf.com.au Ph: 0414 514 575 Ph: 0421 509 212 ABN: 33 208 750 090
secbga@gmail.com secbga@gmail.com
2024 G4D – ENGLAND is host to the 2024 World Adaptive Golf Tournament on May 15 to 17th at the Woburn Golf Course. There will be 80 of the top players in the world registered in all classes in both the Men’s and Ladies flights. We have 3 ParaGolfCanada.com members competing, Spencer Easthope from Ontario, Chris Willis from Ontario and Dustin BoyDell our local competitor from Chilliwack, British Columbia. A list of All ParaGolf players is found here….
https://www.randa.org/en/championships/the-g4d-open-entrants
“We have established The G4D Open to provide a world-class stage for the very best golfers with disabilities to compete against each other and realize their ambitions at an elite level.”
Martin Slumbers – CEO of The R&A
We have over 650 ranked Adaptive golfers from over 5o countries…. World Ranking for Golfers with Disabilities….. Ranking and names here…
“Woburn has a rich history of hosting amateur and professional championships with Final Qualifying for The Open from 2014 to 2017 and most recently the AIG Women’s Open in 2019, both played on the Marquess Course. The Duke of Bedford, President of Woburn Golf Club, said, “Woburn Golf Club is extremely proud to be host of The G4D Open on the Duchess Course. We look forward to welcoming competitors from across the globe to the championship.””
ParaGolf/ NitroGolf wish all the players a great tournament and especially wish our Canadian boys success.
FIRST DISABLED GOLFER…to ever make the cut in a Vancouver Golf Tour Tournament. They said he would be in a wheel chair but Dustin Boydell from Chilliwack, B.C. proved them all wrong. Dustin played all 3 courses at the Vancouver Open in August 19th and on Saturday Aug 20th, 2022 playing from the regular Tees he made the cut to play on Sunday in the final round. What a great accomplishment for Dustin. We are all looking forward to his success in future tournaments. He can be reached on FaceBook…. https://www.abbynews.com/sports/paralyzed-from-the-waist-down-chilliwack-man-defies-the-odds-to-walk-and-golf-again/
Our First Annual Golf tournament for the disabilities was held on September 29th, 2019 at the Cultus Lake Golf club in Chilliwack, B.C
Directors -Jill Tierney (CPMS) Ambassador for RAD Recreation Adapted Society (RADsociety.ca) and Michael J Cameron C4 SCI.
… raised money for a RAD Paragolfer to be donated by the Philanthropic Michael J Cameron, to the Cultus Lake Golf Club so that others with a disability or aging golfers with balance issues, or amputees; are able to stay active with Family and Friends. (Powered by RAD AND RICK HANSEN FOUNDATION. (RickHansen.com)
… Jill and Tanelle stated that they wanted to thank all the participants and especially all the disabilities golfers that came out on a beautiful sunny day. Donations can be made through the www.radsociety.ca website or a direct link from the Nitrogolf website. See you all next spring for another exciting event. Jill can be contacted at jill.tierney321@gmail.com and Tanelle at….. tanellebolt@gmail.com
ALSO CHECK OUT THESE SITES FOR A POWER FULL STORY FOR ALL:
NEW YORK POLICE DEPT. – BLIND Golfers in the UK http://kingdom.golf/golf/blind-golfers/
GROUND ZERO 360 EXHIBITIION. PROJECT – www.groundzero360.org A great story by BLIND project ambassador NYPD Commander Paul McCormick … IT WILL TOUCH YOUR HEART.
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Tagged blind golf, Canadian, disabilities, golf, Paragolfer, RAD, radsociety, tournaments
GEORGE THIRKILL…July 2019-Wins medals in all 3 Blind Golf Tournaments. History was made this year with 3 Blind tournaments held in British Columbia during the week of July 4th to 13th. The tournaments were hosted in Creston at the Creston Golf Club for the B.C. Provincial championships, in Kimberly at BootLeg Gap Golf Course for the Western Canadian championships and in Cranbrook at the St. Eugene Golf Resort for the ISPS HANDA Canadian Nationals. There were 49 golfers from all over the world from Mexico. Korea to Ireland and Israel and North America. George represented B.C. and played in the senior division and Won the overall low Net in the B.C. provincials and came in runner-up in the other 2 tournaments. The Canadian National championships overall winner was World #1 young Blind golfer Kiefer Jones from Calgary with a score of 77 on day one and 77 on day two. There are over 100+ Blind golfers around the world that participate in blind golf and they all need your support. For more information visit…..www.blindgolf.ca
TANELLE BOLT…Congratulations…Long Drive competition held in Mesquite, Nevada in May was very successful. Tanelle competed in the Wheel Chair disabilities category and established a record 125 yards on her second ball. This Long drive competition was the first to be held for people with disabilities. Tanelle is an inspiration for all of us and supports RAD.
Tanelle can be contacted through the RADsociety.ca website. Click on the Logo on the front page
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October 1 to 5th-2018 ROME, ITALY
2018 WORLDS BLIND GOLF CHAMPIONSHIPS AND ITALIAN OPEN….There were 15 countries represented and approximately 50 visually impaired players along with their coaches attending the event. Each country sent anywhere from a 1 person competitor to 6 person team. It was special to see so many talented Blind golfers from all over the world.
The tournament was played at the beautiful Sheraton Parco de’ Medici Golf Course in Rome. A par 72 course that was challenging and had some very interesting challenges for the blind golfer to contend with.
The Italian Open was held on the Monday & Tuesday with the presentation of awards and banquet after play was completed.
The World Matches were held on the Thursday & Friday for those that qualified in their respective countries with awards presented after the completion of play.
The World Blind Golf Championships were won by one of our young Canadian B3 Blind golfers Kiefer Jones, from Calgary who shot a 74 & 77 for a World record score. What an amazing young person.
We want to thank the Italian Blind Golf Association for hosting the event and looking forward to the 2020 Worlds Blind Golf Championships in Pretoria, South Africa.
JULY – 2018
Congratulation to our local Langley golfer George Thirkill who is blind on winning the 2018 overall championship at the Western Canadian Blind Golf Championships in Winnipeg, Manitoba in July. George shot a score of 91 and 85 on the second day to capture the title. There were golfers from all over Canada participating in this event. George with this win will now represent British Columbia at the World Blind Golf Championships in September in Rome, Italy.
