Athletes Dominate the Competition at National Golf Tournament
Texas Athletes Show Off Their Skills In Florida
For Immediate Release: September 10, 2007
Twenty Special Olympics Texas athletes and Unified Partners made Texas proud at the 2007 Special Olympics National Invitational Golf Tournament on September 14-17 in Port St. Lucie, Florida. The athletes dominated the competition. Click here to see results for our Texas athletes. Click here for pictures. Tune in to the Golf Channel's Golf Central on Wednesday, September 19 from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. for coverage on the tournament. The event will also be featured on Golfweek TV. Check out www.golfweek.com, for tournament coverage.
The athletes competed in Level 1 – Individual Skills, Level 2 – Alternate Shot Team Play, Level 3 – Unified, Level 4 – Individual Play 9 holes, Level 5 – Individual Play 18 holes.
The athletes and Unified Partners from the Greater Houston area who competed included: Katherine Richards, Houston; Don Richards (Unified Partner), Houston; David Higgins III, League City; David Higgins Jr. (Unified Partner), League City; Lee Bell, Spring; Peter Horton (Unified Partner), Houston; Jared Williamson, Allen; Jerry Williamson (Unified Partner), Allen; Kevin Harrell, Houston; Blair Claghorn, The Woodlands.
The athletes and Unified Partners from the Greater Dallas area included: Chris Gracian, Wylie; Jeff Mohr, Sachse; Michael Lyons, Plano; Adam Young, Wylie; Lyndon LaPlante, Keller; Bill Pearcy (Unified Partner), Arlington; Erik Houser, Fort Worth; Jim Houser (Unified Partner), Fort Worth; Buddy Randall, Wylie; Tim Lucas, Wylie;
Special Olympics Texas is a privately funded non-profit organization, providing year-round sports training and athletic competition for 25,841 children and adults with intellectual disabilities [mental retardation] in the Lone Star State. For more information about Special Olympics Texas, call 1.800.876.JOIN or visit www.specialolympicstexas.org.
Official Partners:
Coca-Cola Bottling Companies of Texas, GMAC Financial Services and H-E-B
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Andi Baca Kelly
Public Relations Coordinator
Special Olympics Texas
akelly@sotx.org
