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 damage in the course of the Westminster terrorist assaults in 2017.
Due to The Golf Belief and the usage of a paragolfer, he made a exceptional 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 class
Bryan Banham – 19-27 handicap class
Cedric Bloch – 28+ handicap class
Alfie Sherwood – Winner of the Problem Cup (no handicap)
The Golf Belief, which was based in 2012, is devoted to bringing folks collectively via golf.
Its work has helped 1000’s of individuals expertise the sport, breaking down boundaries and displaying how golf is usually a driver of social mobility, group connection and more healthy lives.
By adapting the game to go well with the wants of people, households and entire communities, the charity demonstrates golf’s distinctive capacity 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 folks collectively. Congratulations to Kris and all the opposite division winners.”
