To
better promote the success golfers
with disabilities have had, the
Resource Center collects printed
stories and posts them on this
site so that you can not only
read them, but be motivated by
the golfers they describe. Please
look through the catalog of stories
below to learn about how much
golf has impacted others and how
you too can experience such success.
| Amputee Golfers |
| "After losing a limb, a return to the green"
(The Wilmington, Delaware News Journal - 2008) |
| "Learning the Game All Over Again"
(Kietryn Zychal - Pocono Record - 2007) |
| "Double Amputee Logs Second Hole in One"
(Niles Kruger - Monroe News - 2007) |
| "Amputation Drives New Interest in Golf"
(Joan Bennett - Amputee Golfer Magazine - 2007) |
| "Single-seater carts give disabled golfers a shot"
(The Daily Nonpareil Online- Tim Johnson - 2006) |
| "Sonny Ackerman, Adaptive Golf Legend"
(Adaptive Golf Foundation - 2006) |
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| Golfers with Developmental Disabilities |
| "Special Olympics Golf National Invitational Tourn."
(PGA.com - 2008) |
| "CHADD's Youth Golf Program Sparks Interest, Self-Esteem and Education on AD/HD"
(Laura DeShano, MSW and Karen Sampson, MA - 2008) |
| "The Sum of All Pars"
(Erica Goodman - USGA Fellow - 2007) |
| "McNerney Tees Off Summer Golf for Autistic Students"
(Mabel Aragon - 2007) |
| "A Dream Come True"
(Michael A. Boslet - GolfWeek's SuperNEWS - 2006) |
| "Special Services"
(USGA Green Section: Record - 2006) |
| "Heroes of the Greatest Game"
(Pat Sablich-USGA Fellow - 2006) |
| "ARCH Continues Success Through Golf"
(Kristin Lynch - USGA Fellow - 2005) |
| "Golfing Worlds of Splendor"
(Lorne Rubenstein-golfobserver.com - 2005) |
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| Golfers with Mobility Impairments |
| "Golfing after a stroke"
(Red Bluff Daily News Online - 2008) |
| "Disabled pro gains PGA Class A rank"
(Steve Harmon - Golfweek - 2008) |
| "Ready, Willing, and Able"
(Golf Range Times - 2008) |
| "From the Television to the Golf Course"
(Jack Hendrickson - USGA Fellow - 2007 - 2007) |
| "Single Golf Cart Makes it Possible for Nearly Anyone to Play"
(Mary Lou Rodgers (Douglas County Post- Gazette) - 2007) |
| "Smiling Through it All"
(Dan Mirocha - Golfweek - 2007) |
| "When Life Throws you Curveballs..."
(Gennessa Guzman - USGA Fellow - 2007) |
| "No Handicaps Here"
(U.S. Open Championship Program - Mike Dudurich - 2007) |
| "Single-seater carts give disabled golfers a shot"
(The Daily Nonpareil Online- Tim Johnson - 2006) |
| "FORE! Nothing Slows Baldree Down"
(Deanna Plemons - Explore magazine - 2006) |
| "Learn to Golf Clinics Teach Fundamentals and Fun"
(Texas Scottish Rite Hospital - 2005) |
| "Sewickley teen scores first hole-in-one"
(Woodland's Golf Foundation - 2005) |
| "Sowing Seeds"
(Kimberly Brown - USGA - 2005) |
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| Golfers with Sight Impairments |
| "AWARE links"
(AWARE - 2009) |
| "DESPITE MAKING AN ACE, SMITH DOESN'T BELIEVE IN MIRACLES"
(The Press Democrat - 2008) |
| "Blind golfers work on their swing, prepare for touranments next year"
(The Canadian Press - 2007) |
| "Fore! No, he's 5"
(Hilary Bentman - 2007) |
| "Blind Golfer Aims to get more Playing Game"
(Kevin Mitchell - The StarPhoenix - 2006) |
| "Golfing Worlds of Splendor"
(Lorne Rubenstein-golfobserver.com - 2005) |
| "Florida School for the Deaf and Blind Visits The First Tee of St. Johns County"
(Mandy Riceman - The First Tee - 2003) |
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| Interviews |
| "An Interview with Dan Harrington - Meadow Park GC"
(United States Golf Association - 2009) |
| "An Interview with Jena Munson"
(United States Golf Association - 2008) |
| "An Interview with Sam Crawford"
(United States Golf Association - 2008) |
| "An Interview with Mary Lou Crocker"
(United States Golf Association - 2008) |
| "An Interview with Judie Thompson"
(United States Golf Association - 2007) |
| "An Interview with Phillip Rocha"
(United States Golf Association - 2007) |
| "An Interview with Patrick Bryne"
(United States Golf Association - 2007) |
| "An Interview with Wyman Carey"
(United States Golf Association - 2007) |
| "An Interview with Judy Alvarez"
(United States Golf Association - 2007) |
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| Military Golf |
| "First Swing Comes to Fort Belvior"
(Insidenova.com - 2009) |
| "Fort Sam Houston First Swing"
(Statesman.com - 2009) |
| "A Safe Place"
(Erica Goodman - USGA Fellow - 2008) |
| "Taylor Made Golf provides clubs and instruction to benefit wounded warriors program"
(San Diego Union Tribune - 2008) |
| "In War's Aftermath, A Game Becomes a Lifeline"
(Wall Street Journal - 2007) |
| "GAME ON: Veterans get a Chance to Return to Golf Course"
(Stephanie Szuda - 2007) |
| "Driving forward with life..."
(Karen Carney - Amputee Golfer Magazine - 2007) |
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| Programs for Individuals with Disabilities |
| "The Positive Impact of PEAK"
(USGA.org - 2008) |
| ""Fore" The Good of the Cause"
(NewsNet - 2008) |
| "Links to assistive technology"
(Courage Duluth - 2008) |
| "Program Helps Disabled Swing into Golf"
(Tampa Bay 10 News - 2007) |
| "Putting Your Muscle Where Your Heart Is"
(Jim Moore - USGA - Green Section Record - 2007) |
| "Single Golf Cart Makes it Possible for Nearly Anyone to Play"
(Mary Lou Rodgers (Douglas County Post- Gazette) - 2007) |
| "No Handicaps Here"
(U.S. Open Championship Program - Mike Dudurich - 2007) |
| "Program gives Disabled Golfers Opportunity to Stay Active"
(Bradenton Herald- Mike Henry - 2007) |
| "USGA Grant, Golf Help Small Program Blossom"
(by Kristin Lynch, USGA Grants and Fellowship - 2007) |
| "National Alliance for Accessible Golf"
(Carol Wynne - Florida Golf Magazine - 2006) |
| "Special Services"
(USGA Green Section: Record - 2006) |
| "FORE! Nothing Slows Baldree Down"
(Deanna Plemons - Explore magazine - 2006) |
| "Learn to Golf Clinics Teach Fundamentals and Fun"
(Texas Scottish Rite Hospital - 2005) |
| "Sewickley teen scores first hole-in-one"
(Woodland's Golf Foundation - 2005) |
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| Success Stories Archive |
| "From the Gridiron to the Green"
(Active Living Magazine - Liz Fleming - 2004) |
| "The Woodlands Opens New Doors in Golf World"
(Andy Heiman - USGA - 2004) |
| "Continued Learning - The Houser Family Takes to the Links"
(Ryan Morgan - USGA Fellow - 2004) |
| "Disease Slows Weder, But Not Her Spirit"
(Mike Ewald - USGA Fellow - 2004) |
| "Open Access"
(Doug Saunders - Golf Course Management - GCSAA - 2004) |
| "Golfers with Disabilities: An Opportunity to Expand Customer Service and Increase Revenues"
(Gary Robb - The Bottom Line Magazine - 2003) |
| "All Fore One"
(Bill Huffman - East Valley Tribune - 2004) |
| "A New Challenge"
(Brendan Tierney - Ability Magazine - 2004) |
| "Swinging Sensation"
(Mandy Riceman - The First Tee - 2003) |
| "Looking in a New Direction"
(Sarah Holcombe for Juniorlinks.com - 2003) |
| "Adaptive Program Teaches Life Lessons"
(Kyle Yamamoto - USGA Fellow - 2003) |
| "Junior Golf Program - Above Par"
(Alison McCleskey for Texas Scottish Rite Hospital - 2003) |
| "Fairway Friends Count Buddies, Not Bogeys"
(Cindy Lange - Kubick for the Lincoln Journal Star - 2003) |
| "A Strong Grasp of What is Needed"
(Golf Journal - 1998) |
| "Accepting the Challenge"
(Golf Journal - 1998) |
| "Disabled - But Not Disqualified"
(Golf Journal - 1995) |
| "Lessons of a One-Armed Golfer"
(Golf Journal - 1996) |
| "Overcoming Obstacles"
(Golf Journal - 1994) |
| "Players Persevere in Enjoying the Game"
(The News-Press - 2001) |
| "Possibilities Unlimited"
(Golf Journal - 1994) |
| "Round the Loop"
(Golf Journal - 1998) |
| "Special Indeed"
(Golf Journal - 1995) |
| "Steady As They Go"
(Amputee Golfer - 1989) |
| "Therapy for the Soul"
(Golf Journal - 1997) |
| "Wheels of Justice"
(Golf Journal - 2001) |
| "Slightly Off Target"
(Golf Journal - 1999) |
