Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Blind, one-armed golfer hits hole-in-one.

What was his handicap? From Ananova:
A nearly blind, one-armed golfer has overcome his disabilities to hit his first hole-in-one.

Bomb blast victim Alan Perrin, 45, had to quit the Royal Marines in 1992 after suffering horrific injuries in a training exercise explosion.

But he fell in love with golf, despite being left partially blind in his remaining eye, reports the Daily Mirror.

And he defied the odds to hit the amazing 160-yard shot at his local Exminster Golf Club, near Exeter, Devon.

After hitting the one-handed drive, Mr Perrin and his partner thought the ball was lost after there was so sign of it on the green.

He explained: "We spent five minutes looking but didn't want to hold up the next group so we moved on. When those behind us saw the ball in the hole. I was stunned."

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