As a part of an all-new Incapacity Golf Plan set to be launched later this yr, England Golf’s Incapacity Squad will present disabled golfers with a platform to have the ability to attain the highest of their recreation by representing the Rose.
Having gained silver on the 2024 European Group Championship for Disabled Golfers in Germany, England Golf’s new England Incapacity Squad will get entry to the identical requirements of elite teaching and amenities at Woodhall Spa as the opposite Nationwide Squads.
The Incapacity Group’s first squad weekend will happen in October, with a Lead Coach to be appointed quickly.
England Golf Deputy Efficiency Director Steve Burnett mentioned: “After two profitable campaigns on the European Group Championships for Golfers with a Incapacity, we’ve got taken the proactive step of introducing the England Incapacity Squad, with a view to offering this elite group of gamers with the alternatives for teaching and growth afforded to our current England Squads.
“By having this squad, we hope to encourage golfers with a incapacity to try to attain their potential and symbolize their nation, the place they won’t solely get entry to the most effective amenities and training, however have the chance to win medals.”
England Golf Incapacity Supervisor Tom Dobson added: “Golf is a recreation for everybody, and we would like all aspiring gamers with a incapacity to take pleasure in our sport in no matter capability they want, and to problem themselves to be the most effective they are often.
“We’d wish to see extra gamers competing and signing as much as be assessed for his or her EDGA passes, which in flip will present larger depth and extra entries for the English Open for Golfers with a Incapacity – a championship which has seen elevated entries yr on yr since 2023, and the rising variety of incapacity golf occasions in England.”
Qualification for the squad will conclude in early September following the European Particular person Championships. View the choice coverage by clicking right here. For extra info on incapacity golf, go to the EDGA web site by clicking right here.
