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Sunday, September 7 - Friday, September 12, 2025
Oct 7, 20242 min read
Over 200 Veterans attend the 2024 National Disabled Veterans Golf Clinic: “It’s like getting one of the most important parts of my life back”
The National Disabled Veterans Golf Clinic (NDVGC) is a week-long adaptive golf program that promotes rehabilitation by instructing...
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Oct 7, 20243 min read
For this trio, adaptive golf clinic is a family affair
By Keiko Rector, Public Affairs Specialist It took Army Veteran Chuck Zimmer 45 years to get connected with VA healthcare. When asked...
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Oct 7, 20242 min read
Lasting relationships formed by Veterans on the golf course
By Scott Dixon RIVERSIDE, Iowa – For Veterans at the National Disabled Veterans Golf Clinic, the clinic is about the golf lessons and the...
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Oct 7, 20242 min read
Veteran makes connections at National Disabled Veterans Golf Clinic
By Scott Dixon RIVERSIDE, Iowa – Over the calls of the Canada Geese flying above the Blue Top Ridge Golf Course rings the sound of...
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Oct 7, 20242 min read
After regaining his ability to drive his pickup, Veteran learns how to improve his drive on the golf course
By Scott Dixon IOWA CITY, Iowa – When David Rollins thinks about his local VA Medical Center in Washington, D.C., he says he’s amazed at...
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Oct 7, 20241 min read
Blind Veteran and his son reunite at the golf course
By Scott Dixon, Public Affairs Specialist IOWA CITY, Iowa - The pride Bob Morin has for his son is written all over his face as he shows...
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Oct 3, 20242 min read
Adaptive sports and a 52nd wedding anniversary mark Golf Clinic for disabled veteran, wife
By Jonathan Kaupanger DAV Life Member Charles "Chuck" Zimmer and his wife and caregiver Judy will be marking a significant milestone at...
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Sep 13, 20242 min read
Blind Army Veteran excited for his first experience at the National Disabled Veterans Golf Clinic
By Kevin C. Miller When John “Jack” Oberleitner joined the Army in YEAR, he had dreamed of making it a career. That dream collapsed after...
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Sep 12, 20242 min read
Golfing by Memory: How a blind Veteran can see the ball
By Chris Farley, Public Affairs Specialist The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and DAV (Disabled American Veterans) hosted and kicked...
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Sep 11, 20242 min read
National Disabled Veterans Golf Clinic and VA care keep Veteran in the game
By Scott Dixon RIVERSIDE, Iowa – At the 2024 National Disabled Veterans Golf Clinic in Riverside, Iowa, Veterans from across the country...
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Sep 10, 20242 min read
First time golfer is a natural born survivor
By Matt Saintsing, DAV Army Staff Sgt. Dustin Tuller collapsed to one knee after an enemy bullet struck his right leg. The Florida...
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Sep 16, 20235 min read
From participant to instructor: “the ultimate experience of happiness”
Janelle Beswick, NDVGC Media Team Hand in hand, Chris Paulsen walked Terri Clark to the driving range mat like they were old friends....
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Sep 15, 20232 min read
Retired pro bowler, Army Veteran, attending first golf clinic
Gene Dukes made a career out of getting paid to play a leisure sport, but a different game is what brought him to his first National...
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Sep 14, 20232 min read
The Golf Course Never Gets Wet
Growing up in a small town in Minnesota, Donald “Don” Johnson was always into sports. Back then his game of choice was baseball, which...
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Sep 14, 20232 min read
Retired Army Veteran excited to improve game at National Disabled Veterans Golf Clinic
Army Veteran Ruben Moreno-Ruiz grew up on a chicken farm in Puerto Rico. He was active and played various sports, from basketball to...
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Sep 13, 20232 min read
‘Atomic Veteran’ sets eye on perfecting swing
Minnesota native James Hamaan was horrified in the early hours of May 10, 1955, when he heard a phrase he never thought would be uttered:...
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Sep 12, 20232 min read
Air Force veteran finds healing, camaraderie through adaptive golf
Harold Yago grew up playing sports. He was on the varsity soccer and basketball teams in high school and played in an intramural...
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Sep 11, 20232 min read
Army Veteran finds confidence in adaptive sports after neck surgery
In 2020, Army Veteran Anne-Marie Spearman underwent surgery to relieve the immense pressure put on her spinal cord as the result of an...
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Sep 15, 20222 min read
Blind Army veteran finds hope and purpose on golf course
Army veteran William Mathis was skeptical the first time he stepped foot on a golf course in 2016, but a recreational therapist had...
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Sep 14, 20222 min read
Nothing is stronger than the heart of a volunteer
Now in its 28th year, the National Disabled Veterans Golf Clinic has established itself as a world-class leader in adaptive golfing for...
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