Blind Golf

Blind golf is golf for blind and visually impaired players where a guide or coach supports alignment, distance, hazards and safety. Shot goals, holes and course logic remain golf-like, but communication and orientation are central.

LevelAdaptive FamilyPrecision Sports Family CategoryPrecision sport

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Classification

Category Precision sport

Family Precision Sports Family

Level Adaptive

Getting started

Kurzbeschreibung Blind golf is golf with guide/coach support for orientation and alignment.

Geeignet für Suitable for people who like calm precision and trust in a guide team.

Cost Medium to high: range/club time and loan clubs are enough to test; guide/coach matters more than own gear. Golf club/range fees, coaching, travel and possible own club set. Golf club with inclusive offer, blind-golf association or para/disability sport programme. Guide communication and safe shot direction come before course rounds.

First progress Putting and short shots become tangible quickly with a guide; course management takes time.

Fitness level easy to medium

Was du brauchst

golf course or range
clubs
ball
tee
guide/coach
clear safety calls

First steps

find range with coach
set guide calls
start putting and short shots
repeat alignment
play short rounds later

Blind-golf association, golf club with inclusive coaching, para-sport programme or coach with guide experience.

Call shot direction, people nearby and hazards clearly before every shot.

Weitere Angaben

Aliases Visually impaired golf, Blindengolf

Tags golf, para, adaptive, blind-sport, guide, blind-golf, precision-sport, prazisionssport-familie

Rules and format

Die Grundlagen

Ziel

Play the ball into the hole in as few strokes as possible with permitted guide support.

Teilnehmer

Player plus guide/coach.

Spielfeld

Golf course, driving range or putting green.

Wertung

Stroke play, Stableford, match play or handicap/class scoring by event.

Ausrüstung

clubs
ball
tee
guide communication

Regelquellen

Federations and sources

Federations

International Blind Golf Association (IBGA)

How To Play Blind Golf International Blind Golf Association · official-how-to · high
Playing Blind Golf United States Blind Golf Association · guide · medium
Blind Golfers USGA · rules-modification · high
Blind Golf Blind Sports Australia · beginner-guide · medium