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  Special Olympics sports golf provides one of the greatest opportunities for our athletes to train and compete among and alongside their peers in the community. The public setting of a golf course is a great venue for our athletes to demonstrate the skills and passion for the game. For first time players and those of lower ability, Individual Skills Contests challenge the athlete to achieve competence in the fundamental skills. For athletes who possess the skills four other levels of on course play are designed to stimulate and sustain interest in the game. Currently, over 6,000 athletes participate in 49 US Programs and in 14 nations around the world. Among the 140 competitors at the inaugural World Games golf competition at Yale University Golf Course in New Haven, Connecticut in 1995, 19 athletes played a three round tournament of six individual skills contests, including 4 golfers from Lithuania. Equally compelling were the 42 players who played 54 holes of stroke play, with Andrew White of South Africa capturing the gold medal in division I with a score of 81-81-80 -- 242. |
