Manuel De Los Santos... A real inspiration

[flguy]

Saw this video in Global Golf Post and figured it was worth sharing. Don't know if you guys have seen this guy or not.

[Clambake]

That is really a great story, and a very likable guy.   I really liked his comment that sometimes when he is feeling bad he "goes to the golf course and finds his second leg".       I guess each of us in our own (and far more trivial) way finds our own second leg when we play, which is why we do it.       Thanks for sharing!

[alo1984]

That was remarkable.  So many people let their negative situation become their identity.  It's nice to see someone who makes no excuses.  That guy looked like a low handicap that could kick most of our tails.

[phillyk]

This is interesting, because I work at a golf course during summers in Chicago, and there's a guy who has only one leg and comes out to play every once in a while at our course.  I saw him hit his tee shot as I worked starter, and it was hit right down the middle probably 260-270 with his driver.  It's really cool to see people come out and play so well with a physical handicap.  Just from watching this guy play in his group, it seems like he's better than his friends that he was playing with.  They have perfect balance, which is a key to the swing, and because they have perfect balance they know how to swing away for power.  It is very inspiring to see such devoted golfers as they are and see them do so well!

[Kieran123]

Wow that is a cool video/story.

His balance is amazing considering, and it looks like he can get decent power too.

Thanks for sharing, very inspirational.

EDIT: Just read up he is a 3 handicap and can drive it over 300 yards ( and that was in 2009 ).....amazing...to get to a 3 handicap, with only one leg in 5 years is pretty impressive

[MEfree]

There was a highlight of him this week holing a bunker shot at the Colonial Pro Am...very impressive!