What a fabulous day that was! On Tuesday 3rd May the Sport Parkinson’s golfing community gathered for the inaugural Open Tournament at The Vale. The verdant National Course, displayed the green green grass of Wales in all its glory, and after a testing practice round the day before – much talk on the pace of…
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Kevin Bywater, Parkinson’s Wales Team member for whom The Vale Resort is his home course welcomes all golfers of all genders and levels of experience: “After recent studies it has been agreed Golf is the best form of exercise to slow down the progression of Parkinson’s. Since I retired, and slowly built my confidence back,…
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Sport Parkinson’s are bringing two events to Wales on the 3rd May – the first ever golf open Parkinson’s Tournament with free golf pro training for beginners and those returning to the sport, at The Vale Resort – and is open to all people with Parkinson’s. Never picked up a club on anything other than…
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The Belfry, 2002, Saturday foursomes…one of those bucket list moments, being so close to Tiger you could have taken his scorecard out of his back pocket and changed a 4 for a 6. I’ll never forget walking across the incredible unbelievably pristine fairways, looking back at the iconic clubhouse thinking, wow these guys, are so…
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Sport Parkinson’s is proud to announce the latest events in our 2022 calendar – both of which will take place in Wales, at the world renowned golf club – The Vale – on Tuesday 3rd May. These events represent our commitment to all levels of the sport: To keep golfers playing, to bring people back…
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Our first event – The Sport’s Parkinson’s Summer Try-Athlon – Great day up at Worcester Warriors’ Sixways Stadium. We pulled the community together to actively try out sport and exercise. I played in the football tournament and enjoyed every minute of it – but my favourite exercise in the spirit of the day was the…
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Here are our Tournament Results from VPAR – Kindly sponsored by Impala Search Country Starting Total End Total England 16 66 Ireland 20 48 Scotland 16 45 Wales 12 41 Today’s Scores Country Stableford Points Points towards team total England 1 86 16 England 2 84 15 Ireland 1 83 14 England 4 82 13…
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Chwaraewyr Cymru yn dangos eu doniau, nid yn unig ar y cwrs golff, ond hefyd yn greadigol. Kevin Bywater ( Chwaraewr y Gystadleuaeth ) a Jeff Lawrence ( Chwaraewr y Chwaraewyr o Gymru) yn defnyddio y traddodiad Eisteddfodol i gyfleu eu teimladau drwy farddoniaeth. Our Welsh players showing their mastery, not just of the game…
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Leading the line for Team Wales at the Sport Parkinson’s Four Nations golf tournament is Welsh Rugby Union & Rugby League icon, Scott Quinnell. Hoping to bring home the prestigious trophy, Scott started properly playing golf when he was 21 on a local course in Wigan. “I used to only play 3 or 4 times…
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