He qualified as a PGA professional in 1999 but was left unable to use to his left arm and walk properly after the stroke
retail shop proved helpful at the time as it provided him with purpose and kept him active and Gary began to look ahead. “I thought, ‘What can I do now with my life? I need to find something to do. Golf has played a huge part in my life from such a young age, and certainly through my teenage adult years. I've learned and experienced so much that I didn't want all that just to go to waste.”
The Gary Day Foundation awarded Huey Martin, aged five a pupil at Moortown Primary School, Leeds, for taking part in a sponsored bike ride. Pictured is Jack Bateson, a professional boxer from Leeds and an ambassador for the Gary Day Foundation, with Huey Martin, his parents Phil and Laura Martin and Gary Day, founder of the Gary Day Foundation. Photo: James Hardisty
He wanted to do something that would invite young people, especially those with learning difficulties and physical disabilities to access the sport. Gary added: “I launched the Gary Day Foundation to also teach them all the life skills that come with the game of golf which I've been party to since my development years. It's a huge thing and it's been working really, really well.”
Recently, the foundation held a 12-week programme teaching asylum seekers and refugees all about the sport. Gary said: “It's been terrific, they've learned new skills. I've seen the change in the personalities of some of them, the confidence that it's presented them with. We've built a fantastic relationship with them now, to the extent where the kids invite us to their Christmas party.
Gary and his colleagues also celebrated Eid with them. Gary said: “It’s great because we can connect on not only just a familiar face and friendship level but also on the cultural level. It's terrific and it is really a great experience for me so long may it continue.”
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