Blind Golfers
The united states blind golf association is an organization for individuals with visual impairments to learn compete and challenge the game of golf.
Blind golfers. At 20 years old with my dad as my guide i competed in and won the 2010 world blind golf championship. They see where the ball is and their brain has coded algorithms for returning the sweet spot to the ball in a certain way. We call this perception action coupling of club centre of mass and ball centre of mass.
In 2011 i was honored as the san diego hall of champions challenged athlete of the year. Due to the covid 19 outbreak we will be taking precautions and asking everyone to be mindful about social distancing limiting personal close contact with other golfers and to wear a mask when in public. The united state blind golf association usbga was established in 1953 for the purpose of encouraging and enhancing opportunities for blind and visually impaired golfers to compete in the game of golf.
This allows blind golfers to ground their club in a hazard and their coach guide to stand on the line of the shot without penalty while the shot is played. Blind and visually impaired golf is played with the assistance of a sighted coach. Through youth and adult clinics and championship tournaments we bring skills values and opportunities that make a lifelong difference.
The middle atlantic blind golf association is a totally self sustaining organization providing our programs through dues donations and our annual fund raising charity event. Organized blind golf tournaments have taken place in america since the united states blind golf association was established in 1947. The first hole in one recorded by a blind or visually impaired golfer in a national open was scored on september 15 2004 by jan dinsdale a b2 lady from northern ireland.
The 2020 victorian blind golf open championships were played on the north course at rosebud country club on march 16 17 2020. As a team golfers and coaches are expected to follow the. The reason this happens for sighted golfers and not for robots or blind golfers is that sighted golfers have a visual perception.
This was the 30th consecutive year that the victorian blind golf open has been held at rosebud country club which is a unique record. They have published a modification of the rules of golf for golfers with disabilities. Like all things it s the most difficult trials that shape who we are and i am a better athlete and person because of this sport.
