“It’s completely changed my life”
Stuart Hutcheson became the first blind golfer to win the British Open and the British Masters within the same year in 2025. But this incredible achievement came just four years after taking up the...
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The man who beat Tiger: the importance of talent, fate, and sacrifice
Gary Wolstenholme MBE is considered one of best amateur golfers England has produced. Now turned professional, Katie Shepherd finds out about his not so easy journey to success. “Gary, if there was one person...
Blind Golf: The partnership looking to win the UK Masters
A golfer who couldn’t play his sport due to a lack of volunteers is now excelling with not only a new partner, but a new friend. Mike Tomlinson was diagnosed with Stargardts disease at...
From down and out to second in Europe: how disabled golf turned David Reaney’s life around
At first glance, as he tees up and gauges precisely how to execute his next shot, you’d have no idea David Reaney is any different to your average golfer. But David is registered blind....
From dreams of becoming a pilot to blind golf winner – the remarkable story of Andy Sellars
Andy Sellars, a golfer from Warrington, who felt like his “whole world had ended” when he went blind, has won a major title. Sellars has lifted the Chairman’s Cup at Bulwell Hall in Nottinghamshire....
From going blind and chucking away his clubs, to hopes of playing golf for his country
John Turner is a man who lived for golf. So when he lost his sight three years ago, at the age of 53, he was devastated and even threw away his clubs. But what...
Four years on: does the World Handicap System still work?
Overhear many a conversation on a golf course or in a club house and you may think that the amateur game is on its death bed. Before you ask, it’s not because they’ve skewed...
In the rough: Golf, Grief and a Grimace
Golf pro Ana Dawson opens up on bereavement in elite sport, after the death of her father threatened to derail her promising career. The vast majority of us, at some point in our life,...
Blind athlete has conquered two sports – now she’s looking to conquer the fairways
Imagine learning you’ll become blind. Aspired your whole life to be a GP, and then having to retire at 41 due to sight loss. This would be a loss beyond comprehension for most people,...
Have you heard of Blind Golf?
With the 2024 Para-Olympics coming up this summer in France, disability sport is at the forefront of plenty of people’s minds. Over the last 10 years, developments in technology and the raising of awareness...
