Arizona Golfer With Down Syndrome Plays In High School Championship

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Richard Obert catches up with Sandra Day O'Connor High School golf coach Steve Casey about Amy Bockerstette, one of his starting five before last week's Division I girls at Aguila Golf Course in Laveen, Arizona.

Bockerstette is a 4-foot-9-inch junior with Down syndrome who has inspired her teammates by moving into the lineup.

This is her second year competing in high school matches.

Bockerstette was granted allowance from the Arizona Interscholastic Association to have a caddie during match play.

She has qualified with the team to compete in the state tournament, which runs Wednesday and Thursday for Division I girls at Aguila Golf Course in Laveen. Bockerstette is the team’s fifth golfer, shooting a best nine holes of about 50 this year.

Her swing coach, local pro Matt Acuff, who works with some of the top local juniors, will be on her bag and in her head as he steers her through the biggest tournament of her life, a journey that nobody but Bockerstette, her coach/caddie and those closest around her ever thought possible.

“It’s awesome,” she said.

The story goes on to detail how she got into golf and it's pretty inspirational stuff. Enjoy!

Special Olympics Golfer Has His (Plainly Marked) Clubs Stolen

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Good spot by Kevin Casey at Golfweek.com to get your blood boiling, as we learn that Special Olympian athlete Keith Kee had his clubs and Special Olympics-marked bag stolen at a Bartlett, Tennessee golf course. Kee was there to play golf with his coach John Sprott.

“With Special Olympics on the bag, whoever stole them must have known who they belong to. For me, that’s more egregious than just stealing someone’s set of clubs,” Sprott told WMC Action News 5.

The full WBTV report from Chris Luther includes a full description should you live in the area and spot the heathen who committed this act.

Oy Vey Brawl: Golfers In Pastels, Anklet Socks

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Nice spot by Justin Abrams to show that men in pastels, anklet socks and driving a buggy around a Colorado colf course can still get into a fight over something very, very important.

Mute the audio for the less-than-savory play by play.

 

Hole-in-One, Double In Same Round Files: Mason Nome Edition

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Congrats to University of Texas golf commit Mason Nome (2019), who made an ace and double eagle in the same round. It was John Wooden's feat and that of only a handful of others many decades ago.

Nome posted this scorecard of the round, which also featured a double bogey just a hole after teh two on a par-5. The Golf Gods waste little time setting us straight!

Hole in one and double eagle in same round!

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Mason also posted a tremendous trick shot many weeks ago that I hadn't seen...

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Lions Muni Added To National Register Of Historic Places

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Ralph K.M. Haurwitz of the Austin American-Statesman reports that Lions Municipal has been added to the National Register of Historic Places due to its place in the civil rights movement.

The University of Texas has wanted to convert course into mixed-use development. The centrally located course was home to Ben Crenshaw and Tom Kite.

You can read up on some Save Muni posts here and here.