{"id":182,"date":"2017-10-07T09:27:13","date_gmt":"2017-10-07T08:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/?page_id=182"},"modified":"2023-08-09T16:11:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T15:11:54","slug":"mike-gays","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/mike-gays\/","title":{"rendered":"54 &#8211; Mike Gays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Audio:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-182-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/audio\/mike_gays-v2.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/audio\/mike_gays-v2.mp3\">http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/audio\/mike_gays-v2.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16670 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/03819-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/03819-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/03819-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/03819-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/03819-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/03819.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>Mike explains how he had got involved in many sports and found that golf was right for him. He talks about losing count of the number of surgeries that he has had and that his mantra is simply &#8220;that you just have to get through things.&#8221;<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16672 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/02416-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/02416-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/02416-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/02416-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/02416-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/02416.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>Typical of a man who deals with things head on, Mike explains that the decision to have his leg amputated was quite simple really. He took the doctors by surprise by taking the long term view that it would be better for his health if he was to have an amputation. The hardest part was telling his parents who had lived the experience with him for the best part of 25 years.<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16673 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/03265-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/03265-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/03265-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/03265-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/03265-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/03265.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>It is revealing that Mike looks at the improvement that he has been able to make in life as a result of not suffering the same pain that he had been experiencing previously.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16674 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/02417-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/02417-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/02417-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/02417-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/02417-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/02417.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>Mike tells me that he feels lucky to have what he considers to be the best disability when compared with others and clearly says that he has learned to be resilient. Enjoy the moment also seems to be one of Mikes maxims and he loves competition, which I suspect is true regardless of who he is competing with, even with himself.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16675 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/02418-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/02418-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/02418-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/02418-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/02418-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/02418.jpg 1619w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>In this typically forthright conversation Mike reveals how a message from Olympic and Major Champion Justin Rose was just the inspiration that he and other team members needed ahead of representing England Golf in the European Team Championship for Golfers with disability.<\/p>\r\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333; font-size: 1rem;\">I hope that you enjoy my conversation with Mike as much as I did.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16671 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/01492-1024x809.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"415\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/01492-1024x809.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/01492-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/01492-768x607.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/01492.jpg 1367w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<h4><strong>Mike&#8217;s Video:<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TAIlOjxfW48\" width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Contact EDGA<\/strong><\/h4>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8224 size-large\" src=\"http:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/c11-2000x1200x90-2-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/c11-2000x1200x90-2-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/c11-2000x1200x90-2-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/c11-2000x1200x90-2-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/c11-2000x1200x90-2.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/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><\/strong><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Audio: Mike explains how he had got involved in many sports and found that golf was right for him. He talks about losing count of the number of surgeries that he has had and that his mantra is simply &#8220;that you just have to get through things.&#8221; Typical of a man who deals with things &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/mike-gays\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;54 &#8211; Mike Gays&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14245,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>54 - Mike Gays - EDGA Player Profiles<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.edgagolf.com\/profiles\/mike-gays\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"54 - Mike Gays - EDGA Player Profiles\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Audio: Mike explains how he had got involved in many sports and found that golf was right for him. 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