USGA Donates Adaptive Golf Cart To Assist Disabled At Local Course
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- Category: Inside Golf
- Published: 2018-11-12
By JORDAN SCHWARTZ, USGA
Dr. Bill Montgomery has been playing golf since his childhood in Detroit, but years of carrying rocks as a geologist have led to two back surgeries. He can still swing a club, but he experiences pain after walking more than 50 yards, so the addition of an adaptive golf cart at Montgomery’s favorite course has been a huge benefit.
“I’m really thrilled with it,” he said. “It’s made it possible for me to play golf again.”
The SoloRider was purchased as part of a USGA staff holiday fundraising campaign last year and donated to Coakley-Russo Memorial Golf Course in Lyons, N.J. Not only is the facility located just a few miles from the USGA’s Liberty Corner campus, but it is affiliated with a veterans’ affairs hospital. The hope is that former military members use the cart and have an opportunity to experience the healing power of golf.