Published: Thursday, 3rd May, 2007 12:00
Being blind doesn’t stop him playing golf...
By Sports Desk
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Pic by: Dunfermline Press
AROUND 20 blind golfers from across Scotland came to Cairneyhill’s Forrester Park resort on Monday to contest the Fife Classic.
The competition was part of an order of merit run by the Scottish Blind Golf Society, which has around 34 members.
West Fife has been hosting an event in the series for the past three years and this one was put together by Dunfermline man Robin Clayden, who has been registered blind since 1979.
Robin (54), of The Round, Dunfermline, is secretary of the society.
He told Press Sport, “Each golfer has their own caddy/guide. You still hit the shot and trust your swing but you also have to trust your caddy.
“He sets you up and then stands out of the way.
“It does work. We had some great scores as we played a stableford competition on Monday and we had to split the two leaders as they had the same points.”
Motherwell’s Mike Mayo won the competition from runner-up Peter Philip, of Edinburgh.
Each golfer has to have a good bond with their caddy and Robin has a special link with his, Tom Joyce.
“Tom’s son is married to my daughter so we’re co-grandparents, we share the same grandchildren,” explained Robin, who works at Edinburgh’s College of Art.
“I played golf as a teenager but I gave it up as I was short-sighted then and felt I could not continue.
“I heard about the blind golf society in 1990 and have been with them for the last 17 years.
“You still get a great buzz because you know you can hit good shots.”
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