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McSwain becomes first adaptive Cackalacky Golf Athlete
By Jean Gordon Former Cleveland County resident Brandon McSwain made history just over a month ago becoming the first official Cackalacky Golf Athlete. With that honor Brandon played in the qualifier in Atlanta for the U.S. Adaptive Open in Georgia. Although he didn’t qualify for the Adaptive Open, he still owns the bragging rights and the excitement of being there to compete. He will continue to play future adaptive events in the Carolinas. He already has one confirmed tourna-
Brandon (center) with his caddy Josh Beam (left) and swing coach Seth McCurry in Georgia recently.
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record books. ment in November and Brandon said he will possibly attend two Adaptive golf continues to o knew his first attempt at other tournaments in grow year after year and it’s s qualifying for the Open Georgia. impressive to see what these e Championship would be The United States players are able to do, said a difficult, but he competed Golf Association (USGA) spokesperson for Cackalack sp ky. y. anyway and is grateful to established the U.S. have done that. Adaptive Open ChamHe competed in the pionship in 2022 to showcase the world’s best golfers with dis- upper limb impairment category. He had no abilities. The inaugural championship was doubts that he would be able to compete with the others competing in Atlanta. played at Pinehurst. “I have gotten a lot of positive feedback Brandon was born with a partial left arm after the umbilical cord was wrapped and messages, but I would say the best one has to be that no matter what, have fun around his arm in the womb. “For a one arm golfer and in the adaptive with it and enjoy the moment and experiworld, I am a pretty good golfer,” McSwain ence,” he said. Being Cackalacky Golf’s first athlete has said. He recently attended the first adap- made Brandon proud. “I am glad to represent and be a part of tive Clinic in Charlotte as Carolina Adaptive golf is expanding to the Charlotte a local brand that revolves around nothing but golf in the Carolinas,” he said. region. Representing Carolina golf itself and all Brandon has been playing golf for approximately five years and calls himself an the great golf in both North and South Carolina is one of his finest achievements. average weekend golfer. Among those who’ve supported him, in “I have only been playing serious competitive golf for around three months now,” addition to his family, through his golf caBrandon said during the interview. To at- reer have been his caddy Josh Beam and tend the qualifying for the U.S. Adaptive swing coach Seth McCurry. “They have had my back through the Open Golf Championship, was one for his
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