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The Enquirer - Hall wins U.S. Deaf Championship
Touring pro Kevin Hall, who played his high school golf at Winton Woods, won the U.S. Deaf Golf Championship by 25 strokes Friday by shooting a 12-under-par 276 in the four-day tournament.
Hall, 24, won the $2,000 first prize, but money wasn't the only thing he carried away from the Far Oaks Golf Course in Caseyville, Ill.
"Meeting new people and forging life-long friendships - it was a wonderful experience," Hall e-mailed on his way home Friday night. "I had heard so much about the tournament and how much fun it was. For me to finally come out and meet those deaf golfers and compete against them, it was a heck of a time.
"I will remember this for the rest of my life."
It was the first time he played in this event, because other events always conflicted. It might have been his most lopsided victory since he won the Big Ten Championship by 11 strokes in Ann Arbor in 2004 with his three-round 199 to lead Ohio State to the title. He was a four-year letterman at OSU, and co-captain as a junior and senior.
"I know I shot 12 under (here), but there were several careless shots and many mental errors that led to silly bogies and unnecessary doubles," he wrote. "But ... I thought my way around the golf course and my score reflected that, something I have not done very well since 2004."
Hall's best finish on the NGA Hooters Tour this year was 19th at the Capitol Chevrolet Classic in April. He has failed to make the cut in any of his three Nationwide Tour events this year.
"I am capable of playing really good golf, if I learn how to control my mind and my emotions," Hall wrote. "If I am patient and just play golf against the course and let the game come to me, I will go a long way toward a successful golf career ... I will have to trust those things if I want to realize my dreams."
He wrote that playing with other deaf golfers relaxed him.
"It was amazing how high of a level of golf I could play while signing with my playing partners about 70 percent of the time," he e-mailed. "I could hit a screaming hook and turn around and we'd be talking about a bunch of different things, and I'd forget all about the hook. It was just comfortable, almost like a Sunday stroll around the golf course with dad and a couple friends. I was allowed to express my thoughts and feelings instead of having nobody to talk to on the golf course."
Hall's best shot in Caseyville was an 8-iron from 154 yards into a left-to-right wind to the front-right pin on the par-4 8th hole for a tap-in birdie.
The shot that turned the most heads was his drive on a 335-yard par-4 hole with a water hazard bordering the left side of the fairway all the way to the back-left of the green.
"I (had) laid up the first three rounds, then I decided to give it a heave-ho off the tee (Friday)," he wrote. "I hit a high draw that landed on the middle-left of the green, leaving me a 30-footer for eagle. I almost hit a golfer that was putting on the green in the process. Oops. "
Hall will play in the Ohio Open beginning Monday, and then play six events on the Hooters Tour, August through September.
Touring pro Kevin Hall, who played his high school golf at Winton Woods, won the U.S. Deaf Golf Championship by 25 strokes Friday by shooting a 12-under-par 276 in the four-day tournament.
Hall, 24, won the $2,000 first prize, but money wasn't the only thing he carried away from the Far Oaks Golf Course in Caseyville, Ill.
"Meeting new people and forging life-long friendships - it was a wonderful experience," Hall e-mailed on his way home Friday night. "I had heard so much about the tournament and how much fun it was. For me to finally come out and meet those deaf golfers and compete against them, it was a heck of a time.
"I will remember this for the rest of my life."
It was the first time he played in this event, because other events always conflicted. It might have been his most lopsided victory since he won the Big Ten Championship by 11 strokes in Ann Arbor in 2004 with his three-round 199 to lead Ohio State to the title. He was a four-year letterman at OSU, and co-captain as a junior and senior.
"I know I shot 12 under (here), but there were several careless shots and many mental errors that led to silly bogies and unnecessary doubles," he wrote. "But ... I thought my way around the golf course and my score reflected that, something I have not done very well since 2004."
Hall's best finish on the NGA Hooters Tour this year was 19th at the Capitol Chevrolet Classic in April. He has failed to make the cut in any of his three Nationwide Tour events this year.
"I am capable of playing really good golf, if I learn how to control my mind and my emotions," Hall wrote. "If I am patient and just play golf against the course and let the game come to me, I will go a long way toward a successful golf career ... I will have to trust those things if I want to realize my dreams."
He wrote that playing with other deaf golfers relaxed him.
"It was amazing how high of a level of golf I could play while signing with my playing partners about 70 percent of the time," he e-mailed. "I could hit a screaming hook and turn around and we'd be talking about a bunch of different things, and I'd forget all about the hook. It was just comfortable, almost like a Sunday stroll around the golf course with dad and a couple friends. I was allowed to express my thoughts and feelings instead of having nobody to talk to on the golf course."
Hall's best shot in Caseyville was an 8-iron from 154 yards into a left-to-right wind to the front-right pin on the par-4 8th hole for a tap-in birdie.
The shot that turned the most heads was his drive on a 335-yard par-4 hole with a water hazard bordering the left side of the fairway all the way to the back-left of the green.
"I (had) laid up the first three rounds, then I decided to give it a heave-ho off the tee (Friday)," he wrote. "I hit a high draw that landed on the middle-left of the green, leaving me a 30-footer for eagle. I almost hit a golfer that was putting on the green in the process. Oops. "
Hall will play in the Ohio Open beginning Monday, and then play six events on the Hooters Tour, August through September.