Contact: Connie Pearce For Immediate Release Tennessee Golf Foundation Phone: (615) 790-7600 Fax: (615) 790-8600 Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame Franklin, TN, February 28, 2011 – The Tennessee Golf Foundation board of directors have recently approved the induction of David Meador of Nashville into the Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame. A formal induction ceremony will be held at the foundation’s Celebration of Golf Dinner held in middle Tennessee this fall. After David Meador’s induction, The Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame will have 37 members that are enshrined at Golf House Tennessee in Franklin. David Meador, who lost his vision after a car accident when he was 18 years old, has not let his blindness hold him back. He played golf before the accident and continued on with the sport, eventually becoming a national blind golf champion. Meador not only won a national title, but he has also had three holes in one. David’s golf accomplishments include: 1977 National Blind Golf Champion, Firestone Country Club, Akron, Ohio; 2009 National Blind Golf Championship Runner-up; 1988 Heather Farr Golf Classic Champion, Phoenix, Arizona; 2005 & 2008 The Guiding Eyes Classic Champion, New York; 2003 Kaia Jergenson Courage Award from the Nashville Sports Council. David Meador served on the Board of Directors of the United States Blind Golf Association (1993-2002) and was instrumental in bringing the U.S. Blind Golf Association championship to Old Natchez Country Club in 2005. He is a two-time cancer survivor and most recently he is the author of “Broken Eyes, Unbroken Spirit, The Story of a National Blind Golf Champion”.
The Tennessee Golf Hall of Fame is located at Golf House Tennessee and will undergo extensive upgrades and renovations in 2011. For more information call 615-790-7600 or visit www.golfhousetennessee.com. | |||
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