Member Stories from around the Country
We love the stories of the amazing blind & vision impaired golfers and their coaches! Do you have a story of a blind or vision impaired player to share? Let us know!
USBGA
- 2026
- Rewind for the Blind Boswell tournament – Greg Hooper, James Meachum and Kevin Edwards
- Rewind for the BlindBoswell tournament – James Meachum
- Teamwork Brings Sight to Blind Golfers, NCGA
- 2025
Breaking Barriers:
How Ameer Eldomiatti Uses Curiosity and Determination to Succeed
By Jim Gunderson
- Breaking Barriers – How Ameer Eldomaiatti Uses Curiosity and Determination to Succeed – by Jim Gunderson. Read more
2025 National Championship – “Curt Jones Brings Blind Golf to Oak Marsh; 79th USBGA National Championship Oakdale, Minnesota – By Jim Gunderson. Read more
- 2025 National Championship – “Dick Pomo: Finding Joy and Community Through Golf” By Jim Gunderson – Read more
- 2025 National Championship – “From Curiosity to the Green: How Anne Naber Discovered Blind Golf” By Jim Gunderson read more
- 2025 National Championship clinic – “You Don’t Have to See It to Tee It!Ben Zheng’s First Swings in Blind Golf by Jim Gunderson” Read more
- Bob Banks & Mario Tobia with an article about blind golf in the NY Post
- Paul McCormack receives award from NYC Mayor, Eric Adams. Read more!
- Jeff Woods in the news!
- 2023
- Chip Arbogast with a story of his journey and recent win at the Nationals! Read more
- Linda Port’s journey to the U.S. Adaptive Open. Read more…
- Bruce Hooper playing in the USGA Adaptive Open. Read more
Amanda Cunha and her journey leading her to adaptive golf. Read more
Golf Clinic for the Perkins school continues to bring blind community closer to golf. Read more
- Interview with Quentin Roberts on the 2023 Oklahoma Regional
- “I feel like a golfer” article on Linda Port
- 2022
- Rancho Santa Fe woman overcomes impaired vision playing golf – Rancho Santa Fe Review – article on Linda Port
- Everyone can play! Youth clinic review from the 76th National Championship
- 74 yr old Blind Golfer (Linda Port) wins World Team Championship
- Joe McCarron at the US Adaptive Open
- Amanda Cunha in a great USGA article
- Mario Tobia on the Next Rounds on Me show
- Video review of the 2022 Vision Cup at TPC Sawgrass
- Videos of the USBGA players on the 17th Hold at TPC Sawgrass during the final round of the 2022 Vision Cup
- 2021
- Millard Reed interviewed on KHTK 1140 podcast, Golf to Go.
- Sheila Drummond inducted into the Hall of Fame
- Millard Reed inducted into the Hall of Fame
- Dick Pomo inducted into the Hall of Fame
- Watch and listen to a great video featuring Jeremy Poinsenot and Chad Nesmith here
- 2020
- Let’s just forget about 2020 😉
- 2019
- Jake Olson wins the 2019 National Championship! Read more…
- Tom Mirus accepting the Dennis Walters Award
- 2019 ISPS Handa Vision Cup in review
- Interview with Britton Munoz
- Playing Blind Golf with Bob Banks
- A new book, “Keep the Goal in Mind”, co-authored by George Pilz. All proceeds donated to Guiding Eyes for the Blind. Read more
- Bob Banks participated in the 1st Blind Golf event in Barbados and hosted a Jr. Blind Golf Clinic with kids from the Irving School for the Blind. Read more
- 2018
- Swing in the Dark – documentary by Sports Illustrated
- You can view the full version of the documentary here
- Interview with Mario Tobia
- Inspirational video by Jeremy Poincenot
- 2017
- 2016
- 2013
- 19 BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED GOLFERS TO COMPETE IN 68TH
- ANNUAL USBGA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP NEAR PORTLAND
- Scott Wilson finishes 2nd in the B3 category of the National Championship, The Argus Observer
- Tony Schiros while preparing for National Championship, Tampa Bay Times
- Jim Durand on his experience at the Nationals, Daily News
- Press Release for National Championships
- NASHVILLE BLIND GOLFER DAVID MEADOR TO RECEIVE COVETED
‘BEN HOGAN AWARD’ FROM GOLF WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA ON APRIL 10
- 2012
- Interview with Ron Plath
- 2009
- Interview with Ted Fass
- Older
- People Magazine interview with Joe Lazaro. Read more
- David Meador wins the Ben Hogan award. Read more
- David Meador in the news with his visit to the “blind golf Masters”. Read more
- Nightline show with miscellaneous golf stories: Calloway Golf, Pat Browne, Joe Lazaro Blind Golf and John Updik
Street Story Rhode Island Mike McKone Visually Impaired Golfer
Article on Mike Mercado Blind Golf
- The life of Clint Russell, the “father” of USBGA
- Short video of Clint in The World of Sports, 1938
International Blind Golf
- Blind Golf “down under”
- Anders Mankert on Chipping for Blind Golf
Do you have a story about Blind & Vision Impaired Golf you would like to share with us? Let us know!