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 formidable 39 factors.
A former Metropolitan Police Officer, Kris sustained a spinal wire harm through the Westminster terrorist assaults in 2017.
Because of The Golf Belief and the usage of a paragolfer, he made a outstanding return to the game, culminating on this yr’s victory.
Alongside the general title, division champions had 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 limitations and exhibiting how golf is usually a driver of social mobility, group 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 skill to interact 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 at all times such a implausible celebration of incapacity and golf. It additionally reveals the ability that golf has to convey individuals collectively. Congratulations to Kris and all the opposite division winners.”
