Lately it has become a fashion to talk about “Handicap” but these are full discourses without a clear or accurate definition.

The word Handicap carries a negative connotation since it refers to lack of capacity, to that which cannot be achieved, done, felt, etc. According to the Spanish Real Academy, the term capacity means “ability or skill that enables somebody to be suitable for something. Intelligence.” Therefore, a handicapped person as opposed to the definition described above has no ability, no skill and consequently he does not have any possibility to develop himself or to be helpful to society.  Another aspect of the same subject is that of those who have mental disabilities. At this point we are referring to those who have the possibility of developing their mental capacities more slowly and with more help than the ordinary ones and they can achieve similar objectives.

There are societies that due to their past regarding wars, education or culture, daily coexist with people with different difficulties and the society itself is in charge of fulfilling their needs. For example, infrastructure and also the state provides them with the best opportunities related to education. Just recently our society has started to take care of people with “special needs” becoming aware of the potential they have to develop themselves and to help the community.

Society should carry out some changes from different points of view so that this process of integration becomes successful.

Currently, thanks to the effort of parents, learning therapists, teachers, sportsmen, open minded people, this structure of thinking is being broken in the area of Special Needs giving them a place in society and in most cases starting with an integration process.

Integration, is a point where we can be together and share activities each from its uniqueness, volunteering to the other, each of us learning how to be respectful to his own limits and to value the possibilities of the others.

Taking this into account, we have considered golf as a sport that introduces and provides the generous and sensitive condition of Handicap.

Handicap, English word which means “ a disadvantage given to the stronger competitors to even their possibilities of triumph.

Handicap is a beautiful word, but it is very difficult to provide to our fellows, it is part of the Rules of this singular sport, that taking into account the diversity of capacities equals the possibilities of everybody.

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