There are no barriers to playing golf. Next month, wheelchair users and people with mobility impairments have the chance to try the sport at Woburn using the club’s new Paragolfer.
One of eight in the UK, the incredible all-terrain machine rises users into a standing position – allowing them to swing a club freely and giving them an opportunity to enjoy the significant health benefits offered by golf.
Coaches from The Golf Trust, a national charity dedicated to delivering accessible golf, are providing two taster sessions at the Buckinghamshire club on October 14 for wheelchair users and people with mobility impairments, such as Parkinson’s, Cerebral palsy, spinal cord injury and muscular dystrophy.
“Golf is quite unique in terms of wheelchair sports,” explains Cae Menai-Davis, Founder of The Golf Trust. “The Golf Trust coaches use the Paragolfer to raise the user into a standing position, allowing a safe and conventional golf swing. Most of the people we see at our sessions haven’t stood up since they became wheelchair users.
“Some may have played golf before their accident, but some have never experienced the game before. Whichever route users come through we know that the physical, social and mental benefits of playing golf will be life changing for them.”
Paragolfer taster sessions: ‘We look forward to being part of what we hope could make a difference to people’s lives”
Split into a morning session, running from 10am until 12.30pm, and an afternoon session from 1pm until 3.30pm, people can register by clicking the links below. Carers, family and friends are also welcome to join and see the Paragolfer in action.
Woburn hosts the G4D Open, an annual event that many of the world’s most talented golfers with disabilities compete in. And with the Paragolfer now permanently housed at the club, participants will have the chance to keep playing golf after their taster session.
Jason O’Malley, Woburn managing director, said: “Having staged The G4D Open for the past two years, we were grateful when The R&A Foundation presented Woburn Golf Club with a Paragolfer, offering us an opportunity to increase our involvement with disabled golfers.
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“We look forward to welcoming The Golf Trust to Woburn for the Rise Up and Play Golf Event on the 14th October and to being part of what we hope could make a difference to peoples’ lives.”
- Book a morning spot with the Paragolfer, or go for the afternoon session at Woburn.
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