The Special Olympics Tennessee golf program runs from May to September each year and includes seven tournaments throughout the state. Athletes can compete in five different levels of competition. Each tournament falls on a weekday and is a one-day competition.
Golf Levels:
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Level 1 - Individual Skills Competition: ***All athletes and partners must compete/participate in at least one skills event and obtain a score of 60+ to advance to the next level.***
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Level 2 - Alternate Shot Team Play Competition (9 hole) Definition of a Team: A team shall consist of one golfer with an intellectual disability and one golfer without an intellectual disability.
Purpose for this Level of Play:
1) This level is designed to give the Special Olympics golfer an opportunity for transition from individual skills to individual play and to progress under the guidance of a partner whose ability and knowledge of golf is more advanced than that of the Special Olympics athlete. As a result, this level does not function in the traditional Unified Sports model where teammates are expected to be of similar ability.
2) The partner serves as a coach and his is an alternate shot 9 hole competition in which athletes play.
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Level 3 - Unified Sports Team Play (18 hole) Purpose for this Level of Play:
1) This level is designed to give the Special Olympics athlete an opportunity to play in a team format with a partner in the traditional Unified Sports model, where the teammates are of similar ability.
2) This level of play is designed for an alternative type of competition for the player capable of playing at Level 4.
3) The players should be capable of playing independently and must be able to walk during the entire 18-hole round.
Level 4 - Individual Stroke Play Competition (9 hole)
Purpose for this Level of Play:
1) This level is designed to meet the needs of those Special Olympics golfers who wish to play individually in a tournament where the stipulated round is nine holes.
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Level 5 - Individual Stroke Play Competition (18 hole) Purpose for this Level of Play
1) This level is designed to meet the needs of those Special Olympics golfers who wish to play individually in a tournament where the stipulated round is 18 holes.
2) This level will challenge the golfer on a golf course with few, if any, modifications.
