2013 Player Card Registration

American Blind Golf (ABG) invites you to become a player with ABG for the upcoming 2013 Golf Season. Players from all over the world are welcome. Your Players Card with ABG expands your opportunities for golf competitions.

American Blind Golf is a 501C3 non-profit organization that promotes the game of golf for blind and vision impaired persons. American Blind Golf was founded to provide golfing opportunities while partnering with organizations that support local and national blind charitable endeavors. Our mission statement says, "Through the unique talents of blind and vision impaired golfers, ABG strives to motivate, inspire and serve all those who deal with the loss of sight."

Roy Holt, Howard Shaw, Dennis Smith, Brad Eaton, Angela Johnson and Mike Harrison founded ABG in 2001.

Eligibility is open to all individuals who have significant sight loss and who complete the following basic requirements:

1. Complete the attached ABG Registration Form

2. Mail a $20 US fee and the registration form to the American Blind Golf Office at:

American Blind Golf Office C/O Bruce Hooper

7410 Quail Run Drive

San Antonio, TX 78209-3129

Make your check payable to American Blind Golf. Your player fee is tax deductible as a charitable donation in the United States.

When your completed registration form and player fee is received, your 2013 ABG Player's Card will be mailed to you, and you will be notified of all of our 2013 events.

As an ABG Player, you are eligible to play in all ABG Open events.

Applications for all ABG Open events are available several months in advance of the event. Some tournaments have player number limits; however, all entries received prior to the entry deadline will be accepted, up to the limits, on a first come first serve basis

The 2013 ABG schedule is as follows:

June 25^th to June 28^th

McCulloch Memorial Match Play, Wadsworth, Ohio

September 22^nd to September 24^th

California Blind Golf Open Championship, Lompoc, California

October 13^th to 16^th

ABG National Open Championship, San Antonio, Texas

ABG is excited to have you play golf with us in 2013. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Mark Arnold 330-419-1710 or Bruce Hooper 210-822-6366. You may also Email questions to:

American Blind Golf

Player Registration Word Format

Player Registration PDF Format

World Team Cup 2013

Sunday, July 21 through Thursday, July 25, 2013

In addition to the golfing opportunities to ABG Players here in the United States, the Scottish Disability Golf Partnership has graciously extended a golfing invitation to all American Blind Golf Players. What an outstanding opportunity to visit Scotland, THE HOME OF GOLF!

The Scottish Disability Golf Partnership is proud to announce their second hosting of the World Team Cup and disabled golfers from around the world are invited to get together and enter teams of four players, to compete for the World Cup Trophy. Individual disabled golfers may also enter and they will be pooled with other individuals to make up international teams.

Recently added to the golfing package is an additional First Swing Clinic and practice day on Sunday 21 July at the nearby Palacerigg Family Golf Centre, where practice sessions, golf, catering and PGA supervised golf lessons are arranged. A practice round is also provided at Palacerigg as part of the existing package or 18 holes of golf may be played at Westerwood for only 10 (Pound Sterling).

The competition will be played over 4 days, 72 holes (18 holes per day). Each team of 4 golfers will have their daily scores combined to calculate an overall team score. The winning team after the 4 rounds will be calculated using the Stableford system. Teams submitting 4 fully completed 72 hole cards will also play for a Gross Prize.

Each team will be split into two pairs for each days play. Each team must have at least two differing disabilities to qualify. As this event will be calculated on stableford (points) scores, all players must provide evidence of their club or (lowest) nationally recognized golf handicap to the SDGP. If no such evidence can be supplied, a minimum handicap will be imposed.

The World Team Cup package offered by the SDGP will cover each player for: The First Swing Clinic, four rounds of golf at Westerwood and four night's dinner, bed and breakfast at the Westerwood Hotel (Mon 22, Tue 23, Wed 24 & Thu 25 July). The package indicated will also cater for essential coaches/guides only, i.e. guides for the blind and carers for those with severe learning disabilities. Essential coaches do not play at this event. The SDGP is providing golf carts and some pick-ups from Glasgow Airport, on Sunday 21 and Friday 26 July only.

This comprehensive golfing package costs only 250 (Pound Sterling) per person.

There is also a package on offer for husbands, wives and friends, to stay at the Westerwood Resort during the World Cup. Costs are 50 (Pound Sterling) per person per night for dinner, bed and breakfast and this can be booked, after your entry is confirmed, by contacting Fiona White at the Resort on 01236 457 171.

We do expect this event to be over-subscribed, so a reserve list of teams and players will be created by the SDGP.

For more information please contact

sdgp@btinternet.com

or call 330 288 7072 (USA)

ABG Code of Conduct

Players and their coaches are to observe proper golf etiquette at all times. Any abuse or disrespect of fellow competitors, officials, spectators, employees of the host facility, or other persons conducting or attending an ABG sponsored event can be grounds for disqualification from the event, and possible rejection of entry for future ABG events. Such abuse may be verbal or physical or threat thereof and includes, but is not limited to: the use of obscene language, physical damage to property or equipment of the ABG or the host facility, and being under the influence of alcohol or controlled substances during a competitive round.