Essex Disabled Golfer

[DTCwordfan]

What's all this about apart from being a load of tosh on both sides, more so on the Brentwood Council side....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-45358763

A complete waste of time and money - or is it a case of '"It's been a nice day - think I'll skip my meds tonight and stir things up......' in other words, what money is in it to pay for his golf balls.

[Ellipsis]

DT, he sounds remarkable, but the "great image" is the one of him playing golf with the arm that he lost ...

[campbellking]

Absolutely, Gness. Those who have lost below or through the knee are far more likely to be prosthetic wearers and enjoy a reasonable quality of life. I am also assuming that given the cause of his amputation the skin quality of his stump may not be the best.

[gness]

It appears that way, Campbell......a perfect stump couldn't be formed even after five operations. Imagine the hell of that...going in for operation after operation....
Then to go on to do what he has done....no feeling sorry for himself but building a new life is to be admired...representing his country....he is, in my eyes, a man to be admired....x

[andy-hughes]

kval - // Fairly crass and insensitive to expect him to supply a Drs note, not surprised he got shirty, I'd have raised Cain too. //

If that is the council's rule, and it's apparent that it is, then why should the gentleman be exempt from it?

[kvalidir]

Well it's crass because it's not normal procedure for apparently any other golf club to require one and the gentleman concerned had quite a raft of information already proving his disability.

//Paul says he explained that he had his own insurance, a European Disabled Golf Association card, and a medical exemption, but the club insisted that he needed a letter from a doctor to justify the use of a buggy.//

I think it's an unusual thing to be less inclusive to someone obviously diabled, and something which needs re-examining. The criteria for being considered sufficiently disabled to need to use a buggy for anything is most often common sense if someone has one leg tbh.

[woofgang]

andy, the gentleman shouldn't be exempt, the rule should take account of other ways of proving entitlement....and as I said, GP's are busy enough with sick people and should not be expected to spend time on such paper exercises.

[gness]

Ahhh....but, Kval...if you're a jobsworth you have no common sense..... he just wanted a game with a friend......I doubt the friend thought he was at an advantage....or if he did it'd just be fodder for a bit of banter..x

[douglas9401]

Dark works abroad tonight and no mistake.

[Khandro]

I have just read the report on this matter in today's Telegraph, and the big question which is being avoided (possibly for a story) is, 'Does he want to use the buggy in a club tournament or in a friendly game?'
Please see my above post at 15:50 Mon.

[Sqad]

Khandro....that explanation seems reasonable to me.

Why doesn't he just comply with the Clubs rules and regulations.

Woofy.....as for overworking the GP's, I cannot see that this situation arises very often and the thought of this being the last straw for the "overworked " GP or indeed increasing the Gp's work load is, in my opinion, a non starter. I cannot conceive of a situation of one legged golfers needing a note for their golf Club would bring the GP to his knees.
He phones the surgery or emails, explains the situation and picks up his note for the Club.

No big deal and what IS the problem?

[Sqad]

P.S....it is the same as disabled parking requirements:
If one hasn't got a disabled disc one cannot park in the disabled parking area.
If you are disabled and have no disc, then you cannot park in that area.

[sunny-dave]

If it's my surgery, sqad, then it will cost him "Between £20 and £60 for a non-statutory letter" - unless he plays golf with his GP of course ...

[douglas9401]

The problem, Sqad, is the internet coupled with special case pleading by interfering folk keen to change the world to their model.

Passive aggression alert!

[Sqad]

Dave......that's OK £50 for a one off which allows you to play golf for the rest of your time, hassle free........seems reasonable.

[murraymints]

and..as I have said..it may well be a requirement for insurance ^ if any damage to persons or property by a disabled buggy driven by one who in fact is not...even if it is glaringly obvious all paperwork has to be in order and "Is" dotted... my own club in Norfolk was very strict in this matter...