An 85-year-old legally blind golfer from
southern
week on a par-3 hole.
Robert Dunham accomplished the feat on
the third hole at Tortuga in
Playing with a group of fellow blind veterans
enrolled in a Veterans Affairs health care
system program, Dunham's volunteer assistant
lined him up with the ball, handed him a 9-iron
and stepped back.
Dunham hit the ball squarely and it landed
softly on the green, taking one hop before
nestling into the bottom of the cup.
Dunham's group erupted into a cacophony
of cheers and high-fives.
The World War II vet's first reaction?
"I thought they were kidding me," Dunham said.
"I told them, 'You guys better not be pulling my leg."'
The retired industrial supplies manager began
losing his vision about 10 years ago, but has
been in the VA program for only three weeks.
--from The Associated Press
