Tag: Special Olympics

On Friday, May 9, Meadow Links & Golf Academy hosted a free golf clinic for local Special Olympic athletes and their playing partner. Instruction was led by PGA Golf Professionals Mike Deiters, Joel Steinberg, Joel Suggs and Gary Bushorn. The clinic included instruction on putting, chipping, pitching and the full swing. Meadow Links will host […]

Spring is finally here at Winton Woods Riding Center (WWRC)! That means the horses are shedding, the pastures are muddy, and it’s time to spruce up the barns, because our busiest season is about to begin. The WWRC will hold 5 schooling horse shows this year: April 21, May 19, July 21, September 15, and […]

On Friday, May 10, Meadow Links & Golf Academy hosted an instructional program for 25 Special Olympians and playing partners. Instruction was provided by PGA Golf Professionals Melissa Yeazell, Jeff Steinberg, Gary Bushorn, Joel Suggs and Mike Deiters. It ended just in time to avoid the heavy rain! The free instruction was held to get […]

There’s big news from the Winton Woods Riding Center! The Riding Center is now the host facility of the 2013 Special Olympics State Equestrian Competition! Winton Woods Riding Center has received the approval for the State Equestrian event to drop the Invitational status and become the 8th State Competition for SOOH! Riding Center staff has […]

Dee and I have worked for a while on the idea of Special Olympics Classroom- A curriculum of skill and strength building exercises that can be used on bad weather days throughout the year, and during the cold winter months. For the past six Saturdays, for one hour and 15 minutes, a pilot group of […]

On September 17–18, Meadow Links & Golf Academy was honored to host the 2013 Special Olympics Ohio State Golf Tournament. As the largest Special Olympics golf event in the country, 236 athletes and their playing partners participated in either individual play or a unified/modified shot format. This was the 21st year for Meadow Links to […]

Earlier today, Meadow Links & Golf Academy hosted the Hamilton County Special Olympics Golf Qualifier. A total of 23 two-person teams teed it up for the event, many of which participated in our instructional training day in May. The low team from each division will qualify for the state event, which will be played in […]