golf Archives - POA Hawaii

Opportunity for Vets at PNC Father-Son Challenge Golf Tournament 2017

Attention all local active military, reservists and retirees: Here is an event you won’t want to miss! In addition to free admission to the PNC Father-Son Challenge tournament at the Ritz Carlton Golf Course this weekend, all active military, reservists, retirees and their families are invited to join them on Saturday, December 16th at 11:00am for the Guardian Angels Medical Service Dogs Military Clinic featuring Billy Hurley III. PGA TOUR

POA’s Stan Patterson & 2 of our Veteran clients in segment Golf Channel’s Veterans Day Tribute to Wounded Warriors

POA’s Stan Patterson and two of our clients, Mike Fradera and Bill Mathews (both veterans), were featured in a special Veterans Day segment of the Golf Channel’s “Golf Central” program tonight. (Segment begins at the 17:50 minute mark.) ‪#‎VeteransDay‬ ‪#‎NoBoundaries‬

POA Kids Represent at 2015 Celebrity Amputee Golf Classic

4 of our POA kids were the lucky recipients of golf clubs and accessories at this year’s Celebrity Amputee Golf Tournament. We’d like to thank the organizer, Dave Bowen, for giving them this great opportunity and intro to golf! ‪#‎NoBoundaries‬

2nd Annual Blackbeard’s Golf Tournament at Ritz-Carlton Grande Lakes on Jan 4 2015

Dear POA family: As you know, Stan Patterson has a huge heart for our wounded veterans who have sacrificed so much for our freedom. On Sunday, 1-4-2015, POA is sponsoring the 2nd annual “Blackbeard Golf Tournament” at The Ritz Carlton-Orlando Grande Lakes. This tournament was created by Al Pucino, the father SSG Matthew “Blackbeard” Pucino who was killed in action on 11-23-2009 while on combat patrol in Afghanistan, and will

A surprise for Cameron, 8/8/2012

10-year-old Cameron hasn’t had a lot of good breaks in the past few years. Diagnosed with cancer at the age of 8, he underwent an above knee amputation and extensive chemotherapy to save his life. We met Cameron a few months ago when he and his mom visited our office to see if we could fit him with a leg that would allow him to be more comfortable, ride his

POA patient Ken Green, PGA Golf Pro, to Receive Award – 4/7/2011

Ken Green has been selected to receive the Bob Casey Award from the Connecticut Sports Writers’ Alliance for “overcoming adversity in an exemplary manner.” In the following article he talks about the influence some of POA patients have had on him and aided his recovery. Click here for courant.com story link

POA patient Ken Green, Champions Tour pro golfer, appeared on the Golf Channel Morning Show, 1/24/11

In his blog Ken talked about that experience & also how Stan creates his “golf legs.” Ken’s leg was amputated after a tragic road accident as he traveled home from a golf tournament in 2009. Click here to view an excerpt from the blog entry

Jordan Thomas Nominated for CNN Hero of the Year!

POA patient Jordan Thomas was named one of CNN’s Heroes of the Year. click here to read the full story