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
- 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
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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:
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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