How Do I Join?

Physically Disabled

• Automatic Qualifications an amputation of a major joint (ankle, wrist, elbow, kneeÍ)
• All other physical disabilities (Les Autres) are for golfers who fall into the Les Autres category: These include having Cerebral Palsy, being hemiplegic or having a limb which is still attached but has no use. These categories will require the completion of the medical classification form by a doctor or physiotherapist. SADGA will send this form to the Medical classifier that will approve, not approve or ask for a face to face consultation.

Medical Classification Forms: Download

    Visually Impaired Golfers

• No light perception in either eye up to light perception but unable to differentiate between a blank sheet of white paper and a sheet of white paper with a black square on it, at any distance or in any direction.
• Maximum acuity of less than 2/60 Snellen (corrected) in either or both eyes.
• Maximum acuity of less than 6/60 Snellen (corrected) in either or both eyes.
• A player with significantly impaired vision (e.g. an acuity of 6/+6, a visual field of less than 10 degrees, or who qualifies for registration as a Blind Person) but who does not fall into any of the above three classifications. (Players in this category are not eligible to participate in International Championships accordingto the IBGA sight classifications).
• Sight Form (2024)

Deaf Golfers

• To be eligible to participate in Deaf Golf competitions, the golfer must register a hearing loss of more than 55 desibels (dB) in his best ear on a pure tone frequency average (average of 500, 1000, 2000Hz frequency) as tested by a registered audiologist.
• Golfers who qualify to participate in Deaf Golf competitions are not allowed to wear hearing aids on the course during golf competitions to eliminate any
  advantage he/ she may receive.

What Do I Get As A Disabled Golfer?

• Preferential Membership rates at certain golf courses

• All Abilities Golf Tour (AAGT) special rates

• World Ranking for Golfers with a Disability (WR4GD) registration and ranking points

• Free entry into SADGA fundraisers