Saturday, June
13, 2009, 8am at Kissimmee
Bay Country Club
All Inclusive - This tournament is for everyone including golfers
without disabilities
$50 entry fee includes 18 holes of golf, cart fee, range balls,
prizes, Award Banquet.
For more info or to enter the tournament
call 863-227-2751 or email joestine@floridagolfmagazine.com
Photos from the The 2008 Florida Open For Golfers With Disabilities
at http://www.floridagolfmagazine.com/2008open
Photos from the The 2007 Florida
Open For Golfers With Disabilities at http://www.floridagolfmagazine.com/2007open
Photos from the 2006 tournament are at http://floridagolfmagazine.com/2006open
Don’t
miss The 4th Annual (All Inclusive)
Florida Open for Golfers with Disabilities and/or Mobility Challenges
The
4th Annual Florida Open for Golfers with Disabilities is scheduled
for Saturday,
June 13, 2009, 8am at
Kissimmee Bay Country Club. Sponsored by Florida Golf Magazine
and the National Alliance for Accessible Golf, the goal is to
“have fun while raising awareness of accessibility issues
concerning disabled and mobility challenged golfers."
In a conscious effort
to be all-inclusive, golfers without disabilities are encouraged
to play in the tournament, along with their friends with disabilities.
All golfers are eligible to compete for the Low Gross Awards.
Everyone with a USGA Handicap is eligible to compete for the Low
Net Awards.
Representatives
of the U.S. International Council on Disabilities (USICD), the
Eastern Amputee Golf Association (EAGA), the National Amputee
Golf Association (NAGA) and the National Alliance for Accessible
Golf (NAAG), will play on June 13, 2009.
So,
if you are mobility challenged, or have a disability, or just
want to play golf in a fun tournament with a lot of nice people,
while raising awareness of accessibility issues concerning golfers
who are disabled and/or mobility challenged, view the entry form
at: www.floridagolfmagazine.com/open or call this editor at 863-227-2751.
Overnight Accommodations
Here are some contacts for overnight
accommodations. They asked that you mention that you are playing
golf at Kissimmee Bay! So mention that when booking to get the
rates.
Best Western Heritage Park. Minutes from the course on Hwy 192.
$49.95 per night. 407-846-4646
Kissimmee Bay has house rental properties that are close to Kissimmee
Bay in our Remington Property. These will cost slightly more but
could accommodate more people and if you are possibly planning
on going to Disney or playing more golf this might be a good spot
also. Ask for Bob Grace. 407-397-2211
Possibly come and enjoy Remington Golf the day after the Open
Tournament on the 14th or 15th. Florida Resident summer rates
are only $35! See both courses online at:
http://www.KissimmeeBayCC.com
& http://www.Remington-gc.com
If you have any further questions about overnight accommodations,
please don't hesitate to call Mark Farrow, Director of Operations
for Kissimmee Bay and Remington Golf Club at 407-344-4004 ________________________________________________________________________________
<(©¿©)>Don't miss the 3rd Annual
Florida Open Tournament For Golfers with Disabilities<(©¿©)>
Saturday, June
13, 2009, 8am Shotgun, at Kissimmee Bay Country Club,
You and all your friends are cordially invited to play in the
4th Annual Florida Open Tournament For Disabled Golfers and/or
Mobility Challenges
The 4th Annual Florida Open Tournament
For Disabled Golfers is sponsored by Florida Golf Magazine
and The National Alliance for Accessible Golf. The
magazine's publisher said, "Our goal is to have fun while
raising awareness of accessibility issues concerning golfers who
are disabled and-or mobility challenged." It will be attended
by members of the U.S. International Council on Disabilities (USICD),
Eastern Amputee Golf Association (EAGA), National Amputee Golf
Association (NAGA), National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA)
and members of the Florida Golf Course Owners Association (FGCOA)
Able bodied golfers are encouraged
to play in this "All Inclusive" tournament, along with
disabled golfers for the same $50 green fee. Everyone is eligible
to compete for the Low Gross Awards, and everyone with a USGA
Handicap is eligible to compete in the Low Net Award categories.
The tournament will also be attended
by representatives of the Alliance. The National Alliance for
Accessible Golf is an organization focused on the inclusion of
people with disabilities into the game of golf. The Alliance is
administered by a Board of Directors representing the major golf
industry organizations in the United States, organizations that
provide services for people with disabilities, and individuals
and others who advocate for the inclusion of people with disabilities
into society.
4th Annual Florida Open Tournament
For Disabled Golfers $50 entry fee includes:
18 holes of golf, cart fee, range balls, prizes, & BBQ buffet
(Award Banquet).
Additional BBQ buffets for non-competing
attendees are $11 per person.
To enter by phone, using credit card call: Kissimmee Bay Pro Shop
at 407-348-4653 or to enter by mail, use form below.
To Register: Mail player's name, address & phone number and
a check for $50
(made payable to Kissimmee Bay G&CC) for each player you wish
to register to:
TOURNAMENT c/o Joseph Stine,
604 Country Lane NE,
Winter Haven, FL. 33881
PLAYER'S NAME:____________________________________________________________
PLAYER'S DISABILITY I/A:__________________________________________________
ADDRESS:__________________________________________________________________
PHONE NUMBER:____________________________________________________________
PLAYER's E-MAIL:__________________________________________________________
# ATTENDING BBQ BUFFET:_________________________________________________
To enter the 4th Annual Florida
Open Tournament For Disabled Golfers by phone using credit card,
call Kissimmee Bay Pro Shop at 407-348-4653. For more info call:
Tournament Director, Joe Stine at 863-227-2751. or see http://www.floridagolfmagazine.com/open