My 2nd favorite 😉 practice ⛳️ round, ever, and a fun, surprise reunion with my BFFs
@GaryWoodland
🏌🏽 and Matt Kuchar 🏌🏽
@MemorialGolf
Good luck this week, Gary and Matt!
"You're our hero."
In January, Gary Woodland played a practice hole with Amy Bockerstette, a golfer who has down syndrome. She was his inspiration as he closed out his U.S. Open victory on Sunday.
(🎥
@PGATOUR
)
So excited to compete in the 2021 United States Disabled Golf 🏌️♀️🏌🏽 Association Open
@USDGA
this week at
@LongbowGolfClub
. Working hard to prepare with Coach Matt! ⛳️
Congratulations to Women’s Golf Student-Athlete Amy Bockerstette on receiving the Golden Puma Distinguished Student Leadership Award at the 2021 Puma Choice Awards!
You can read more about Amy’s incredible story here -
#GoPumas
#Pumachoiceawards2021
“I loved hitting my first tee shot at the opening. I had so much fun. Also, Niall was proud of me. It was fun."
Whether it's hitting the first tee shot, playing with
@NiallOfficial
or anything else she does,
@LPGAGirlsGolf
alum
@AmyGolfsNDances
continues to inspire.
READ ⬇️
This week in Ormond Beach,
@AmyGolfsNDances
(Amy Bockerstette) and her
@PVCCPumas
teammates play in the
@NJCAA
Golf National Championship. Amy is the first person with down syndrome ever to get a college athletic scholarship. You'll hear from Amy tonight at 10 on
#FOX35
.
I lived the
@SpecialOlympics
Athlete Oath this week
@SOWG_Berlin2023
, “Let me win, but if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt.” I was brave! 💪🏼
Thank you 🙏🏼 to everyone who supported me and made the World Games possible. ⛳️
#Cheer4USA
Amy Bockerstette is set to become the first person with Down syndrome to compete in a national collegiate athletic championship.
The 22-year-old golfer will play with her Paradise Valley Community College teammates at JUCO championships next week.
The best moment Tuesday - perhaps even the entire
@WMPhoenixOpen
- was when Amy Bockerstette, a young lady with Down Syndrome who has a full scholarship to play golf for Paradise Valley CC, was invited to play No. 16 with
@GaryWoodland
and Matt Kuchar, and then parred the hole.
🚨QUALIFIED🚨
Congratulations to Puma Women’s Golf on officially qualifying for the
@NJCAA
National Championship in Florida this May!⛳️
#Nationals
#NJCAA
#GoPumas
Thank you
@Dbacks
⚾️ for supporting
@GiGis_Playhouse
Phoenix with a Ken Kendrick Grand Slam Award. I ❤️ my new
#Dbacks
jersey and had so much fun throwing out the first ⚾️ pitch!
#IGotThis
Thank you
@WMPhoenixOpen
and Thunderbirds Charities for your generous support of
@IGotThisFdn
. Celebrating on the 16th hole with my best friend
@GaryWoodland
and all the fans was amazing! I ❤️ the green t-shirts, too! Wow! 👀
Best. Day. Ever!
Thank you
@USGA
@PinehurstResort
community and ALL of the volunteers and players for an Inaugural
#USAdaptiveOpen
⛳️ that was a world class event❗️It was an honor and so much fun to participate.
I LOVED IT ‼️😍
🏌️♀️ Amy Bockerstette is an amateur golfer, disabilities advocate, and the co-founder of
@IGOTTHISFDN
. YOU have a chance to golf with Amy at the inaugural Tremonti Family Charity Golf Outing presented by NDSS! Get your tickets today at !
I had so much fun at my 🎂 party last night!! I was sooo surprised and ❤️ ❤️❤️watching this 🎥! Thank you
@LPGACommish
@LPGA
@LPGAGirlsGolf
for this gift! So excited for the launch of
@IGotThisFdn
and to grow the game ⛳️ for others with disabilities.
Playing the 16th hole at
@WMPhoenixOpen
with
@AmyGolfsNDances
was one of the most memorable days of my life. Support us with your vote for "I Got This" -
Thank you
@ccicanine
🐕 for the incredible support 🐶 you provide to people with disabilities. The Dog Days Golf Classic ⛳️ today was a blast! And, thanks for the awesome BFF gifts! Hey,
@GaryWoodland
check out these matching headcovers!
#twinsies
#IGotThis
Thank you
@LPGAGirlsGolf
❤️❤️❤️❤️
I made great friends 👭 and learned so much from the ⛳️
@LPGA
Leadership Academy and still do my 🦸🏼♀️ power pose 💪🏼 on the golf course!
#DriveOn
#Inclusion
Thank you
@SpecialOlympics
for an amazing weekend celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Special Olympics movement and the legacy of Eunice Kennedy Shriver - - freedom, unity and love!
#InclusionRevolution
Hey, everyone! I’ve decided to take the plunge ➡️ the
@SOArizona
#PolarPlunge
🥶Please support me and the other incredible athletes ⛳️🎳⚾️⛷🏐🏊🏼♀️ of
#SpecialOlympics
by donating on my Polar Plunge page. The link is in my profile. Thank you for helping me reach my goal!
Special Olympics athlete Amy Bockerstette, who has Down syndrome, golfs because it brings her joy.
But her talent on the green, on display for PGA stars, proved that she’s not merely participating: she’s thriving, bringing others joy, too.
@JamieYuccas
has her story