Our Mission

Freedom Golf Association (FGA) is dedicated to bringing joy and a sense of freedom to the special needs community through their inclusion in the game of golf.

• We believe that all special needs individuals deserve a chance to accomplish the same things as any others do and work towards bringing a positive transformation to their lives
• FGA contributes to the positive development of those with special needs through the magic of golf

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

Our Story

Freedom Golf Association (FGA) was founded in July, 2012 by Edmund (E.Q.) Sylvester. E.Q. is a director of the Western Golf Association (WGA), member of the United States Senior Golf Association (USSGA), and a triple amputee.

Freedom Golf Association was incorporated July 3, 2012 pursuant to the General Not-For-Profit Corporation Act of the State of Illinois and operates under the 501(C)(3) section of the Internal Revenue Code.  
FGA now works to assist individuals with disabilities in many ways:​

• Engage children, adults and veterans with special needs in FREE golf instruction with other classmates providing professionally run instructional clinics and golf events 
• Conduct Adaptive Golf training workshops to increase the number of qualified golf coaches to instruct individuals with special needs
• Provide leadership and collaboration with nationally recognized organizations on how to expand/grow adaptive golf programs

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