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From Adversity to Inspiration to the World Golf Hall of Fame. The Incredible Life of Dennis Walters

golf SMARTER

Josh Karp

Sports, Golf, Society & Culture

4.3577 Ratings

🗓️ 30 April 2019

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

687: The World Golf Hall of Fame is inducting seven incredible golfers in 2019, but only one is being honored for high marks of inspiration, not low scores. This week’s guest, Dennis Walters, was paralyzed from the waist-down at the age of 24 following a golf cart accident. He has since dedicated his career to sharing life lessons and inspiring fans and disabled golfers of all ages through golf clinics and special performances at more than 3,000 global appearances. Golf Smarter Mulligans is now available in Apple Podcasts! This week's episode, published on Friday, is called “What Exactly Golf Course Management Is, and How a GPS Can Enhance it” featuring PGA Master Professional, Tom Tatnall. You can also listen to Mulligans on YouTube.com/GolfSmarterTV.Both this episode and Golf Smarter Mulligans are supported by Autoslash.com who can help you find the lowest rate possible for your next car rental.Golf Smarter Mulligans is brought to you by TwoGuysWithGolfBalls.com where you can buy premium used golf balls, with little to no discernible difference, and at a fraction of the cost of new balls. Use “golfsmarter” at checkout to get an additional 10% off every order, every time! Some restrictions apply. Have a question about golf balls? Submit yours and we’ll do a full episode with your questions and Sam’s answers. To submit your question/comment, use #golfsmarter on social media, call 415-761-1498, or send it to golfsmarterpodcast@gmail.comCongratulations to Scott K or Lakeville, MN! He's our winner of a brand new, customized SeeMore putter, courtesy of SeeMore.com . Our next drawing is for a dozen golf balls of your choice from TwoGuysWithGolfBalls.com Enter at GolfSmarter.com/giveaway2019. Deadline for entry is Mary 12, 2019 Midnight PDT.For exclusive content and first access check out Corrected Mistakes on Substack: https://substack.com/@correctedmistake  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Golf Smarter number 687 is brought to you by AutoSlasch.com who can help you find the lowest rate possible for your next car rental.

0:11.0

From adversity to inspiration to the World Golf Hall of Fame, the amazing life of Dennis Walters.

0:19.0

This is Golf Smarter.

0:22.1

Sharing stories, tips, and insights from great golf minds to help you lower your score and raise your golf IQ.

0:30.1

Here's your host, Fred Green.

0:32.3

Welcome to the Golf Smarter podcast, Dennis.

0:35.1

Hello, Fred. How are you?

0:36.8

I'm doing well. Thank you so much for agreeing to be on the podcast this Dennis. Hello, Fred. How are you? I'm doing well.

0:37.7

Thank you so much for agreeing to be on the podcast this week.

0:41.8

Appreciate it very much.

0:44.3

Yes, sir.

0:45.1

Thanks for thinking of us, and we're happy to be speaking with you and all your listeners.

0:50.2

Thank you.

0:51.0

And so it's a very exciting time.

0:53.2

2019, you're being inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. Congratulations.

1:00.4

Thank you so much. It's been quite adjourned.

1:03.9

And that's what I wanted to talk to you about. It's a unique path to get to the World Golf Hall of Fame.

1:09.4

You must have been quite surprised when you got a word that that was happening.

1:16.8

Well, I was quite surprised, and I actually got a phone call from Jack Peter, who was the head

1:22.8

of the World Golf Hall of Fame, and he called me on October the 4th and said that I was a finalist.

1:31.6

And that there were five,

1:34.7

three people in my category,

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