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Midwestern Amputee Golf Association tourney tees off in St. Charles

Posted September 11, 2015 1:00 am

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Lonnie Frymiller of Fennimore, Wisconsin, drives on a par 5 during the 15th annual Midwestern Amputee Golf Association Scramble and Golf Tournament Friday at Pheasant Run in St. Charles. Frymiller, 68, lost his arm while serving in the U.S. Army in Vietnam. He said he had never swung a club before he lost his arm and started playing about 40 years ago. Frymiller joked that he doesn't get mad and throw his clubs like other players since his is attached. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com

The 15th annual Midwestern Amputee Golf Association Scramble and Golf Tournament opened Friday at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles.

The first day of the three-day tournament was not about the skill of the game. The scramble included non-amputee golfers paired with amputee golfers. The competition portion is held starting at noon Saturday and 7:30 a.m. Sunday at the resort, 4051 E. Main St.

The association, formed in Cleveland, is the regional offshoot of the National Amputee Golf Association, which was incorporated in 1954 and is supported by the Professional Golf Association and the United States Golf Association.

"We started out in 2001, it's our 15th year. Everyone has lost a limb or limbs, and we like to say that we've overcome that with golf as a therapeutic tool, rehabilitation, a way to get back in the mainstream of life," said Jeff Linton, president of the MAGA.

For more on the group, visit mwaga.org or email mwaga.info@gmail.com.

Rob Arns of Bartlett, left, congratulates Lonnie Frymiller of Wisconsin on a shot Friday during the Amputee Golf Association Scramble at Pheasant Run in St. Charles. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com

Don Goertzen of Morton, Illinois, hits on a par 3 during the 15th annual Midwestern Amputee Golf Association Scramble and Golf Tournament Friday at Pheasant Run in St. Charles. Goertzen said he lost his leg in a logging accident in Alaska when he was 21. He took up golf about 10 years ago and finished second in the tournament last year. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com

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