"Inspirational": Golf fans react on Twitter to golfer with multiple sclerosis

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.

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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

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