Triumph over extreme challenges

I watched the premier of the Golf Channel special called - Unredeemable - The Alex Fourie Story.  Did you see it too?

If you didn't you should.  It was a great story of triumph over extreme challenges.  You see Alex Fourie was born Ukraine with one arm and a badly cleft palate.  This was when the Ukraine was still part of Russia.  In that society, handicaps of this sort have no value in society.  He grew up in an orphanage and had he not been adopted would have been headed to a mental institution.  But for this young child better days were ahead.

An American couple was having difficulty having children and decided to adopt.  They adopted Alex.  Alex had the support he needed to thrive and prove that everyone has value.

He tried many sports but golf has become his sandbox that both sends a message and helps others.  He passed his PGA Players Aptitude Test or P.A.T.  He became the number one ranked one-handed golfer and finished in first place in the 1st Adaptive Open at Pinehurst.

Today he raises money to help others.  You can go to singlehandgolf.com to learn more or to donate.  Their mission statement is to "inspire kids with adaptive needs to love, learn and grow in golf. Providing this opportunity promotes competition, recreation, and physical & emotional rehabilitation."

I highly encourage you to watch this 30 minute documentary.  It is very uplifting and you may be changed.