Category: Golf

The Sport Parkinson’s Golf Open 2022

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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A Welcome Reception Awaits You at The Vale – by Sport Parkinson’s Golfer Kevin Bywater

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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Find Your Way to Play at The Vale this May

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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Parkinson’s Perspective: You’ll Never

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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