Mission
The mission of NAOAGA is to promote the game of golf to those that have an upper extremity disability due to a physically-challenged condition for the purpose of competition, recreation, and physical & emotional rehabilitation. NAOAGA will organize local, regional, national, and international competitions for its membership, seek opportunities to educate the public on the existence and benefits of "one-armed golf," and strive to provide a forum for discussion of pertinent issues related to living with an upper-extremity disability.
In accordance with eligibility standards to be considered a disabled athlete recognized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), NAOAGA will classify golfers with disabilities based upon the following definitions:
Unassisted – Getchell Division
The golfers in this division have impairments affecting at least one arm. For any stroke played during a round of golf: at the initiation of the stroke through striking of the ball, there can only be one intentional point of contact on the club and no intentional contact to the arm holding the club. Any intentional aid from an artificial appliance, prosthetic, anchoring the club or part of the impaired arm is not allowed as a second point of contact. This category includes limb deficiency, impaired passive range of motion and impaired muscle power related to the arm. This category can also include someone who plays out of a mobility cart, uses a walker or cane to stabilize themselves with one arm and swings with the other.
Assisted – Fullgraf Division
The golfers in this division have impairments affecting at least one arm. For any stroke played during a round of golf: at the initiation of the stroke through striking of the ball, this class is allowed to have two points of intentional contact on the club or contact on the arm holding the club. Any intentional aid from an artificial appliance, prosthetic, anchoring the club or part of the impaired arm is allowed as a second point of contact. This category includes limb deficiency, impaired passive range of motion and impaired muscle power related to the arm.
In accordance with eligibility standards to be considered a disabled athlete recognized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), NAOAGA will classify golfers with disabilities based upon the following definitions:
Unassisted – Getchell Division
The golfers in this division have impairments affecting at least one arm. For any stroke played during a round of golf: at the initiation of the stroke through striking of the ball, there can only be one intentional point of contact on the club and no intentional contact to the arm holding the club. Any intentional aid from an artificial appliance, prosthetic, anchoring the club or part of the impaired arm is not allowed as a second point of contact. This category includes limb deficiency, impaired passive range of motion and impaired muscle power related to the arm. This category can also include someone who plays out of a mobility cart, uses a walker or cane to stabilize themselves with one arm and swings with the other.
Assisted – Fullgraf Division
The golfers in this division have impairments affecting at least one arm. For any stroke played during a round of golf: at the initiation of the stroke through striking of the ball, this class is allowed to have two points of intentional contact on the club or contact on the arm holding the club. Any intentional aid from an artificial appliance, prosthetic, anchoring the club or part of the impaired arm is allowed as a second point of contact. This category includes limb deficiency, impaired passive range of motion and impaired muscle power related to the arm.