Saving Sight Golf Tournament - Mon, Sept 24
The 2nd Annual Saving Sight Golf Tournament will be held on September 24th, 2012. The tournament benefits PATH and The Lighthouse in providing eye exams, eye glasses and low vision aids for qualified Smith county residents. Held at the beautiful Cascades Country Club in Tyler, it offers a challenging 18 hole championship golf course that plays host to the North Texas PGA's Texas State Open. Surrounded by towering pines and rolling hills, the course boasts breathtaking views of historic Lake Bellwood.
The tournament is a four player scramble with registration beginning at 10:30. Lunch will start at 11:00 with a 1:00 shotgun start. Prizes will be given for 1st place, 2nd place, 3rd place, closest to the pin and longest drive. There will be raffle drawings for various individual prizes.
If you have any questions, please contact Lee Tillson at 903-590-4326, or email ltillson@horizonind.com.
To become a sponsor or register to play click one of the options below. If you can't sponsor or play but would like a custom Saving Sight Nike golf shirt click here.
World Blind Golf Champion Returning
Current World Blind Golf Champion Jeremy Poincenot will return for the second year to represent The Lighthouse at the Saving Sight Golf Tournament. The 22 year-old has a rare genetic condition called Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy, an incurable disease that strikes only about 100 people a year, but he does not let that stop him. In fact, since his visit last September the golf champ was featured on an episode of MTV's "True Life" about young people losing their sight.
Poincenot has also been doing some filming with the Golf Channel for their "Golf in America" series. The network will also cover his world title defense in Nova Scotia in the summer.
Click below for a demonstration of how blind golf works. The video features Poincenot and his father Lionel who acts as his eyes during tournaments.