Freedom Golf Association

Thank you to everyone who joined us for our 7th Annual Summer-Long Golf Outing!

2020 Outing Sponsors:

Gold Sponsors: Mr. and Mrs. William Ryan, Kids Golf Foundation

Bronze Sponsors: The King Family Foundation

Champion Sponsors: The Bensen Family, Mr. and Mrs. John Krehbiel, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Krehbiel, Mr. and Mrs. Joe King, Wintrust

Hole Sponsors

In loving memory of Nancy Martin

FGA Goals

Grow the number of participants exposing the special needs community to the therapeutic & rehabilitation benefits of golf
Eliminate the constraints for special needs individuals
- Evaluating and making more golf courses accessible
- Training more adaptive golf professionals
Change the Illinois golfing world to be more welcoming to the special needs community

Who We Serve

Individuals across ALL disability types:
- Physical - Amputees, Missing Limbs, Paralysis
- Intellectual and Developmental
- Neurological - Cerebral Palsy, Multiple Sclerosis, Muscular Dystrophy, Spina Bifida, Spinal Cord Injuries
- Vision Impaired
- Disabled Veterans including those with PTSD

What We Do

Spread Freedom & Joy to the Special Needs Community through there Inclusion in the game of golf
Provide FREE Adaptive Golf Clinics at Public Schools, Local Golf Courses
Take those ready to the course to experience play (Get Out and Play)
Train New Adaptive Golf Coaches
Evaluate courses in Illinois to determine accessibility

2019 Accomplishments

Provided 9,499 Participant Lessons at no cost making FGA the largest provider of Adaptive golf lessson's in the United States
Introduced over 1000 New Participants to the Game of Golf
Took over 200 Individuals out on the Course
FGA has over 70 Adaptive Golf Coaches

By the Numbers

1 in 5 Americans lives with a disability (57 million total)
18 million would like to play golf but only 6 million play today
There are over 305,000 veterans suffering from PTSD in the US

Many who want to learn golf have found that golf facilities could not help them or turned them away. Our intention is to include golfers with physical and developmental disabilities regardless of source or origin, assisting them in focusing on the positive aspects of their lives and increasing their sense of enjoyment. Positive social, therapeutic and rehabilitative results are the real benefits of the game of golf.