Serial golf champion Joakim Bjorkman at The G4D Open
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This week on Why Golf we've travelled to find out more about this year's G4D Open! Di Stewart speaks to Joakim Bjorkman, winner of 35 worldwide titles, who shares his inspiring story from discovering he had Achondroplasia (of short stature), to finding solace in golf along with the current difficulties he's still overcoming in the game. We also hear from President of EDGA Dr Tony Bennett, and Director of Golf Development at The R&A Kevin Barker, to find out what makes the G4D Open, a competition for the world's most talented golfers with a disability, so special. Find more Why Golf content on Instagram, and watch this episode on YouTube here. To find out more about everything the Why Golf platform has to offer, head to thisiswhygolf.com. Submit your messages to the team here! The Why Golf podcast is presented by Skyscanner.
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