Eddie Maguire was born in Blacksod and then moved to Aughleam as a young boy. Although Eddie now lives in Navan with his wife Joan who hails from there, a part of his heart will always be in Erris. Over two decades ago while working as a secondary school teacher, a freak accident left Eddie almost completely blind. Following medical regeneration he is now visually impaired meaning he now has around 6% sight.
Eddie was only 57 at the time of the accident and had a sporting career in both football and athletics. Having always been an active person, loosing his sight left Eddie completely devastated. After a couple of hard years he did some soul searching and decided he was not going to let his disability define him. So with the help of his loving family, Eddie began to rebuild his life.
Picture Credit: The Meath Chronicle
Eddie recalled he had an interest in golf while living in the US as a young man. He payed a visit to the South Meath Golf Club in Trim and his love of the game was awoken inside him. He proved to be a talented golfer. Eddie became a member of Irish Blind Golf and has had a very successful golfing career. His most recent triump was at the ISPS Handa Spanish Open. The competition took place in May and Eddie finished in first place out of twenty-four golfers from twelve different countries.
Karin Becker(Austria)of World Golf, Eddie Maguire and Luke Greevy, Eddie's Guide
Eddie believes that along with his family, golfing saved his life. He has a true passion for the game and it has allowed him the oppurtunity, through competing, to see countries all over the world that he thought he would only ever dream of seeing. Eddie hopes that his story will inspire other people with disabilities to push the boundaries and most importantly:
'DONT LET YOUR DISABILITY DEFINE YOU!!'
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