Maccabiah Has Golf for Disabled IDF Veterans

"Women's hockey a hit in Maccabiah debut" reports the Jerusalem Post on the welcome addition to the Maccabiah schedule of a brand-new sport for a previously unrepresented group of athletes.  Another addition to the Maccabiah deserves recognition.  

This year, for the first time in the history of the Games, a team of disabled IDF veterans was incorporated into the golf competition.  Caesarea Golf Club has helped build the Disabled Warriors golf program from scratch, and has been a strong supporter of the team for over a decade, providing specialized training and equipment.  Through this unique program, these brave warriors (including two Druze players) who physically defended the State of Israel throughout our existence now represent the country in competitions in Israel and abroad.  At the end of the Maccabiah competition, the gold medal for this team was awarded to Shlomo Ivgi, a former Golani soldier injured in 1974.  Zohar Sharon, another member of the team, is six-time world blind golf champion.