Andrews also joked that, as a blind golfer, if you play a bad round of golf you can always blame your coach. Blind golfers are escorted by sighted coaches that help them line up putts, gauge wind velocity and warn them about sand traps, water hazards and slopes in the course. In essence, becoming their eyes. Mellick, who was completely blinded in a 1990 electrical accident when he was working as a flight engineer, didn't begin playing golf until after he lost his sight. He talked about the difficulties of finding a reliable coach.
People are wide-eyed at first when they hear the words 'blind' and 'golf' in the same sentence.
Some may be put off by it, at first. Most people are very receptive to helping you to play the game, though. Some of those receptive people on this day included Wes Tucker, head pro at St. Johns County Golf Course, and Hugh McCracken, director of golf at Marsh Creek Country Club. The campers watched a promotional film showing Andrews and other top blind golfers stroking long drives at the blind national championships at Lake Buena Vista Golf Course in Disney World. Brown shot a 42, while Stewart finished with a 60.