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Golfer battles back from stroke, wins B.C.害羞草研究所檚 senior men害羞草研究所檚 championship

Sandy Harper, two years after a stroke, celebrates meaningful victory
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Nanaimo害羞草研究所檚 Sandy Harper won B.C. Golf害羞草研究所檚 senior men害羞草研究所檚 and super-senior men害羞草研究所檚 championships in Victoria in late July. (News Bulletin file photo)

A Nanaimo golfer is B.C. champion again in what he said might have been the most meaningful win in his career.

Sandy Harper, 65, won B.C. Golf害羞草研究所檚 senior men害羞草研究所檚 and super-senior men害羞草研究所檚 amateur championships at at tournament in late July at Uplands Golf Club in Victoria.

He won with a 54-hole score of three over par, two shots ahead of runners-up Norm Bradley and Stewart Scott, both of Kelowna. Harper went into the final round trailing by one shot, but his 害羞草研究所渕agnificent害羞草研究所 back nine play closed out an even-par round of 70 and earned him the title, noted a press release from B.C. Golf.

Harper suffered a stroke in 2020 and told B.C. Golf that it害羞草研究所檚 affected his vision and hand-eye co-ordination and it害羞草研究所檚 been frustrating not to be able to hit certain shots with the ease that he could before.

害羞草研究所淚f I didn害羞草研究所檛 play golf I don害羞草研究所檛 think I would have been as frustrated after having the stroke as I have been. Golf showed me that I am not the same person that I was in that regard,害羞草研究所 Harper said in the release. 害羞草研究所淏ut the flip side is the support you get from the golfing fraternity. That has been amazing.害羞草研究所

His competitors gathered around the 18th green at the B.C. championships to watch Harper close out his round and give him bear-hugs afterward.

害羞草研究所淭his win means more to me than probably any other tournament that I害羞草研究所檝e won, given what I have been through,害羞草研究所 Harper said.

The top three finishers at the tournament will represent B.C. at the Canadian Senior Men害羞草研究所檚 Championship in Red Deer from Sept. 6-9.

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