Ken Green planning to play again next year
September 28, 2009
DANBURY, Conn. (AP)—Ken Green says he’s not going to let losing a leg keep himoff the Champions Tour.
Green, who had his lower right leg amputated after a recreational vehicleaccident in June that killed his brother and girlfriend, says he’s hoping to beback on the tour by April.
Green was in his hometown of Danbury, where pros including Fred Funk, MarkCalcavecchia and Phil Blackmar played in a charity event Monday to help raisemoney to pay some of Green’s medical and personal expenses.
Green says he lost a lot in the accident, but won’t let it take golf fromhim. He’s already begun hitting golf balls, and is being fitted with a specialprosthetic that includes an ankle that will pivot.
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