Kent’s Ken Powell has develop into the primary ever Paragolfer to succeed in England Golf’s Race To Woodhall Spa Last, sponsored by Your Golf Journey.
Ken amassed 38 factors at his house course of North Foreland to complete only a level behind winner Mason Hannant, and in doing so, secured his spot on the closing in August at Woodhall Spa.
He mentioned: “I’m extraordinarily thrilled to come back by the regional qualifying at North Foreland. The setting was excellent for good golf. The course was in magnificent situation and the climate was variety, with only a light breeze.
“I used to be a bit nervous representing my house membership, however I acquired numerous encouragement from the membership. Fortuitously, I had an excellent recreation and the brief recreation was scorching!
“It’ll be nice to showcase the Paragolfer within the closing at Woodall Spa and hope I can play properly. Simply being there’s a bonus!”
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The 67-year-old from Ramsgate in Kent suffered two spinal strokes in 2021, resulting in him being hospitalised for nearly a 12 months, and he feared he would possibly by no means play golf once more.
However after two-and-a-half years of being in hospital and going by rehabilitation, Ken was in a position to arrange a GoFundMe web page to have the ability to purchase a Paragolfer.
He added: “It was like beginning golf yet again. I had performed to a reasonably good commonplace earlier than – however then I used to be making an attempt to hit a golf ball utilizing simply my arms.
“The Paragolfer raises you as much as the golf place. So I’m sitting down within the buggy and, after I go to hit a shot, on the management panel, I put it into the mode to boost me up and it raises me up within the air. That clearly permits me to swing as a result of you possibly can’t swing from the place of sitting down.
“Hopefully the Paragolfer will encourage others who by no means thought they might play golf once more, to have a go, because it provides a lot enjoyment.
“Hopefully I can maintain bettering, I’d like to get all the way down to a single-figure handicap and simply take pleasure in the entire {golfing} expertise with outdated and new mates.”
