Tag: Cairns Cup

Jonathan Snyder Vice Captain for 2nd time..

Jonathan Snyder selected for back to back Cairns Cup Jonathan Snyder was born in Charlotte, North Carolina with an undeveloped left hand.  When he was 22 years old, he started playing the game of golf regularly and soon became his passion providing such a positive therapy for Jonathan, that he has made a career in…
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Patrick Rosenast from Switzerland joins team Europe

Latest member of team Europe Patrick Rosenast Patrick Rosenast from Boppelsen a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich Switzerland, he’s married with three children and a one-armed para golfer since 2021 after a “routine” operation in the brain (AV fistulas) which led to a brain haemorrhage and left-sided paralysis in October 2020. As an…
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Sophia Howard joins team USA

Sophia Howard becomes latest member of Kim Moore’s USA team “I am honoured and excited to be asked to represent the USA in the 2024’s Cairns Cup.  I want to thank Kim Moore, Team USA’s Captain, for giving me this incredible opportunity to play for team USA.” said Sophia Born without her right hand, Sophia…
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The Cairns Cup ‘buddies up’ to Golf Genius and The Social Golfer

The Cairns Cup ‘buddies up’ to Golf Genius and The Social Golfer

The Cairns Cup, Disability Golf’s Premier Match Play Event, has chosen Golf Genius, the leading provider of cloud-based golf software solutions, to power all future events and fundraisers. In addition, the international golf event between USA and Europe have teamed up with The Social Golfer who will provide Handicap Tracking for the players in the…
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Two more players announced for team Europe

Tineke Loogman has been busy as Captain selecting  players for team Europe Iain Millar from England and Liliane Cambré from Belgium being the latest to join a strong European team. There was a lot of applications for 2024 in Cherry Creek with Captain Tineke along with her vice-captains have following the strict player selection criteria…
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Mette and Kjelle Scandanavian Players Cairns Cup 2024

Players from Scandinavia join team Europe

European Captain Tineke Loogman selects players from Scandinavia Mette Lynggaard from Denmark Mette who is 39 comes from the largest and most populated island in Denmark, Zealand. She considers herself to be a team player not only an excellent golfer, but she also excelles in swimming proving that she has a competitive nature when it…
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Kellie Valentine US Cairns Cup Vice-Captain 2024

Kellie Valentine becomes Team USA Vice-Captain

What Kellie has to say about becoming Vice-Captain chosen by Kim Moore US Captain. “It is with immense gratitude and excitement that I accept the position of Vice-captain for the 2024 Cairns Cup. It is truly an honour to have been chosen for this prestigious role, and I am thrilled to be a part of…
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Interview with Kim Moore USA Team Captain 2024

Interview with Kim Moore USA team captain for The Cairns Cup 2024 in Michigan. Kim is Western Michigan’s women’s golf coach and in 2022 she won the inaugural United States Golf Association tournament for golfers with disabilities at Pinehurst, North Carolina. This year she travelled to the UK to compete in the first-ever G4D Open…
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The Cairns Cup - Two Women Captains - Tineke Loogman, Kim Moore v1

The Cairns Cup announces TWO Women Captains for Michigan 2024…

The Cairns Cup appoints TWO Women Captains for Michigan 2024! The Carins Cup are breaking with tradition by appointing two female captains to represent USA and Europe in ­­­Golf’s premier disability match play event in 2024. The event will be held at Eagle Crest Golf Club in Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti, Michigan which located just 20…
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