STORIES

Member Stories from around the Country

We love the stories of the amazing blind & visually impaired golfers and their coaches!

USBGA

• 2023
  • Linda Port’s journey to the U.S. Adaptive Open.  Read more…
  • Bruce Hooper playing in the USGA Adaptive Open.  Read more

  • Amanda Cunha and her journey leading her to adaptive golf.  Read more

  • Golf Clinic for the Perkins school continues to bring blind  community closer to golf.  Read more

  • Interview with Quentin Roberts on the 2023 Oklahoma Regional
  • ESPN’s Backspin Golf featuring Ty Thompson
  • “I feel like a golfer” article on Linda Port
•  2022
  • Rancho Santa Fe woman overcomes impaired vision playing golf – Rancho Santa Fe Review – article on Linda Port
  • Everyone can play!  Youth clinic review from the 76th National Championship
  • 74 yr old Blind Golfer (Linda Port) wins World Team Championship  
  • Joe McCarron at the US Adaptive Open
  • Amanda Cunha in a great USGA article
  • Mario Tobia on the Next Rounds on Me show
  • Video review of the 2022 Vision Cup at TPC Sawgrass
  • Videos of the USBGA players on the 17th Hold at TPC Sawgrass during the final round of the 2022 Vision Cup

•  2021
  • Millard Reed interviewed on KHTK 1140 podcast, Golf to Go.
  • Sheila Drummond inducted into the Hall of Fame 
  • Millard Reed inducted into the Hall of Fame
  • Dick Pomo inducted into the Hall of Fame
  • Watch and listen to a great video featuring Jeremy Poinsenot and Chad Nesmith here
  • Listen to Greg Hooper and Ty Thompson talk about blind golf and the USBGA on The Eyes Free Sports podcast.
• 2020
  • Let’s just forget about 2020 😉
•  2019
  • Jake Olson wins the 2019 National Championship! Read more…
  • Tom Mirus accepting the Dennis Walters Award
  • 2019 ISPS Handa Vision Cup in review
  • Interview with Britton Munoz
  • Playing Blind Golf with Bob Banks
  • A new book, “Keep the Goal in Mind”, co-authored by George Pilz.  All proceeds donated to Guiding Eyes for the Blind.  Read more
  • Great article about the volunteers who help Blind Golf successful! Green Valley News
  • Bob Banks participated in the 1st Blind Golf event in Barbados and hosted a Jr. Blind Golf Clinic with kids from the Irving School for the Blind.  Read more
• 2018
  • Swing in the Dark – documentary by Sports Illustrated
  • You can view the full version of the documentary here
  • Interview with Mario Tobia
  • Inspirational video by Jeremy Poincenot
• 2017
  • Northwest Association of Blind Athletes Kids Clinic
  • 40th Annual Guiding Eye Classic Tournament
  • Champion Blind Golfer, Pat Browne Jr. dies at 84
  • South Jersey’s Mario Tobia is America’s Top Blind Golfer
• 2016
  • Chad NeSmith wins National Championship
  • Jr. Blind Golfer Patrick Molloy
• 2013
  • 19 BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED GOLFERS TO COMPETE IN 68TH
  • ANNUAL USBGA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP NEAR PORTLAND
  • Scott Wilson finishes 2nd in the B3 category of the National Championship, The Argus Observer
  • Tony Schiros while preparing for National Championship, Tampa Bay Times
  • Jim Durand on his experience at the Nationals, Daily News
  • Press Release for National Championships
  • NASHVILLE BLIND GOLFER DAVID MEADOR TO RECEIVE COVETED
    ‘BEN HOGAN AWARD’ FROM GOLF WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA ON APRIL 10
•  2012
  • Interview with Ron Plath
• 2009
  • Interview with Ted Fass
• Older
  • Nightline show with miscellaneous golf stories:  Calloway Golf, Pat Browne, Joe Lazaro Blind Golf and John Updik

  • Street Story Rhode Island Mike McKone Visually Impaired Golfer

  • Article on Mike Mercado Blind Golf

  • The life of Clint Russell, the “father” of USBGA
    • Short video of Clint in The World of Sports, 1938

International Blind Golf

• Blind Golf “down under”
• Anders Mankert on Chipping for Blind Golf

Do you have a story about Blind & Visually Impaired Golf you would like to share with us?  Let us know!