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is played strictly to the Rules of Golf produced by the Royal and
Ancient (R&A). The R&A has published "A Modification
of the Rules of Golf for Golfers with Disabilities" which allows
blind golfers to ground their club in a hazard.
A player uses a sighted coach or guide to give verbal
information about each hole, help with club selection and then place
the club head directly behind the ball. From then on it's down to
the blind golfers' swing.
The competition is broken into classes determined
by the golfer’s level of sight (B1, B2, B3). You
can download a sight classification form here.
Blind golf has many competitions around the world. The 2004 world
championships was held in Australia.
The World Blind Golf Championship is one of several
tournaments sanctioned by the International Blind Golf Association.
Other sanctioned tournaments include National Open events in Japan,
Britain, Australia, Canada and the United States.
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