Chris Osborne, the only African-American on Team USA, is set to compete in a disability golf event in London. Osborne will represent the U.S., against Team Europe, alongside 15 other golfers from across the country.
By Ryan Michaels | The Birmingham TimesChris Osborne, Birmingham resident and champion golfer, is headed to London next month to represent the United States in the inaugural Cairns Cup, a biennial golf tournament for players with disabilities.
In the last five years, Osborne said he’s been encouraged by seeing more African Americans with disabilities come to events. “[My teammates] are understanding of how monumental this is, for me personally, and for the people that I represent in terms of African Americans. My whole goal in playing adaptive golf, besides just enjoyment, is opening the doors for other people,” Osborne said.
It wasn’t until after his leg amputation in 2004 that Osborne started to seriously play golf, he said. Even with his accomplishments and honors, Osborne said he also plays golf because he can do it with his whole family. Osborne often plays at the Roebuck Municipal Golf Course and around Birmingham with his wife Tiffany and his children, William Jr., 12, and Olivia, 11.
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