The annual Golf Belief Open welcomed 50 golfers with disabilities to The Shire final week, celebrating the ability of sport to unite communities.
Supported by volunteers from Mercedes, Laureus Sport and Irwin Mitchell, the occasion showcased dedication, inclusion and achievement.
The general champion was Kris Aves, who triumphed with a powerful 39 factors.
A former Metropolitan Police Officer, Kris sustained a spinal twine harm throughout the Westminster terrorist assaults in 2017.
Due to The Golf Belief and using a paragolfer, he made a outstanding return to the game, culminating on this yr’s victory.
Alongside the general title, division champions have been topped throughout a number of classes:
Jake Taylor – 0-18 handicap categoryBryan Banham – 19-27 handicap categoryCedric Bloch – 28+ handicap categoryAlfie Sherwood – Winner of the Problem Cup (no handicap)
The Golf Belief, which was based in 2012, is devoted to bringing individuals collectively via golf.
Its work has helped hundreds of individuals expertise the sport, breaking down obstacles and exhibiting how golf generally is a driver of social mobility, neighborhood connection and more healthy lives.
By adapting the game to swimsuit the wants of people, households and complete communities, the charity demonstrates golf’s distinctive potential to have interaction as much as 4 generations collectively on the course.
Founder Cae Menai-Davies praised the success of the day:
“Thanks to everybody who took half and supported the day. This occasion is all the time such a implausible celebration of incapacity and golf. It additionally exhibits the ability that golf has to convey individuals collectively. Congratulations to Kris and all the opposite division winners.”
