Kelly Gorman shares how proud her late grandpa would be if he saw her compete in her 1st US Adaptive Open
Jul 16, 2026
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Your grandpa started you with golf at the age, I believe you said you were eight years old
when you first started playing golf. What was that progression like? How proud do you think
he would be of you now being able to play in this USGA event? Yeah, it's hard to put words to that.
My grandfather was so passionate about golf. It was really his life passion and
he taught me to golf right when I was eight years old and consistently spent my summers going to
driving range, going to the course, putting, all that with him. His big dream was that one day I'd
win a club championship. I'm really proud to say I've won six and I think he would be tickled pink
to know that I'm playing in a USGA championship. For him, it was yes about the love of the game
but also when people love the game like he does and like I think you and I do,
you also love the way that golf teaches you about life outside of the course too.

