"Inspirational": Golf fans react on Twitter to golfer with multiple sclerosis
"We still get to play golf, it’s different than it used to be, but damn it’s still good."
Golf fans have been reacting over the past 24 hours to a video which has gone viral of a golfer with multiple sclerosis.
The video surfaced from the Twitter user @DoerflerJared which shows his father ripping a driver down the hay diddle diddle.
His father has was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2012, he explains, but he urged others to have a positive, no-excuses attitude.
Jared wrote: "My dad was diagnosed with MS in 2012.
RELATED: R&A ANNOUNCE RULE CHANGES FROM 2022 TO STOP CHEATS
RELATED: SHOULD DJ BE ASHAMED BY THE ALLURE OF SAUDI RICHES?
My dad was diagnosed with MS in 2012.
It was tough for him - no biking, skiing, running, hiking would be in his future.
We still get to play golf, it’s different than it used to be, but damn it’s still good.
Get outside this weekend, have fun, no excuses! pic.twitter.com/hNYPaN8t8U— Jared Doerfler (@DoerflerJared) October 22, 2021
"It was tough for him - no biking, skiing, running, hiking would be in his future.
"We still get to play golf, it’s different than it used to be, but damn it’s still good.
"Get outside this weekend, have fun, no excuses!"
So far the video has been viewed more than 800,000 times with users posting postive, life-affirming messages:
Life is short, enjoy it https://t.co/HXuXDyvjvP
— Jonny Evans (@jonnytheshrew) October 24, 2021
I’d give anything and everything to play one more hole with my dad in a heart beat. https://t.co/NQi9BpDh80
— Brian in LA (@louns113) October 24, 2021
Motivation! https://t.co/gJbonWGBUk
— Winthemoneygame (@DeSean_is_the_1) October 24, 2021
I love golf, especially when it allows people of all physical conditions to play and enjoy the game. https://t.co/EOibtcz177
— Keith Flemming (@KeithFlemming) October 23, 2021
Good luck to you both mate - a lesson to anyone moaning about the trivial things in their lives and forgetting to just have fun https://t.co/DUmbVYhN4Y
— Daniel Clifford (@dannycliff) October 23, 2021
This hits right in the feels. So inspiring. https://t.co/54G5QdRjtG
— Braiden Epp (@BraidenEpp) October 23, 2021
Hell Yes. Awesome https://t.co/GwJwJKqtVU
— Fore Play (@ForePlayPod) October 23, 2021
Next time you get pissed on the golf course because you suck just remember this is still the greatest game in the world and we are all lucky to play it https://t.co/cFrZ4wqSRN
— Two Inches Short (@TwoInchesShort) October 23, 2021
RELATED: PHIL MICKELSON MAKES A HOLE-IN-ONE
MORE: OUTRAGE AS "NAKED MAN" ARRESTED AT ST ANDREWS
MORE: PLAYER LEFT RED-FACED AFTER SMASHING GOLF DRILL
NEXT PAGE: NIGERIA'S NEXT TIGER WOODS WINS AGAIN
Ben joined the GolfMagic team in September 2021, initially as a content executive.
These days, he assumes the position of content manager.
