FORE ALL!

What is an Accessible Golf Course?

Our golf course is a state-of-the-art, absolutely beautiful 18-hole golf facility that is open, and challenging, to everyone. The patented design allows the course to be fully accessible to all players and spectators, and it is environmentally sensitive in design and management. Each Accessible Golf Course bears witness to the inherent beauty of the state, county, and city in which it is located, and offers an exciting and formidable challenge to all golfers, at all levels of ability.

The National Accessible Golf Course is the first of its kind not only in the United States, but in the world!

From the parking lot, into the Clubhouse/Wellness Center, to the practice range and putting green, in all the tee areas, through all the fairways and hazards, and including all the greens, complete accessibility is achieved by topographical considerations, use of state-of-the-art turf surfaces in strategic areas, and creative hazard design and placement. Blind golfers will be able to enjoy our courses, as the greens are equipped with sound emitting devices and audible descriptions of each hole are provided at every tee area.

And there are many more unique features!

	State-of-the-art turf design and surfaces in strategic areas
	Creative hazard development, construction, and placement
	Sound-emitting devices and audible description of every hole for blind and low-vision golfers
	Personal listening systems and other essential equipment for deaf and hard of hearing golfers
	Exceedingly high number of tee areas--all accessible
	Specially designed cart paths
	Customized carts, clubs, and other facilitative devices
	Rest houses and emergency and other necessary equipment
	Rehabilitation and wellness center, with medical staff offering individual monitoring and programming
	Unique instruction for disabled golfers by certified professionals
	Specially selected staff trained in FORE ALL!'s fundamental philosophy of "spiritual accessibility"

"I've seen disabled people come out here [to an adaptive golf workshop] who think they couldn't hit a golf ball, or do anything leisurely or recreationally. Then they hit that first ball and it's like a whole new world has opened up to them."

Multi-use and total mix is what this facility is all about. Accordingly, there will be no typical clubhouse at our Accessible Golf Course. But there will be a clubhouse/rehabilitation/ therapy/fitness/wellness center! In addition to housing the traditional golf facilities, the Clubhouse/Wellness Center is expanded to include the most current physical therapy, fitness, and rehabilitation equipment such as: exercise bicycles, recumbent bikes, upper body ergometers, stair steppers, Versa climbers, Kinetrons, Keiser air-controlled strength equipment, Cybex selectorized weight stacks, and aquatic therapy devices like whirlpools and underwater treadmills.

The professionals on hand, including physicians, physical therapists, masseuses, athletic trainers, and fitness specialists, have expertise in teaching and assisting in the use of equipment, and designing and monitoring individualized rehabilitation and fitness programs, part of which may include the use of the Accessible Golf Course itself! Services offered at the Clubhouse/Wellness center include health evaluations (aerobic capacity, muscular strength, body composition, flexibility, etc.), cardiovascular and strength training, intensity level monitoring, sports specific rehabilitation, and instruction on injury prevention, nutrition, and other health related topics.
Just like our golf course, the Clubhouse/Wellness Center is open and available to everyone, and accessible to persons with a broad range of disabilities. The Accessible Golf Course, the Clubhouse/Wellness center, and other on-site, all-inclusive recreational facilities will complement each other and reinforce our theme of integration and inclusion.

"The game of golf seems ideally suited as a means for putting purpose back into lives so heavily impacted by change. Golf is a very adaptable sport. As an activity, it affords a wide range of choices -- to go all out, or just take it slow and easy. And the rewards are often rich and meaningful. People can become active again through participation in sports...and they can have fun. There's no greater sport to have fun with than golf!"

FORE HOPE
(A Golf Program for People with Disabilities or Inactive Lifestyles)