{"id":10529,"date":"2021-11-17T03:17:53","date_gmt":"2021-11-17T03:17:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/?page_id=10529"},"modified":"2023-08-14T10:42:34","modified_gmt":"2023-08-14T09:42:34","slug":"96-edga-dubai-finale","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/96-edga-dubai-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"96 &#8211; EDGA Dubai Finale 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Audio:<\/h4>\r\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-10529-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/audio\/EDGA-Dubai-Finale-Competitors.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/audio\/EDGA-Dubai-Finale-Competitors.mp3\">https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/audio\/EDGA-Dubai-Finale-Competitors.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10662 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/c04-2000x1200x90-12-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/c04-2000x1200x90-12-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/c04-2000x1200x90-12-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/c04-2000x1200x90-12-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/c04-2000x1200x90-12.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Eight leading golfers with disability are competing for one of EDGA\u2019s most prestigious titles in Dubai this week \u2013 but in doing so they can raise the profile significantly for the game itself. Golf needs new audiences and the players involved can actually showcase the benefits of the sport to thousands of potential new players with a disability. It\u2019s part of a great opportunity for all in golf: one worth taking. <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18825 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06829-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06829-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06829-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06829-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06829-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06829.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The eight EDGA golfers have qualified to play in the EDGA-European Tour Dubai Finale, the 36-hole tournament that will run alongside the European Tour\u2019s DP World Tour Championship at Jumeriah Golf Estates (November 18-21). This is the final Rolex Series event of the year: the showcase could not be bigger.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18832 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06836-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06836-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06836-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06836-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06836-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06836.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">The European Tour, one of EDGA\u2019s leading supporters, is staging this two-round finale after staging four European Tour backed EDGA events held earlier this summer, these being the <\/span><span lang=\"PT\">EDGA Cazoo Open <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">in Wales, the ISPS HANDA World Disability Invitational presented by Brendan Lawlor in Ireland, the EDGA Hero Open in Scotland and the EDGA Cazoo Classic in England.<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18839 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/04831-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/04831-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/04831-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/04831-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/04831-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/04831.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Our regular podcast listeners may have heard of some of these players. They are \u2013 in order of latest World Ranking \u2013 Kipp Popert, England (Ranked 1), Brendan Lawlor, Ireland (2), Chris Biggins, USA (4), Kurtis Barkley, Canada (7), Tomasso Perrino, Italy (8), Adem Wahbi, Belgium (16), Mike Browne, England (19), and Felix Norrman, Sweden (25). <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18830 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06818-990x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06818-990x1024.jpg 990w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06818-290x300.jpg 290w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06818-768x794.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06818.jpg 1044w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">They have <\/span><span lang=\"IT\">qualif<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">ied for the finale through their position on the World Ranking for Golfers with Disability (WR4GD) and their performance in the above mentioned tournaments this summer.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18802 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06791-1024x702.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06791-1024x702.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06791-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06791-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06791-1536x1053.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06791.jpg 1575w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">However, to win through to the Dubai Finale, it has not been all about this season by any means. Each of the players has had to fight intensely personal battles to reach the top of their game. Each one is a fantastic advertisement for inclusive golf. The standards are also very high. The players\u2019 golf handicaps range from <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">+4.1 to 0.8<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">, teeing it up with a range of disabilities including congenital and acquired impairments.\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10647 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/c03-2000x1200x90-13-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/c03-2000x1200x90-13-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/c03-2000x1200x90-13-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/c03-2000x1200x90-13-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/c03-2000x1200x90-13.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Pause to reflect on that hard work but also getting past the barriers of their impairments. There is therefore much personal pride involved, but spend time with any of these players and you are also very aware that they feel they are part of a real, positive change \u2013 their great play in the last 24 months or so is putting golf for people with disability on the world map. They are showing others the way. If when they play at this level they catch the attention of someone with a disability, who may be looking for a new challenge, or just healthy exercise, or rehab, or more social life; a lonely person\u2019s life can change completely through a welcoming golf environment. <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18833 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06808-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06808-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06808-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06808-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06808-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06808.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">When these players tee it up in Dubai\u2026 they are the forerunners in a combined vision between EDGA and European Tour. You need top players, role models to open the doors to others. We shouldn\u2019t underestimate this.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18837 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/03360-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/03360-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/03360-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/03360-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/03360-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/03360.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Momentum increased at Hillside Golf Club, Cheshire in England, in 2019, when three EDGA players were invited to play in the Pro-Am of the European Tour\u2019s British Masters. Juan Postigo Arce, Caroline Mohr and Brendan Lawlor were a phenomenal trio supported in their match by tour professional Paul Waring (who has since become an EDGA ambassador). That the players rose to the occasion is an understatement and along with lots of social media excitement Juan Postigo was featured on the back page of the Daily Telegraph, pride of place. Importantly, Juan and Caroline also supported an EDGA trip to the <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">North West Spinal Unit <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">in Southport that week to introduce a group of patients there to golf for the first time; development work EDGA seeks to do whenever a key tournament is played. <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18836 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/03421-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/03421-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/03421-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/03421-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/03421-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/03421.jpg 1621w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\">If this was a breakthrough, further great progress has been made this year during the EDGA &#8211; European Tour tournaments. Players Adem Wahbi and Kurtis Barkely would both find themselves starring on Sky TV, showing their best golf moves and interviewed by former tour star Rob Lee, while Kipp Popert, fresh from winning the EDGA Hero Open in Scotland with a stunning round of 66, would be interviewed in The Guardian newspaper to tell his own story.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18838 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06118-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06118-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06118-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06118-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06118-1.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Meanwhile, in events like the Rose Ladies Series and the Italian Open this summer, EDGA\u2019s women golfers have also been attracting highly positive publicity. Solheim Cup star Alice Hewson and European Tour favourite Andy Sullivan are also sporting the EDGA logo on their golf bags or clothing in high profile events. The inclusive message is getting out there.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18806 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06692-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06692-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06692-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06692-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06692-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06692.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">So even though the eight players in Dubai will be only focused on one thing: winning this end-of-season finale, each one is very much aware of how much golf has empowered them and how inspiring they can be to others who may have a disability or illness to contend with. <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10579 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/c01-2000x1200x90-10-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/c01-2000x1200x90-10-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/c01-2000x1200x90-10-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/c01-2000x1200x90-10-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/c01-2000x1200x90-10.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">For example, Chris Biggins (Ranked 4) <\/span><span lang=\"ES-TRAD\">has cerebral palsy<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">: this affects his leg muscles and has produced a lordosis (spinal curve) in his lower back. Apart from making himself a fine skier, he is a respected PGA of America golf coach, and passionate about developing his club\u2019s junior programme in Birmingham, Alabama. He won this summer\u2019s<\/span><span lang=\"IT\"> EDGA Cazoo Classic<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0at the London Club. <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18824 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06758-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06758-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06758-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06758-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06758-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06758.jpg 1621w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Chris says: <\/span><span lang=\"DE\">\u201c<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">I don\u2019t feel like I\u2019m disabled during those moments [in sport]. When I\u2019m walking down the street, you can tell I\u2019m disabled. And so golf is sort of my backbone, and when I play golf, I feel like everyone else. Golf is that platform for me to be as good as I want to be. And it\u2019s something that I can channel all my workout efforts into and all my free practice time to, something I can keep getting better and better at.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18823 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06764-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06764-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06764-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06764-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06764-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06764.jpg 1622w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Talking of the EDGA-European Tour series this summer he adds:<\/span> <span lang=\"DE\">\u201c<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Everyone adapts their own way whether they are short stature golfers, or have cerebral palsy, or are amputees, we all find a way to get the job done. This is a chance to show that we\u2019re not good golfers with disability, we\u2019re good golfers period.\u201d<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18842 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/05956-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/05956-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/05956-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/05956-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/05956-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/05956.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Canadian player Kurtis Barkley (Ranked 7) qualified for the Dubai Finale after a strong performance in the EDGA Cazoo Classic in August. Born with <\/span><span lang=\"IT\">scoliosis<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> (curvature of the spine), he started golf young thanks to his dad and today plays with great consistency off a 1.3 handicap. He is well known in the Ottawa Valley area of Canada for his golf achievements, and has found through international EDGA events that he is inspiring other people with a similar condition. <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18822 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06752-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06752-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06752-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06752-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06752.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">He said: \u201cEven in the last couple of days I have got some messages online from people who I have never had contact with before and they said their daughter has scoliosis and that your story is an inspiration, and it\u2019s awesome to see what people can do when you put a mindset to something.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18821 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06753-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06753-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06753-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06753-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06753-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06753.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Kurtis said he is similarly empowered as is Chris, as golf \u201cwelcomes you every day with open arms.\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Because it means everything. By going to the course, it feels, it&#8217;s who I am. So I go to the course, nobody makes fun of me there. I feel like everyone else. So when I&#8217;m on the course, it&#8217;s my confidence. The way I walk, the way I talk, it&#8217;s who I am.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18860 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06774-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06774-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06774-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06774-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06774-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06774.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Mike Browne and Tomasso Perriono both suffered the kind of leg injuries that make you realise how vulnerable we all are, all the time.<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18862 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06740-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06740-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06740-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06740-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06740-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06740.jpg 1621w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Mike (Ranked 19) was in the British army and he badly broke his leg in a training exercise. He would undergo 22 limb salvage operations and two years of constant pain before amputation was the only thing to do. Even then, he found life very tough and relied on support from the team at the Headley Court Rehabilitation Centre, to help him get better. <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18820 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06734-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06734-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06734-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06734-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06734-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06734.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">He said:\u00a0&#8220;You have to stop feeling sorry for yourself, there&#8217;s a million people out there worse off than you\u2026it&#8217;s a big hurdle to get over just to feel accepted, and that&#8217;s when you can start to fully rehab. The support of family, friends, and colleagues is invaluable, I don&#8217;t think people realise how much you need them when you&#8217;re going through a hard time.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18870 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06727-1024x773.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06727-1024x773.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06727-300x227.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06727-768x580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06727.jpg 1430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">And the next chapter, if you like, to Mike\u2019s story, makes him one of the world\u2019s remarkable golfers. Mike ripped up the rule book. Within a year of picking up a golf club aged 36, his handicap had plummeted from 28 to eight. A couple of years later he had turned professional and won events, beaten<\/span><span lang=\"NL\"> Ian Woosnam, <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">and entered qualifying for The Open. For any young person meeting Mike, they will know that the toughest of injuries can be the start of a great comeback to thriving in life.\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18818 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06771-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06771-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06771-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06771-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06771-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06771.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Ranked number 8, Tomasso Perrino\u2019s story is no less heartening.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18815 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06769-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06769-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06769-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06769-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06769-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06769.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">As a boy, Tomasso, from <\/span><span lang=\"IT\">Livorno in Tuscany<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">, Italy, became a national junior champion who earned the respect of future Open Champion Francesco Molinari<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">,<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> when he took him to the 18th hole in an epic match. <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18817 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06775-1024x699.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06775-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06775-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06775-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06775.jpg 1074w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">When aged 17, he would smash up his leg on a motor scooter and nearly die of an infection, spending a year in hospital. He still chased his dream to turn professional, in one event playing 72 holes in two days using a crutch to support him, shooting 77, 78, 74 and 74.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18875 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06773-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06773-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06773-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06773-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06773-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06773.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">That dream he could not realise, instead, Tomasso has become a nationally acclaimed and much-loved coach, based <\/span><span lang=\"IT\">near Pisa<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">. He inspires others to \u2018grow in his garden\u2019. <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"PT\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5991 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/c09-2000x1200x90-2-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/c09-2000x1200x90-2-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/c09-2000x1200x90-2-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/c09-2000x1200x90-2-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/c09-2000x1200x90-2.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"PT\">\u201c<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">For me, I live in a spectacular garden that is the golf course, where the people are friendly, there is never a great problem, and I don&#8217;t see the real problems of the life outside. The person that has a problem at the start, they think their world is finished, but golf gives the opportunity to have a smile in their life. They must start to think like that, and I think I can help this person because I have a power inside that I want to give them, so they can arrive at the positive situation I have in my own mind.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18812 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06786-1024x699.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06786-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06786-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06786-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06786-1536x1048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06786.jpg 1583w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Chris, Kurtis, Mike and Tomasso are very much seasoned players, while Sweden\u2019s <\/span><span lang=\"DA\">Felix Norrman <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">is at that stage, aged 24, where he is loving every minute and working all hours on his game. Playing off a <\/span><span lang=\"IT\">+0.6 handicap<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0and (Ranked 25), his year began in the best way by receiving a golfing scholarship from Henrik Stenson. Having a complex neurological condition, he and his family recognise just how inclusive the game of golf is for people with a disability. <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18813 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06777-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06777-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06777-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06777-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06777-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06777.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">As his father, Bertil, says: \u201cIt means everything. I think Felix\u2019s identity is very close to golf, especially as you go through the school and the gymnasium and you&#8217;re always a little bit to the side even from friends and everything. Felix once told me in the car, \u2018Do you know that it&#8217;s really nice to be good at something, as I am in golf.\u2019 And that went straight to my heart, so to speak.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18814 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06782-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06782-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06782-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06782-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06782-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06782.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Body\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cHe&#8217;s really at home on the golf course here in K<\/span><span lang=\"SV\">\u00f6<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">ping. Everybody knows him. Everybody&#8217;s talking to him, he&#8217;s playing with the guys on Tuesday. Every Tuesday night they have like 20 guys playing together. And they&#8217;re teasing him, cheering him, just like friends should do. So it&#8217;s great.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18881 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06778-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06778-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06778-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06778-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06778-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06778.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Felix told us that the EDGA events this year have helped him grow as a person as he has learned to control his nerves. He is both nervous and excited to play at Jumeriah Golf Estates. Don\u2019t worry Felix, we say, you won\u2019t be alone in this. <\/span><\/p>\r\n<figure id=\"attachment_18834\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18834\" style=\"width: 525px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18834 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/04225-1024x726.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/04225-1024x726.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/04225-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/04225-768x544.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/04225.jpg 1524w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18834\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NORTH BERWICK, SCOTLAND &#8211; JULY 14: Winner Brendan Lawlor receives the trophy following the final round of the EDGA Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club on July 14, 2019 in North Berwick, United Kingdom. (Photo by Andrew Redington\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Irish golfer Brendan Lawlor (Ranked 2) won his first EDGA event three years ago, the Czech Masters. He triumphed in the EDGA Scottish Open in 2019, and then when he was honoured by the European Tour to host this summer\u2019s ISPS HANDA World Disability Invitational in Ireland, he promptly won again, taking him to Number One in the World Ranking at that time. His achievements led to a wild card invitation from the European Tour to be the first player with a disability to play in a European Tour event in recent times, a debut covered by Sky Sports, the BBC, the European Tour and many other platforms; flying the flag for inclusive golf. <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18885 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/04976-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/04976-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/04976-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/04976-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/04976-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/04976.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Brendan has a rare condition called Ellis-van Creveld syndrome, characterised by a shorter stature and shorter limbs.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18810 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06724-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06724-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06724-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06724-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06724-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06724.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">He says: \u201cEvery EDGA player has their own story or own challenges in life. It makes me happy to see that everyone is enjoying playing the game we love. This has taught me that it is not all about winning, it\u2019s about being part of something special.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18808 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06707-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06707-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06707-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06707-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06707-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06707.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Be yourself; act normal because you are normal. You may look different but you still have the same emotions and you\u2019re still living your life the same.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18805 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06680-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06680-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06680-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06680-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06680-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06680.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Adem Wahbi (Ranked 16) enters the Dubai Finale as one of the most respected of EDGA\u2019s young players. Honest, confident in his skills and always looking for humour with a glint in his eye, he has learned to excel on the course with his condition of cerebral palsy. In fact, the golf course and its people have become the natural habitat for this Belgian player who has made friends with tour players and fellow countrymen Thomas Pieters and Nicolas Colsaerts.<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18804 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06675-1024x658.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06675-1024x658.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06675-300x193.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06675-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06675-1536x987.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06675.jpg 1680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Adem says: <\/span><span lang=\"DE\">\u201c<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">When I am on the course, I don\u2019t feel disabled, I simply see in front of me and don\u2019t look back.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">He adds:\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cThere are no excuses in golf\u2026<\/span><span lang=\"DE\">\u201c<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">you are in charge of your own ball.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18835 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/05708-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/05708-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/05708-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/05708-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/05708-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/05708.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Adem comes into the Finale with not his best form this summer but he may still be the most feared by the other players. His ball striking skill and charisma on the course may be worth a decisive shot or two. He had the guts when interviewed by Rob Lee of Sky Sports to hit a shot down the range while looking directly at Rob. The shot sailed straight and true. <\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18894 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/05894-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/05894-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/05894-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/05894-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/05894-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/05894.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Such is the inclusive nature of EDGA events that even given his competitive streak, Adem was one of the first people to welcome Kipp Popert of England into the EDGA fold during Kipp\u2019s first tournament in 2019, when Adem took him under his wing. <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18800 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06796-1024x655.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06796-1024x655.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06796-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06796-768x491.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06796-1536x982.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06796.jpg 1689w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Like Adem, Kipp (Ranked 1) also has cerebral palsy. He was fortunate that his loving family included two doctors in mum and dad, and some great friends who kept him keen on sport despite Kipp needing nine operations and procedures on his legs and feet growing up. The family motto is \u201cPress on\u201d, and this Kipp has done. Aged 23, this former R&amp;A Foundation scholar successfully completed an Applied Golf Management Studies programme with The PGA at Birmingham University in 2020. <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18801 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06795-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06795-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06795-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06795-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06795-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06795.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Kipp qualified for Dubai with a stunning 12-shot victory in the <\/span><span lang=\"PT\">EDGA Hero Open<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> at the Fairmont St Andrews, which included a second round 66 without a single dropped shot.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7529 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/c03-2000x1200x90-8-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/c03-2000x1200x90-8-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/c03-2000x1200x90-8-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/c03-2000x1200x90-8-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/c03-2000x1200x90-8.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Kipp said: <\/span><span lang=\"DE\">\u201c<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">It is a powerful force being at a disadvantage at the start, because you learn that you have to work hard to achieve what you want, be it just getting out of bed in the morning and walking to the shower with your muscles tight. I think it gives you that drive and that work ethic that you can become whatever you want to be in life.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"DE\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18799 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06794-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06794-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06794-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06794-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06794-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06794.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"DE\">\u201c<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">Just because you have cerebral palsy doesn\u2019t mean you can\u2019t achieve anything you want to, it just means you have got to find your way of doing it, and when you do find a way, and when you come through the setback, you\u2019re going to be a more dominant force, including mentally.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18803 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06797-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06797-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06797-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06797-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06797-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06797.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Kipp flew out early to Dubai for the Finale to give himself every opportunity of winning the championship. At Jumeriah Golf Estates this weekend, t<\/span><span lang=\"NL\">he European Tour<\/span><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u2019s drive for inclusivity within golf continues as players will tackle the same course set-up as the European Tour professionals at this final Rolex Series event of the season.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18902 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06798-1-1024x692.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06798-1-1024x692.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06798-1-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06798-1-768x519.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06798-1-1536x1039.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06798-1.jpg 1597w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">All eight players will seriously rate their chances and all have the ability to lift the trophy. It has been a personal dream for them all, but whatever they shoot on the course, they are all helping raise the profile of golf for the disabled, as EDGA looks to introduce 500,000 new players to the sport. Such is the group dynamic of EDGA players, and the shared recognition of their personal struggles, that growing awareness is never overlooked.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18829 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06833-1024x732.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06833-1024x732.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06833-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06833-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06833.jpg 1511w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">EDGA believes the sport of golf has recently found greater understanding as to how golf can transform the lives of all who sample, participate, or compete in the game. More and more of our National Golf Federations are getting behind this movement for inclusive change which is fantastic for golfers with disability and the whole golf world too. Everyone can benefit.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18831 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06823-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06823-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06823-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06823-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06823-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06823.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">EDGA commends DP World and the European Tour for their shared vision to bring the EDGA Finale under the concluding event of the Race to Dubai at the DP World Tour Championship, Dubai. This Rolex Series event will create a magnificent showcase so that many more people will recognise the abilities of some of the best golfers with disability in the world.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18809 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06719-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06719-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06719-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06719-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06719-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06719.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">At the weekend, we will have a new champion in Dubai. With the world watching on, we should also encourage a few more people to have a go at this great game.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Default\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><\/b><strong><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Contact EDGA<\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18807 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06711-1024x751.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"385\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06711-1024x751.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06711-300x220.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06711-768x563.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/06711.jpg 1472w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"Body\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 8pt;\">NB: When using any EDGA media, please comply with our <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 8pt;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/edga-media-copyright-conditions\/\">copyright conditions<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Audio: Eight leading golfers with disability are competing for one of EDGA\u2019s most prestigious titles in Dubai this week \u2013 but in doing so they can raise the profile significantly for the game itself. 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