When a Blind or Visually Impaired person is introduced to competitive golf, barriers disappear.
Our Members journeys fuel our mission.
Our Jr Golf clinics and lessons leave a lasting imprint.
Membership provides Blind & Visually Impaired golfers to complete with others in the same sight categories.
Since 1953 the USBGA has served the Blind & Visually Impaired community
we strive to grow the sport by offering clinics to blind and visually impaired people and teach them the sport of blind golf.
Membership is available to those adults with a visual acuity of less than 20/200 and wish to compete in our events and championship tournaments.
More »Would you like to make a difference in the lives of the blind and visually-impaired? There are many ways that you can support the mission of the USBGA and help us inspire, instruct and challenge blind youth and adults through the game of golf.
More »The United States Blind Golf Association is an organization for individuals with visual impairments
to learn, compete and challenge the game of golf.
Through youth and adult clinics and Championship tournaments, we bring skills, values and opportunities that make a lifelong difference.
The United States Blind Golf Association is an organization for individuals with visual impairments
to learn, compete and challenge the game of golf.
Through youth and adult clinics and Championship tournaments, we bring skills, values and opportunities that make a lifelong difference.
The USBGA is offering up to $5,000 in scholarship funding for the school year 2022 / 2023. This scholarship, established by the USBGA, is in memory of George and Edith Pilz. George and Edith were advocates for the advancement of blind and legally blind students. APPLICATIONS are now CLOSED.
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The United States Blind Golf Association (USBGA) is an organization for blind and visually impaired (B&VI) individuals to learn, compete and challenge other B&VI members to the game of golf. Golf tournaments are hosted throughout the United States.
The USBGA strives to increase public awareness of B&VI golf by conducting youth and adult clinics across the country, teaching blind, visually impaired and other challenged individuals to learn the skills, values, social aspects and opportunities that golfing provides.
Blind golf is played strictly to the Rules of Golf produced by the United States Golf Association (USGA) and the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St. Andrews (R&A). Together the USGA and the R&A have released an updated 2023 Rules of Golf.
Competitions can be played off scratch within each sight classification or off handicap across all sight classifications. The IBGA has developed a Handicap Scheme that is utilized by all member associations and is used for IBGA sanctioned tournaments and international competition.
We show results that are measurable. Since the inception of our Junior Golf program in 1992, over 5,000 children and adults have been introduced to the joys and social interactions around blind and vision-impaired golf.
Blind Golf Tournaments are the peak of achievement for blind and visually impaired golfers. When a blind or visually impaired person is introduced to the game of golf, labels and barriers disappear. Goals are attained. Accomplishments are earned.
Each one of our members has a story to share about how they faced overwhelming challenges in life. Once they set their minds to it, they found a way to overcome these challenges through strength and determination. They found their way to inspire and succeed!
“I have a tip that can take 5 strokes off of anyone’s game. It’s called an Eraser.”
Arnlold Palmer“A good golfer has the determination to win and the patience to wait for the breaks.”
Gary Player“As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.”
Ben HoganRecognized by the United States Golf Association for our work with the blind and visually impaired in the game of golf.
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