Children With Autism Learn The Basics Of Golf In River Vale

RIVER VALE, N.J. — Children with autism learned the basics of golf at a special county-run program at Valley Brook Golf Course last week.

The All Par program provides children with an introduction to golf. Instructors present the game's fundamentals in a classroom and on the course. The students use plastic clubs and tennis balls in the beginning.

Instructors show participants the proper grip and stance for putting and place targets a short distance from the golfers to emphasis distance control and alignment.

Students also learned the basics of chipping and and full swings, but only after putting is covered.

Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco visited the class.

PHOTO: Bergen County Executive Jim Tedesco with members of the All Par program at Valley Brook Golf Course. — Courtesy of Michael Pagan