Tough Love and Second Chances - EDGA
111 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago -The tough love and second chances podcast, reveals remarkable stories of those who refuse to be defined by their disability. The power of the human spirit shines through with examples of how hope, courage and the opportunity to express oneself through the game of golf, makes for a combination that can improve, and even save lives. Written and hosted by Ben Evans for EDGA.
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The LUISA CEOLA story
April 19, 2024 08:25 - 9 minutes - 13.8 MBIn this edition of the EDGA Podcast we write about Italian golfer Luisa Ceola. We featured Luisa a few years back when she was making her way in golf for the disabled after serious health struggles. But we had to chat to Luisa again, as added to her lasting love of the game, a focused competitive streak led to her winning the Italian Open in 2023 and then qualifying for the first ever ‘Net’ tournament presented by the international G4D Tour, held in the United Arab Emirates recently. A des...
The RYANNE JACKSON story
April 05, 2024 09:47 - 17 minutes - 23.9 MBRyanne Jackson lives in St Petersburg in Florida and loves golf. The 26-year-old is a current US national golf champion. Right from insisting to her family as a six-year-old that she was a left-handed player (even though she was right-handed in everything else), Ryanne has backed her own judgement. This trust in herself helps Ryanne in dealing with her condition, muscular dystrophy. Although she can’t play as often as she would like to because she needs good rest, Ryanne practises and pla...
The LACHLAN WOOD story
March 21, 2024 20:25 - 23 minutes - 32.3 MBLachlan Wood does not do things by halves, good or bad: “I can be a little bit obsessive,” says the 32 year-old Australian. He could be accused of that in a negative way when he threw away all the hard hours of becoming a fine golfer in his early twenties, at a point where he hated the game. To be fair Lachlan, or Lachie to his mates, faced mitigating circumstances in battling a traumatic injury and its aftermath caused by a car crash. But obsessive behaviour can also help some people t...
The FRANK SORBER story
March 07, 2024 20:17 - 14 minutes - 19.4 MBIn 1999, Frank Sorber lost his left leg after a motor accident. Four months later he drove a car 1,200km around Ireland. The 62 year-old long time student of the Japanese martial art of Aikido has a mindset of living in the present, enjoying seeking what is here now. And he seems to like what he finds. Frank had been a non-golfer, but eight years after the accident he went to lunch one day at a restaurant on a golf course. There, he saw on the wall in front of him a large photograph of an o...
The METTE HAVNAAS story
February 23, 2024 18:08 - 17 minutes - 24.3 MBIt was a treat for our latest EDGA podcast to meet Norwegian golfer Mette Havnaas. Mette hears when she plays a good shot, she doesn’t see it. ‘Top notch’ is how she describes the sound when a putt has fallen to the bottom of the cup. It takes courage for someone who has lost their sight as an adult to learn a completely new sport as Mette has done, and then to travel to different European venues to play in tournaments. Central to her giving this interview Mette wanted to make other pe...
The ROBIN 'RAMBO' SINGH story
February 09, 2024 16:44 - 12 minutes - 16.7 MB“I lost a leg, others have lost legs and arms, it’s not the end of the world,” Robin Singh explains. “I had an accident in 1991 and had the amputation carried out in 1992, and I never looked back. That’s life. If you are confident in what you’re doing, nothing is going to stop you.” Fast forward to January 2024, and Robin ‘Rambo’ Singh was able to feel the intense satisfaction of competitive honours when he lifted up the handsome trophy at the end of the G4D Tour @ Ras Al Khaimah Championsh...
The CARLOS RODERO story
January 26, 2024 14:20 - 7 minutes - 10.2 MBA genial and friendly white-haired Spaniard, Carlos Álvarez Rodero has the look perhaps of a typical golf traveller when we meet him in Portugal. However, though his story of how he arrived in golf is far from typical, what is possibly less surprising is how much the game has given this man who overcame severe injury and trauma. A keen motorcyclist, when he was 32 years-old and heading to work he collided head-on with a car. The damage was severe. Carlos’s life changed again in a highly p...
The GUSTAV STIGSSON-ANDERSSON story
January 12, 2024 09:01 - 13 minutes - 18.2 MBSwedish golfer Gustav Stigsson-Andersson, 18, says: “I think golf is the best thing ever, mostly mentally as it is so much fun. I strive to be a role model for golfers, not only for golfers with disability but also juniors at my club.” Gustav had followed his Dad to the golf range aged 13, thinking it might be fun. “I had my left arm amputated below my elbow. I usually describe it as: ‘I don’t have a left hand’,” he explains to youngsters at Karlstad GC. With a handicap near scratch and ...
The LILIANE CAMBRE story
December 14, 2023 14:46 - 15 minutes - 21.9 MBBelgian golfer Liliane Cambré smiles and chats with her fellow golfers on the clubhouse terrace. Her relaxed politeness belies at first the adventurous spirit that has long been within her, and perhaps more lately the courage she has had to draw upon. The other G4D (golf for the disabled) players at Vila Sol for the EDGA Algarve Open clearly respect her and enjoy talking to Liliane. She tells us: “We must always enjoy it, that’s what we are here for.” At these EDGA events Liliane says sh...
The TIMO PESSI Story
November 30, 2023 17:05 - 17 minutes - 24 MB“Positivity is my gasoline,” says Finnish golfer Timo Pessi. This high octane energy he is only too happy to share with both his friends and the new players he embraces in G4D (golf for the disabled). After a motorcycle accident 17 years ago, Timo balances the tough times with an infectious live-for-the-moment attitude, which is particularly in evidence when enjoying one of the loves of his life, golf. Timo estimates he has played in around 50 international G4D events over the last decad...
The PHIL MEADOWS story
November 17, 2023 09:37 - 18 minutes - 24.9 MBPhil Meadows is a golfer who, aged 53, is still improving. Thinking closely about golf, and what it has given him, are part of what makes him tick. A motor scooter accident when he was 17 put him in a wheelchair. More than 30 years on, golf is now a consuming activity he would recommend to anyone. Phil says: “Golf is massive in my life. It’s about getting out there, meeting new people, making new friends, competing, and hopefully coming out with a win. I absolutely love it.” The ‘challe...
The JACOPO LUCE story
November 02, 2023 11:34 - 13 minutes - 18.7 MBA successful student requires a thirst to learn, clarity of thought, an even temperament, and plenty of patience. And perhaps a little resilience. If this summary is correct, then Italian golfer Jacopo Luce fulfils the brief in exemplary fashion. The 29-year-old, who hails from close to Venice, explains his mantra: “Focus, patience, and also never surrender. Never give up.” This is a game of millimetres. Jacopo was born with a disability described as bilateral ‘hemiparesis’, a neurological...
The ISSA NLAREB story
October 20, 2023 15:25 - 12 minutes - 17.2 MBThis edition of the EDGA Podcast features Issa Nlareb from Cameroon, a professional golfer who, thanks to a lot of guts and determination, is demonstrating his very fine golf swing once again. In 2018, Issa faced bacterial meningitis that led to sepsis, double leg amputation and severely damaged hands. This August, he savoured the moment of arrival on the first tee at Galgorm Castle Golf Club, County Antrim, for his debut on the G4D Tour. Issa says: “Throughout my life I wanted to write a...
The NICLAS AMUNDSEN story
October 05, 2023 14:53 - 13 minutes - 18.8 MBA young man who loves being out in nature, jumps into a sparkling woodland pool for a swim and breaks his neck as he collides with a rock under the surface of the water. But life can surprise us. Some 30 years on, Niclas Amundsen is able to revel in the natural splendour all around him. He can walk again, and that he often chooses to do so on a golf course speaks volumes as to how much he values the benefits of the game. The friendly Norwegian lost a lot of movement in his left side as a...
The KIM MOORE story
September 21, 2023 10:54 - 15 minutes - 21.9 MBKim Moore, the Head Women's Golf Coach of West Michigan University, offers a broad smile when talking about golf: this is a person who is passionate about the game, both as an accomplished player herself and professional mentor to new players. We met up with Kim when she was playing in the inaugural ‘G4D Open’ (golf for the disabled) at Woburn, England, which is linked directly to The Open itself. Kim would win this landmark tournament and lift the trophy to deserved international acclaim. ...
The DECLAN BURNS story
September 08, 2023 13:40 - 19 minutes - 26.9 MBDeclan Burns grew up in Derry, Northern Ireland, in a close family who loved the game of golf. Declan, a talented guitarist, went on to work in London in the music industry but not long before his 30th birthday he had a horrific motorbike accident. With the help of his family his resilience then kicked in, fighting for small gains through the slow recovery, all testament to Declan’s tough inner core; never giving up. That the game of golf, and the family memories of watching all the grea...
The PAAL ANGERMAN story
August 24, 2023 07:30 - 10 minutes - 14.9 MBIn this edition of the EDGA podcast, we interview Norwegian golfer Paal Angerman. In 2018, Paal was a good golfer, enjoying life with his family, when he suffered damage to the brain caused by an infection. While the illness affected Paal’s balance, strength and concentration, golf offered a great way of rebuilding his confidence through pushing himself physically and mentally. The 54 year-old can today play to a 12.7 handicap and is looking forward to his second visit to the RSM European...
The MATTHEW JONES story
August 04, 2023 14:33 - 16 minutes - 23.1 MBIn his work as a travel rep and tour guide, helping holidaying customers to find the best bars and restaurants, Matthew Jones would often be driving past golf courses but never gave them a thought. And if Covid-19 hadn’t ripped the heart out of the tourism business in 2020, Matt may still be out there somewhere in Spain, Ibiza or elsewhere in the Med. However, Matt’s adventures in sunny climes and his passion for golf, are certainly linked, because both boosted his feelings of positivity ...
The JULIA BOWEN story
July 20, 2023 16:12 - 17 minutes - 23.5 MBIn this edition of the EDGA Podcast we learn that Australian Julia Bowen’s first days out in Sydney after three months in hospital, following a bad motorbike crash, were very difficult. “It was a scary thing for me because I've always been this big tough, get-out-there, take on the world type of person. And to feel scared just because there are all these people around me, it's like, ‘Wow, what the hell's happening to me?’ That was a big wake-up call.” The problems faced by serious injury...
The PATRICK ROSENAST story
July 08, 2023 10:07 - 23 minutes - 32.6 MBIn this edition of the EDGA podcast we meet Patrick Rosenast, a Swiss golfer who fought back with his capacity to see a glass half-full. A remarkable man with some remarkable friends… making a winning combination. Patrick will tell you he is fortunate to have emerged from a couple of dark places and he is in no doubt of the part that his wife Rovena, his kids, family and friends played in supporting him. It was just in late 2020 that brain surgery led to haemorrhage and the symptoms of str...
The ROB WALDEN story
June 15, 2023 11:00 - 18 minutes - 25.9 MBIn our latest EDGA player profile we talk to a remarkable golfer called Rob Walden. “Seven years ago, I would have never dreamed this would be happening, I was in a dark place,” said Rob, a scratch golfer who lives near Phoenix, Arizona. “I had always loved golf but I wouldn’t be anywhere near where I’ve got to without the support of my wife Julie and my son Jake after the accident. And golf was so important as part of my rehabilitation. Every time I take a shot today it feels like a hammer...
The ERIKA MALMBERG story
June 01, 2023 10:30 - 14 minutes - 33.3 MBIn this edition of our EDGA Podcast, Sweden’s Erika Malmberg helps us to remember that although every individual is different, we can all share a love for playing golf. The G4D Open at Woburn, England (May 10-12), with its connections to the famed Open Championship itself – was a historic affair. The tournament offered a week of firsts for many of the 80 competitors from 17 countries around the world. Few present will have done more to spread awareness of the benefits, and also the pers...
The G4D Open Episode
May 19, 2023 18:50 - 12 minutes - 29.6 MBThis edition of the EDGA profiles reviews The G4D Open at Woburn. It was competed for by 80 men and women with a disability from 17 countries. All types of impairment were represented – playing in nine sport classes in this tournament staged by The R&A in partnership with the DP World Tour, and supported by EDGA. Many EDGA players who did not hit a shot at Woburn have also played a key part of course. These ‘golfers first’ have created the seismic shift in ‘G4D’ in the last few years: every...
The TONY BENNETT story
April 25, 2023 11:33 - 20 minutes - 47.2 MBIn this latest Tough Love & Second Chances podcast, we talk with the volunteer President of EDGA Tony Bennett about exciting progress for ‘G4D’ (golf for the disabled) and his personal story that is steeped in the game. EDGA seeks to help any new golfer with a disability to ‘sample’ (try), ‘participate’ (play on a course) and/or ‘compete’ (take your new skill as far as you can in tournaments). Because of Tony’s rich background in the game (he has been a professional player, a PGA coach an...
The DAVID WATTS story
April 07, 2023 08:07 - 13 minutes - 31.8 MBDavid Watts, from Durban in South Africa, was born with a condition called Fibular hemimelia where the calf bone in his left leg failed to develop. Three times by the age of 16, complex surgeries to lengthen his leg by a total of 23cm would each need a year or so of painful treatment and rehabilitation, sidelining him from school lessons and playing sport with his friends. Unable to play football or rugby, as a 10-year-old David became a golfer, and a very good one. “Over the years, you put...
The FIONA GRAY story
March 23, 2023 09:39 - 14 minutes - 33 MB“I live, breathe, and crawl out of bed to be able to play golf.” Words that show, for those who endure long-term injuries and conditions, that golf can be a vital part of your future. Spoken by Fiona Gray from Northern Ireland, they resonate for 2023, after the latest surgery on her left knee (her 10th). Fiona is the Junior Convenor at St Patrick’s Golf Club in County Down, offering a weekly welcome to 70 boys and girls as they all learn the game together. This is also the year where she ...
The JEREMY BITTNER story
March 09, 2023 09:23 - 14 minutes - 20.6 MBThere is a golf ball that sits in a glass cabinet in the museum of the United States Golf Association at Liberty Corner in New Jersey, donated by Jeremy Bittner. This ball could be seen as an emblem of a remarkable year for Bittner in 2022, the amputee golfer used it to record the first hole-in-one in the inaugural US Adaptive Open, made at Pinehurst Number 6. This was just one shot in a blaze of fine shots. The man from Pittsburgh climbed from 170th place in the World Ranking for Golfers w...
The ALESSANDRA DONATI story
February 22, 2023 17:35 - 9 minutes - 12.4 MBIn this episode we catch up with Alessandra Donati, whose love of golf has helped her deal much better with her condition Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT), a progressive neuropathy disease. Every year life can become more challenging but at this time her passion for golf only increases, the sport helping her physically and mentally. Rather than her own game, Alessandra, or Ale (pronounced “Aleee”) is keen instead to talk about helping more people with a disability to try golf; to enjoy the nature,...
The DYLAN BAINES story
February 10, 2023 13:24 - 13 minutes - 18.1 MBIn 2017, Dylan Baines was involved in a car accident in south Wales which could easily have killed him. He would wake up in hospital with a broken neck, paralysed, to be told by a doctor it was unlikely he would walk again. He was 22 at the time. The rehabilitation has been slow but also careful. Just under five years later it was remarkable to be talking to Dylan in the sunshine of Portugal for the last EDGA Tour golf event of 2022; with Welshman Dylan Baines the popular winner in the Net ...
Nick Carroll
January 25, 2023 19:48 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBNick Carroll, from Western Australia, loves golf. A player who really cares about their sport tends to have certain qualities. Simply feeling respect for the game is an important one; striving to improve and be the best golfer you can be – well that’s worth playing the game for in itself. Similarly, a genuine desire to help others to enjoy golf should also earn you a lucky bounce or two on the fairways. Nick Carroll certainly makes the cut in all of the above. He lives with the condition of...
The NICK CARROLL story
January 25, 2023 19:48 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBNick Carroll, from Western Australia, loves golf. A player who really cares about their sport tends to have certain qualities. Simply feeling respect for the game is an important one; striving to improve and be the best golfer you can be – well that’s worth playing the game for in itself. Similarly, a genuine desire to help others to enjoy golf should also earn you a lucky bounce or two on the fairways. Nick Carroll certainly makes the cut in all of the above. He lives with the condition of...
The TROND LIA story
January 11, 2023 13:46 - 12 minutes - 28.1 MBThis EDGA Profile is a little different as though it features one of our golfers, Rasmus Lia, we are delighted to talk with his father, Trond Lia, who is a very proud Dad and for a good reason. It was an exciting trip when Trond travelled with his son Rasmus from their home in Sweden to Dubai, in November 2022. 21-year-old Rasmus had qualified for the season-ending G4D Tour Series Finale @ DP World Tour Championship. This was a dream for Rasmus very much hard-earned. The young man had reco...
The DARREN GREY Story
December 20, 2022 11:18 - 14 minutes - 33.5 MBDarren Grey’s passion in learning the technique of the golf swing has led to him not only becoming a very good player in his own right but, all being well, he is soon to fully qualify as a PGA Professional and therefore able to share his joy of coaching the game with others. Born without a lower left arm, this genial 37-year-old from Darlington in the North East of England always loves talking technique, and loves seeing the faces of those he coaches light up with pleasure when they hit a g...
The FABRIZIO GARDIOL story
November 25, 2022 11:43 - 15 minutes - 36.1 MBAcquired wisdom shows us that we can earn a “bagful of things” to improve life, and for some, golf can play a leading role. You would be forgiven for thinking that the hand condition Fabrizio Gardiol was born with could be a major problem for him growing up in the 1960s, perhaps creating a lack of confidence during his school days, but in fact it might be one of the reasons behind his personal achievements over the years. The condition seems to have influenced how Fabrizio grew into his li...
The TOM DOHERTY story
November 01, 2022 12:00 - 16 minutes - 37 MBInclusive golf? “Let’s spread the waves, let’s move those barriers,” says Ireland’s Tom Doherty. Talking with Tom, it is clear he understands that the camaraderie and togetherness that can be found at an inclusive golf event can create a great sense of community for those taking part. This man from Killarney – which is a fine tourist town in beautiful Kerry in Ireland’s south, where the locals are much more likely to say, ‘how are you?’ than ‘who are you?’ – is passionate about community...
The BEN TULLIPAN Story
October 05, 2022 05:17 - 17 minutes - 40.6 MB“Life is 10 per cent what happens to you, and 90 per cent what you make it.” This is the mindset of Australian Ben Tullipan, who adds: “If you believe in yourself, you can achieve anything.” Late in the evening of the 12th October 2002, a then 27-year-old Ben Tullipan was a young businessman importing furniture from Bali, Indonesia, for his homewares shop on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Ben had always seen himself as a ‘people person’. He liked to get to know the folk around him...
The JERON COUMOU Story
October 05, 2022 05:12 - 19 minutes - 45 MBJeroen Coumou is a Dutchman living in Rotterdam. When we interviewed him to ask what golf means to him, his warm and approachable personality was immediately apparent, as was a thoughtfulness and calm authority. Clearly, at ease in being honest and open with strangers, he will at the same time fix you in the eye as he speaks and listens, learning a little about you in return. He has the characteristics which you would hope for among the best in his profession. He is a teacher. Jeroen tells ...
The Juan Postigo Arce Story Continued
September 06, 2022 04:47 - 4 minutes - 11.2 MBJuan Postigo Arce has become one of the most recognisable faces among golfers with a disability anywhere in the world, and is much admired for the way he plays the game and the positive message he conveys: that golf can be for everyone. The low-scoring Spaniard certainly deserves the acclaim in which he is held. At the time of writing, he stands at number 3 in the World Ranking for Golfers with Disability (WR4GD), where after being one of the stand-out EDGA players of recent years, he came ...
The BRAD SMITH Story
August 24, 2022 19:21 - 15 minutes - 35.9 MBBradley Smith says, "golf, for me, is just happiness”. There is no sense of naivety on the part of the 27-year-old father of two from Norfolk when he tells us this, and he has every reason for taking all the joy he can from the game. He will also look across the table and fix you with a firm gaze. “Any golf day is a good one,” he reasons, “because you’re still on this side of the ground”. The line could be from a Hemingway novel, and Bradley, or Brad to his friends, looks every inch a...
The Brad Smith Story
August 24, 2022 19:21 - 15 minutes - 35.9 MBBradley Smith says, "golf, for me, is just happiness”. There is no sense of naivety on the part of the 27-year-old father of two from Norfolk when he tells us this, and he has every reason for taking all the joy he can from the game. He will also look across the table and fix you with a firm gaze. “Any golf day is a good one,” he reasons, “because you’re still on this side of the ground”. The line could be from a Hemingway novel, and Bradley, or Brad to his friends, looks every inch a...
The OLIVER HIRST-GREENHAM Story
August 09, 2022 20:13 - 15 minutes - 36.2 MBNormally a relaxed, chatty character, Oliver Hirst-Greenham appeared distinctly nervous as he entered the clubhouse at Thonock Park Golf Club, Lincolnshire, for his first EDGA tournament back in June. The PING Open for Golfers with a Disability was certainly all new territory for him. Oliver’s disability isn’t that noticeable, and he had been worrying about this: would he look like he was an intruder? Was there anyone else like him in the tournament? Would he fit in with the other players?...
Jennifer Sräga at the 150th Open Championship
July 27, 2022 06:11 - 5 minutes - 11.7 MBIt was St Andrews – the ‘home of golf’ – and surely the most eagerly awaited Open Championship for decades. Staged against a backdrop of 290,000 spectators from all over the world, millions more golfers and non golfers were experiencing The 150th Open on their screens and phones. On the Monday practice day, The R&A hosted the ‘Celebration of Champions’, a unique four-hole team match now established during Open Championship week whenever the event is played at this historic golf venue; the f...
The RICH WHITE story
July 11, 2022 05:29 - 18 minutes - 41.9 MBAfter nearly 10 years of struggle with a debilitating neck and spine injury in 2012, Rich White explains that through golf he has rediscovered an absorbing sport from his childhood: that has boosted, significantly, his body and soul. Physically it has given him a way back, made him stronger, while the mental tonic has been “exceptional” for him. With three EDGA events under his belt by July, Rich says he feels like he has found a place to ‘belong’ again for the first time in many years. Afte...
The DAVID REANEY story
June 30, 2022 15:32 - 17 minutes - 40.6 MBDealing with corners, free kicks, penalties, one-on-ones with strikers, the football goalkeeper can be the most cruelly exposed of all players. They must find a way, any way, of getting through the rough and tumble of the pressure moments. This is a lonely job. David Reaney would rediscover his own inner resilience years after hanging up his goalkeeping gloves and No:1 jersey that he had worn in England’s Southern leagues. This time though, he faced bigger challenges, including acute depres...
The HAYATO YOSHIDA story
June 16, 2022 04:31 - 12 minutes - 28.7 MBHayato Yoshida’s thoughts on golf can be readily applied to most of life. He took up golf only at the age of 30 after his early years had taken twists and turns. But he is a golfer today (a PGA Professional in fact) and a philosophical one at that. He will tell you that “golf is life” and that “golf is a dialogue with yourself”. Hayato survived a horrific injury as a young man, an accident that could have damaged his life irreparably. Indeed, it wrecked his boyhood dream of playing profe...
The STEPHEN CROCKER story
May 31, 2022 03:16 - 16 minutes - 37.1 MBSteve Crocker had loved sport in his younger days, and he had been highly active as an engineer on ships in the UK’s Merchant Navy. Ever since being a kid, he had been kicking, catching, and running on the sports field, or sailing, swimming and canoeing in the sea off the coast of his native Cornwall. His fitness and strength as an adult masked a growing degeneration of his spine, and by the age of 39 mysteriously he was scuffing his shoes walking to work, tripping on kerbs, and struggling ...
The FREDRIK FJAERAA story
May 19, 2022 05:50 - 11 minutes - 26.4 MBIn late April 2022, Norwegian Fredrik Fjaeraa was lying seventh in the ‘Gross’ division of the World Ranking for Golfers with Disability (WR4GD) after a run of successful tournaments. This consistency on the fairways and greens earned him the best possible reward: Fredrik qualified to play in the prestigious G4D @ Betfred British Masters hosted by Danny Willett in early May. Staged at The Belfry – in England’s West Midlands and home to four Ryder Cups – suddenly Fredrik could not have had a...
The GEORGE BLACKSHAW story
May 04, 2022 12:14 - 14 minutes - 19.7 MBGeorge Blackshaw swings his driver with his one arm and watches another drive land in the centre of the fairway. As with many young, single-figure golf handicap players, it is nevertheless a pleasure to watch how 23 year-old George Blackshaw can plot his way around even the most difficult golf course. George is one of a growing number of high-standard, low handicap competitive golfers out there, who also happen to have a disability. The way he goes about his golf, with maximum focus but a...
The Benedicte Finnema Story
April 20, 2022 15:33 - 21 minutes - 29.1 MBBenedicte Finnema was 53 years-old and like many Norwegians she loved her sport; enjoyed everything about keeping fit and being an athlete. Then came a ski accident in 2016 that would have a huge impact on her life. As she lay in hospital and then in the long hours of rehab before later finally deciding to have her leg amputated, Benedicte was able to first cope, and then take a positive view for the future, by focusing on three things: her golf, her love of kayaking at sea and a treasured f...
The Johnny Reay Story
April 05, 2022 18:17 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBJohnny Reay started to show a growing interest in golf and the family business when he was but a boy. He began helping out at Stoneleigh Deer Park GC aged 14 and now 15 years later he is general manager, involved in decision-making throughout the business with a specialism on the food and beverage side of Hogan’s bar. Looking out of the club window at the golf course, Johnny says he is passionate that his club should be a welcoming place for visitors. Golf should be a game where every perso...