USGA Donates Adaptive Golf Cart To Assist Disabled At Local Course

SoloRider

By JORDAN SCHWARTZ, USGA

Dr. Bill Montgomery has been playing golf since his childhood in Detroit, but years of carrying rocks as a geologist have led to two back surgeries. He can still swing a club, but he experiences pain after walking more than 50 yards, so the addition of an adaptive golf cart at Montgomery’s favorite course has been a huge benefit.

“I’m really thrilled with it,” he said. “It’s made it possible for me to play golf again.”

The SoloRider was purchased as part of a USGA staff holiday fundraising campaign last year and donated to Coakley-Russo Memorial Golf Course in Lyons, N.J. Not only is the facility located just a few miles from the USGA’s Liberty Corner campus, but it is affiliated with a veterans’ affairs hospital. The hope is that former military members use the cart and have an opportunity to experience the healing power of golf.

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