NAOAGA Programs
The North American One-Armed Golfer Association (NAOAGA) was created in October, 2000, to promote the game of golf among those that play "one-handed" for purposes of competition, recreation, physical and emotional rehabilitation, and to just provide an environment for physically-challenged individuals to unite, interact, socialize, compete and discuss pertinent issues associated with living with an upper extremity disability.
NAOAGA hosts an Annual Meeting & Championship for its membership each year at a different championship venue in North America. In its first 16 years of existence, events have been successfully staged from Las Vegas to Florida, New Mexico to Rhode Island, Chicago to Montreal, Kentucky to the Jersey Shore, & all the way to Prince Edward Island. This year's championship will head to northern Michigan at the beautiful Treetops Resort. NAOAGA hopes to add regional events in the future, and continue to introduce this wonderful game to one-armed golfers around the world.
The Fightmaster Cup, a trademarked international competition between the best players from NAOAGA and the United Kingdom's Society of One-Armed Golfers, in a Ryder Cup-style format, occurs every two years just before the Ryder Cup. The competition started in 2008 with the Americans winning the Cup and Europe capturing the Cup in subsequent years (2010, 2012, 2014 & 2016). The 2018 Fightmaster Cup is scheduled for Kent, England. The AM&Cs are the official qualifying events of the Fightmaster Cup.
The members of NAOAGA also strive to "give back" to the community whenever possible. We have done many programs over the years from Hand for Heroes which was designed to teach our wounded warriors the game of golf, grant programs for helping pay for players to attend disabled golf events and equipment grants to help newly injured players get the proper equipment to play with one arm.
NAOAGA hosts an Annual Meeting & Championship for its membership each year at a different championship venue in North America. In its first 16 years of existence, events have been successfully staged from Las Vegas to Florida, New Mexico to Rhode Island, Chicago to Montreal, Kentucky to the Jersey Shore, & all the way to Prince Edward Island. This year's championship will head to northern Michigan at the beautiful Treetops Resort. NAOAGA hopes to add regional events in the future, and continue to introduce this wonderful game to one-armed golfers around the world.
The Fightmaster Cup, a trademarked international competition between the best players from NAOAGA and the United Kingdom's Society of One-Armed Golfers, in a Ryder Cup-style format, occurs every two years just before the Ryder Cup. The competition started in 2008 with the Americans winning the Cup and Europe capturing the Cup in subsequent years (2010, 2012, 2014 & 2016). The 2018 Fightmaster Cup is scheduled for Kent, England. The AM&Cs are the official qualifying events of the Fightmaster Cup.
The members of NAOAGA also strive to "give back" to the community whenever possible. We have done many programs over the years from Hand for Heroes which was designed to teach our wounded warriors the game of golf, grant programs for helping pay for players to attend disabled golf events and equipment grants to help newly injured players get the proper equipment to play with one arm.