“No, I don’t have fingers or legs, but life is happy. Playing golf, enjoying it.”
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NEWTON,Kan.—For12years,IssaNlarebhasheldontoaTigerWoodsballmarkerafriendgavetohim.
“Itoldhim,whenIarriveintheUnitedStates,Iwillwearit,”Nlarebtoldhisfriend.
Thisweek,hefinallygottoshowcaseit.
Nlarebiscompetinginthe2024U.S.AdaptiveOpenatSandCreekStationinKansas.It’shisfirsttimeintheUnitedStates,andheisthefirstplayerfromCameroontocompeteintheevent.HisjourneytomiddleAmericaisaboutasincredibleashisgolfgame,allofwhichwasnearlytakenfromhimaftercontractingbacterialmeningitisin2017.
“ThewayTigerwouldcomebackafterallofthethings,itjustgivesmethecouragetocontinue,”Nlarebsaid.
DreamofgolfintheU.S.fulfilledNlarebhaslongdreamedtocometoAmericatoplaygolf.Itwasn’tuntilthisweekhegothischance.
GrowingupinAfrica,Nlarebwas11yearsoldwhenhismotherdied,leavinghimhomeless.It’sthenwhenhesaidhehadtochoosebetweenalifeonthestreetsorpickinggolfballsandworkingforfood.
Hechosegolf.
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