IBGA 2006 World Blind Golf Champ

IBGA 2006 World Blind Golf Championship Results

In April, members from the American Blind Golf Association (ABGA) attended the 2006 World Blind Golf Championships held in Shizuoka, Japan. The conditions were cold and wet and the course was hilly, but ABGA members did well. In summary:

ABGA's Member Finishers

ABGA's Tournament Director, Bruce Hooper won the World title in the B-2 Division, capturing both the gross and the net with a two-day score of 162.
ABGA's Member, Charles Adams captured second place in the B-3 Division
ABGA's Associate Member, Brian MacLeod, Canada finished third in the B-1 Division
ABGA's Board Member, Brad Eaton finished fourth in the B-1 Division.
ABGA's Associate member, Johanna Camarta, Canada, won the Ladies Division.

Congratulations to these ABGA members for their accomplishments.

Top Overall Results

Mens B1 with 10 competitors: The winner is David Morris from England with a score 115 and 102 total 217. 2nd place is Kenji Goto from Japan with scores of 111 and 123 total 234. 3rd place is Brian Macleod from Canada with scores of 120 and 115 total 235. and 4th place is Brad Eaton from U.S. with scores of 133 and 115 total 248.

Mens B2 with 22 competitors: The winner is Bruce Hooper with scores of 82 and 80 total 162. 2nd place is Peter Robinson from Australia with scores of 80 and 87 total 167. and 3rd place was Andrew Sellars from England with scores of 101 and 88 total 189.

Mens B3 with 14 competitors: The winner is Simon Cookson from England with scores of 87 and 82 total 169. Second place is Charles Adams from U.S. with scores of 95 and 88 total 183. And Third place is Mike Mayo from Scotland with scores of 99 and 86 total 185.

Other blind participants who went to Japan were: Dick Pomo (B1), and Mark Arnold (B2) .

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Hooper wins title in world blind event

Source: San Antonio Express-News Web Posted: 04/19/2006 12:00 AM CDT

San Antonio's Bruce Hooper, with his wife, Judy, serving as coach and caddie, fired rounds of 80 and 82 to capture the championship at last week's 2006 World Blind Golf Championship at Shizuoka, Japan.

The world title is Hooper's first and adds to a career that includes titles at the North American and U.S. levels. The 59-year-old also was part of the triumphant American team at the Nations Cup competition last summer.

In Japan, Hooper came from behind with the tournament's best gross total to defeat Peter Robinson of Australia by five strokes in the B-2 division of the event, played at the Five Hundred Club, an exclusive layout at the foot of Mount Fuji.

"I'd put it on a par with any of our finely manicured courses in the United States," Hooper said Tuesday. Conditions were cold and wet throughout, "but cherry blossoms were everywhere," he said, "and Mount Fuji loomed out there like some big monster."

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