Wheelchair Golf - Adaptive Golf
Wheelchair golf, also called adaptive golf, is growing in popularity as more advocacy, customized equipment, adaptive golf instruction, and resources become available to help physically challenged players learn and continue to play the game. The following organizations are helping to advance awareness and involvement in adaptive golf for youth and adults.Adaptive Golf Foundation of America agfofamerica.org Nonprofit organization providing adaptive golf instruction, life skills, custom equipment and personal development opportunities for physically challenged individuals of all ages. American Veterans Adaptive Golf Part of the Adaptive Golf Foundation of America, American Veterans Adaptive Golf, is a rehabilitative and therapeutic golf and life skills program designed to enhance the physical, mental, social and emotional well-being of disabled veterans and injured military personnel. Amputee Golf Australia amputeegolfaustralia.asn.au Promotes the sport of golf as a rehabilitation tool and for recreation, as well as enhances awareness of new developments and improvements of prosthetics. British Amputee Golf Association baga.org.uk BAGA is a voluntary group that promotes wheelchair golf by traveling the home countries with Summer International Championships and encourages fellow amputees to play golf and compete on equal terms. Canadian Amputee Golf Association caga.ca Assists and their families in the rehabilitation, promotes awareness of amputee issues, and introduces physically challenged individuals to the sport of golf as a means of recreation and rehabilitation. European Disabled Golf Association edgagolf.com Champions golf programs for disabled individuals throughout Europe, advocates integration of golfers with disabilities into the international golf movement for able-bodied golfers, and coordinates golf tournaments for persons with physical disabilities. Fore Hope forehope.org Nonprofit organization that uses golf as an instrument to help in the rehabilitation of persons with disabilities or an inactive lifestyle. National Amputee Golf Association nagagolf.org A nonprofit group organization that hosts adult and youth golf clinics and sponsors, national, regional and local adaptive golf tournaments across the United States. National Alliance for Accessible Golf accessgolf.org Raises awareness and funding for people with disabilities to increase participation in the game of golf. United States Golf Association resourcecenter.usga.orgPromotes making golf more accessible for the physically challenged and provides information to people with disabilities who want to play golf. If you have recommendations of other organizations you would like to see included above, please contact us by clicking here. Thank you.
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