The Aa Saint-Omer Golf Club is proud to organize for the third consecutive year the Open de France Handigolf, where 70 international players will compete on its course.

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It is a competition open to players with disabilities who hold the medical pass (Conditions for obtaining the medical pass on www.handigolf.fr) whose index is less than or equal to 26,4. The maximum number of registrations is set at 70 participants.

20160413_OpenDeFranceHandigolf_01“The French Open will be held for the third time on our route from April 29 to May 1. We have a certainty for 2017: the tournament will take place but we do not know what baptism name will give it the French Golf Federation.

We have the firm will to continue this action started 15 years ago. We completed it this year on World Autism Day when 4 groups came to learn golf. We cannot forget that Vincent Helly started golf with us and obtained an index of 6 which allows him to play with the first series and to measure himself against the best. The specifics of golf added to the efforts of the entourage allow us to overcome natural or accidental problems and I thank the whole team of the club and the volunteers who allow us to carry out these actions which in return bring us so much satisfaction. "

Jean-Jacques Durand, President of L'Aa Saint-Omer Golf Club

History and awards

  • Category A: Deficiency in the arms
  • Category L: Leg deficiency
  • Category W: Players playing in wheelchairs
  • Category B: Blind or visually impaired, sensory and mental disorders
  • Category R: Other disabilities
  • 1st Series: Index less than or equal to 4,4> Strokeplay
  • 2nd Series: Index between 4,5 and 11,4> Strokeplay
  • 3nd Series: Index between 11,5 and 18,4> Strokeplay
  • 4th Series: Index between 18,5 and 26,4> Stableford

Handigolf school

Golf lessons are organized for students from different centers on Tuesday from 14 p.m. to 17 p.m. by sports instructors. The specialized educators of the centers actively participate in the organization and teaching.

The sessions are based on the practice swing technique during the winter, on the course in a game situation when the weather is favorable.

The groups are made up of 3 to 10 students per hour. Handigolf allows people with disabilities to develop their dexterity as well as their autonomy.

The Aa Saint-Omer Golf Club

Inaugurated in 1990 and labeled Handigolf since 2011, the Aa Saint-Omer Golf Club has also been organizing a professional tournament since 1997, the Najeti Open (June 16-19). With its two courses, the Val course (18 holes), the Haute Drève course (9 holes) and its hotel, the Aa Saint-Omer Golf Club offers a quality of services allowing it to be selected by Opus Golfs and Le Club Golf.

Likewise, thanks to a policy focused on sustainable development, it was labeled "Olympic oxygenation site" & "Golf Pole of Excellence" by the French National Olympic and Sports Committee (CNOSF) in 2007 and contributes to the Olympicization of golf as well as the dynamism of its region.

Program

Friday, April 29

  • From 12 noon: Player training
  • Introductory day for host families of people with disabilities

Saturday, April 30

  • From 9 a.m .: First round of the Open
  • Handisport day with the Departmental Handisport Committee

Sunday May 1

  • From 8 a.m .: Second round of the Open
  • 15 p.m .: Prize giving followed by the closing cocktail

To know more : www.handigolf.fr