Adaptive Golf Program Receives Donation from Mt. Carmel Women’s Golf League

The Gaylord Hospital Sports Association was recently presented with a donation of $1,505 raised by the Mt. Carmel Women’s Golf League’s annual golf tournament. The Hamden-based club’s generous gift will be used to support the Gaylord Hospital Sports Association’s Adaptive Golf Program.

According to Katie Joly, Gaylord Hospital Sports Association Program Manager, the Adaptive Golf Program has helped hundreds of individuals who have experienced a permanent physical disability such as a spinal cord injury, amputation, stroke or brain injury try a new activity or return to the sport they loved before their injury or illness.

“We are grateful to the Mt. Carmel Women’s Golf League for helping us improve the lives of persons with disabilities. Programs like Adaptive Golf help our participants embrace new challenges and reach beyond the barriers to discover what is possible through adaptive sports,” Joly explained.

The program offers introductory adaptive golf clinics held at Gaylord Hospital, a Veteran’s adaptive golf program, an Adaptive Golf Club, and the annual Ken Murphy Memorial Open tournament for adaptive players.

About the Gaylord Hospital Sports Association:

The Gaylord Hospital Sports Association provides adaptive sports and recreation programs to adults with a permanent physical disability or visual impairment living in the state of Connecticut and throughout the Northeast. The Association is dedicated to improving participants’ lives through opportunities to participate in more than a dozen adaptive sports throughout the year including alpine skiing, archery, cycling, golf, kayaking, paratriathlon, quad rugby, rock climbing, sled hockey, tennis, veteran’s fishing, and water skiing. For more information, visit www.gaylord.org/sports.

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