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The Disabled Golf Society Events List

Building on the success of 2011, we have been able to book more venues across the country for 2012.  Listed below is the 2012 schedule.

March

Monday 19th – Kingswood, Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Thursday 22nd – Bird Hills, Maidenhead, Berkshire
Wednesday 28th – Abbey Hill, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

April

Monday 2nd – Peterstone Lakes Golf Club, Cardiff, South Wales
Thursday 5th – Sharply Golf Club, Seaham, County Durham
Tuesday 10th – Mardyke Valley, South Ockenden, Essex
Monday 16th – Billingbear Park, Wokingham, Berkshire
Wednesday 18th – Trent Lock, Long Eaton, Nottinghamshire
Monday 23rd – Cradoc Golf Club, Brecon, Powys, South Wales
Tuesday, 24th – Lichfield, Staffordshire
Thursday 26th – Hart Common, Wigan, Lancashire
Monday 30th – Cumberwell Park, Bradford uopn Avon, Wiltshire

May

Thursday 3rd – Leeds Golf Centre, Leeds, West Yorkshire
Thursday 10th – Stoneleigh Deer Park, Coventry, Warwickshire
Tuesday 15th – Houghwood, St Helens, Lancashire
Tuesday 15th – Wernddu Golf Club, Abergavenny, South Wales
Wednesday 16th – New Malton, Royston, Cambridgeshire
Monday 21st – Longhurst Hall, Morpeth, Northumberland
Tuesday 22nd – Foxbridge, Billingshurst, East Sussex
Tuesday 29th – Bondhay, Worksop, Nottinghamshire

June

Tuesday 5th – Alice Spring, Kemeys Commander, Usk, South Wales
Wednesday 6th – Whittlebury Park, Towcester, Northants
Thursday 7th – Boothferry Golf Club, Goole
Monday 11th – TBA, Devon
Tuesday 12th – Alnmouth Golf Club, Northumberland
Monday 18th – Sandmartins, Wokingham, Berkshire
Thursday 21st – Gortsey Hill, Crewe, Cheshire
Tuesday 26th – Horsehay Village Golf Club, Telford, Shropshire
Friday 29th – Horton Park, Epsom, Surrey

July

Monday 2nd – Hay on Wye, Herefordshire
Wednesday 4th – Norwood Park, Southwell, Nottinghamshire
Tuesday 10th – Craig Waugh Memorial Trophy, Dunston Hall, Norwich, Norfolk
Thursday 19th – Northallerton, Thirsk, North Yorkshire
Thursday 19th – Llantrisant and Pontyclun GC, Llantrisant, South Wales
Tuesday 24th – North v’s South Match play, Kilworth Springs, North Kilworth, Leicestershire
Tuesday 31st – Rother Valley, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

August

Wednesday 1st – Morlais Castle, Pant, Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales
Thursday 2nd – Lydd, Romney Marsh, Kent
Thursday 9th – Mid Yorkshire, Pontefract, East Yorkshire
Thursday 9th – Rockmount Golf Club, Carryduff, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Monday 13th- Bromsgrove, Worcstershire
Monday 20th – Houldsworth, Stockport, Cheshire/Lancs
Tuesday 21st – Stevenage, Hertfordshire
Thursday 23rd – South Cornelly, Nr Porthcawl
Tuesday 28th – Goodwood, Sussex
Thursday 30th – Beacon Park, Wigan Lancashire

September

Tuesday 4th – Bristol, Avon
Thursday 6th – Willow Valley, Brighouse, West Yorkshire
Friday 14th – Sunday 16th – Auld Enemies Cup, Midlands TBA
Thursday 20th – Ingleby Barwick, Stockton on Tees, North East
Thursday 27th – Ryde, Isle of Wight

October

Wednesday 3rd – Pedham Place Golf Centre, London Road, Swanley, Kent
Thursday 4th – Kingswood, Doncaster, South Yorkshire
Friday 12th – Rhondda Golf Club, Tonypandy, South Wales

Please note these dates and venues are subject to change

To enquire about any of the events listed please contact Graeme Robertson, National events Co-ordinator on 0118 9790193 / 07932 061680 or email: robertson1963@hotmail.co.uk

With the successful launch of Disabled Golf Society Taster Session throughout 2011, the aim for 2012, is to provide Academy Taster Sessions to all DGS events, thanks to the kind support of Sport England. The aim is to encourage and promote disabled golf to people with disabilities, of any age, allowing them to try out the facilities and equipment supplied. A professional coach will be on hand to provide the necessary encouragement, out on the golf course, to get the new golfers started. For those in wheelchairs, specially adapted buggies, with tilt and swivel system is available to use.

Christopher Smith, a leading member of Disabled Golf Society, has been delighted by the response of the 2011 Taster Sessions and hopes that through the kind support from Sport England, this will encourage more people to come along and have a go in 2012. For further information call the DGS on 01666 503918 or email: enquiries@disabledgolfsociety.com

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NatWest Community Force is a new initiative thats been setup to work with local communities to support the people, projects and charities making a real difference where you live. The Disabled Golf Society is one of many charities who have registered, and with your help, might be selected as one the project that the NatWest Community Force will support in the future. We need all non-members and members to registered their VOTE OF SUPPORT via the LINK HERE. The more support we get, the greater the chance of NatWest’s support.

Your support will be greatly appreciated.

The Disabled Golf Society are proud to announce that Brook Miller Mobility Limited have kindly sponsored the qualifier at Dewsbury District Golf Club on 5th September 2011.

Brook Miller Mobility are a long established supplier to the disabled members of our society, offering clients anything from a wheelchair or mobility scooter right up to a wheelchair accessible vehicle, adjustable beds or stairlifts and everything in between. This makes Brook Miller Mobility a unique one stop superstore. Dealings with all the major suppliers and manufacturers ensures Brook Miller Mobility are up to date with the latest developments in all mobility aids.

To find out further information about Brook Miller Mobility Limited please visit their website at www.brookmiller.com

A series of 6 Taster Sessions are being held throughout Wiltshire, starting at Cumberwell Park Golf Club, Bradford Upon Avon on the 5^th July. The aim of Disabled Golf Society is to encourage people with disabilities, of any age, to try the game of golf. Each Taster Session encourages new golfers to try out the facilities and equipment supplied, with the aid of a professional coach, out on the golf course. For those in wheelchairs, a specially adapted buggies, with tilt and swivel system is available to use.

The event is running in conjunction with the generous sponsorship of the BIL Group, South West. The BIL Group South West Disabled Championship is one of a number of events that the Disabled Golf Society has organised, throughout the year, culminating at the end year with the first International Competition between England and Scotland.

Christopher Smith, who setup the Disabled Golf Society, is delighted by the response he has from previous Taster Sessions and hopes that the six new sessions will encourage people to come along and have a go. For further information click here to register or ring on 01666 503918.

(Link to Wiltshire Herald  – Taster Sessions in Wiltshire)

The Disabled Golf Society and Standup and Play Foundation are working as partners in the UK to promote the ParaGolfer® to all members.

The ParaGolfer® was designed especially for disabled golfers to overcome the physical limitation when playing golf. With its patented stand-up device, strong chassis frame and combination of practical know-how, the ParaGolfer® can cope with gradients of up to 30 degrees and sideways inclinations of about 17 degrees.

The ParaGolfer® will turn automatically into a safe position should these limits be exceeded. The design allows for an absolutely secure footing in any position and its unequalled stability when the golfer is hitting the ball. With it innovative ideas for maximum playing fun, the all-terrain ParaGolfer® enables disabled golfers performance improvements comparable to those of non-handicapped players.

Anthony Netto, who is an international ambassador for challenged Golf and the best wheelchair Golfer in the world has this to say about the ParaGolfer®

“When learning how to walk you have to stand up once more than you fall down. This applies for both a small child and an adult. It holds true for learning how to walk, but in a transferred sense also for life itself. With a handicap it is an even steeper challenge. I have experienced that myself. For every physically handicapped person the ParaGolfer® is an important and valuable tool that gives you a bit more freedom.”

About Anthony Netto
Anthony Netto is an international ambassador for challenged Golf and the best wheelchair Golfer in the world. He was born in South Africa in 1963 and has been using a wheelchair since 1994 as a result of an auto accident he wasn’t responsible for. He plays Golf actively with the aid of the ParaGolfer, which he developed together with some friends. Anthony Netto is the es-trainer of the German Disabled Golf Team, acts a consultant for handicapped golfers worldwide and is the initiator of the “KidSwing” program.

For further information about the Standup and Play Foundation please visit www.standup-and-play.com