THE SCOTTISH BLIND GOLF SOCIETY
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Introducing Scottish Blind Golf |
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You can make contact with the Scottish blind Golf society through the following options. For general information, membership criteria, tournament organisation & possible sponsorship, or even comments about this website, please complete the form below and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
You can contact the Secretary:
Mr Robin Clayden, 5 The Round, Dunfermline, Fife KY12 7YH.
Executive Committee for 2010
THE SBGS CONSTITUTION - The official and legal documentation detailing our objectives and status as a registered Scottish Charity.
CODE OF CONDUCT - Documentation of our own set of rules, procedures & ettiquet for members, guides & associates of the Society.
If you would like to download these documents in Microsoft Word, 1997 - 2003 format, simply right click the links below and save them to your hard drive.
Read this fascinating article by our own founder member Gerry Kelly on how he was responsible for the Evolution of blind golf in Scotland and the UK.
On September 4, 1979, the journey began in South Ayrshire and now, over 30 years later, golf for the blind and visually impaired is continuing to flourish and develop throughout the world.
Gerry was also involved in trying to attract youngsters from various primary schools who had a visual impairment to join SBGS after a tuition programme was launched and sponsored by The Golf Foundation in 1988 and 1989.
Sadly however, in 1990 the integration of disabled children into main stream education meant it was not possible for those children to be released from their various classes so it was not possible to get them together as a group. THE Royal Blind in Edinburgh was still a viable group, however a new Head Teacher would not sanction continuation of the scheme, so after a lot of hard work it was very disappointing to see it come to an end, until of course clubgolf took up the torch in 2005.
You can read the 1988 report here then the follow up report from 1989 here
How we play the game... an insight, so to speak, on how we play the game.
Technical spec! - Some information about this site, designed and maintained by one of our own playing members, how has it been written, and with what tools?
