Disability classification in golf Disability classification in golf Disability golf classification is used for deaf golf, blind golf, amputee golf, golf for the mentally challenged, paraplegic golf and other forms of golf involving the disabled. Blind golf is a version of the sport of golf adapted for blind and partially sighted players. The earliest record of blind golf is from the 1920s in the United States: Clint Russell of Duluth, Minnesota, who lost his sight when a tire exploded in his face, began playing blind golf in 1925. Gradually increasing his scores, Clint managed to shoot an 84 for 18 holes in the early
Ullna Golf Club HP Open, with Annika Sörenstam as winner. Due to the development of a few high class golf courses in the Stockholm area in recent years, Ullna Golf Club is no longer unmatched as the best course in the region. To regain its former position, the club has during the fall of 2006 acquired some land on which to build an additional nine holes of the highest standard. The new nine holes are planned to be ready by the fall of 2009, when a grand renovation of the original course will start. The whole project is projected to be finished in