(Washington Post) Ruth Eglash - Zohar Sharon, 64, a legally blind golfer, is somewhat of a legend around the globe. He and his trusted caddie, Shimshon Levy, have won the International Blind Golf Association's world tournament six times, most recently last year in Japan. Today, there are more than 400 registered blind golfers from 16 national associations around the world. Sharon is the only one from Israel. Levy, his caddie, places the club in his hand while whispering a codelike series of instructions: which direction he should hit the ball, his distance from the green, how hard or soft to hit the ball to get it closer to or in the hole.
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