On Thursday, August 3, 2023, the third and last round of European Deaf Golf was played. The players were lucky on the way, because despite the cloudy weather, the worst rains were avoided for most of the round.
The men’s gold medal of the first official Deaf Golf European Championships went to Germany by Nico Guldan with a total score of 233 strokes. The result is 17 over par.
The women’s gold medal, in turn, went to France with Margaux Brejo playing a total of 227 strokes, which is 11 over par.
Watch the interviews of the gold medalists in the attached video.
The success of the Finns
In the team competition, Finland’s A team; David Barber, Tedi Herlin, André Pasuram and Waltteri Waris got silver medals. Sweden took the gold in the team competition.
David Barber became the best Finn in EC golf, who reached seventh place with a total score of 253 strokes. Åland’s André Pasuram finished eighth by one stroke.
The competitions ended with the award ceremony on the green of the Ålands golf club. In the evening, there was still a celebration of the European Championship golf.
The Finns also share their feelings about the European Championships in the attached video.
The results can be found here:
https://www.skul.org/edgc-2023/results/
Photo gallery of the Games here:
https://www.skul.org/edgc-2023/gallery/
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