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Kid named Hall: inspiration for all

Thursday July 21, 2005 | 00:45:34 177 words, 1396 views
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Dennis Walters’ book IN MY DREAMS I WALK WITH YOU reveals what it is like to be a paraplegic who has made a career out of inspirational golf clinics. Jack Newton lost an eye and an arm to a propeller, yet continued to play and announce the game. Pat Browne won 20 consecutive US Blind Golf Association championships, 22 overall.

For the past four years, Kevin Hall has competed for Ohio State’s varsity squad. In 2004, he won the Big Ten individual championship by eleven strokes. This week he competes on the PGA Tour for the first time, in the US Bank Championship, fresh off graduating with a journalism degree.

Representing the finest opportunity for increased African-American presence on the PGA tour since the untimely death of Lewis Chitengwa, Kevin Hall will attract the usual bit of attention that something new usually brings. My gut feeling is that his gut is strong enough to make it on the tour. As Hagen said, stop to smell the roses along the way. He never said that you had to hear them bloom.


Comments:

Comment from: Hoyt Decker [Visitor]
So what's the big deal about Kevin Hall?

Huh? He's deaf?! Wow!

Now THAT seems like something you would have written here, Ron Mon. Jeez!
Permalink 07/27/05 @ 05:27
Comment from: Ron Mon [Member] Email
He's deaf and I'm slow, as I don't GET your response. My understanding of the connection between hearing and the kinesthetic needs of a pro golfer is limited; however, when you combine a physical impediment with a socio-ethnic one, you get a kid who is battling the odds. Will he make it? Well, he already has a Big Ten championship (I don't, do you?) to help him on his way. Notice I didn't make major predictions, just recognized his inspirational qualities. I'm already inspired. Thank you for commenting on the post.
Permalink 07/27/05 @ 07:26
Comment from: Hoyt Decker [Visitor]
The point is ..... IN YOUR BLOG, YOU DIDN'T WRITE THAT HE'S DEAF. Re-read it. Nowhere does it tell readers that he's deaf. I only learned that later, surfing the web.
Permalink 07/27/05 @ 11:14

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