State Golf Tournament at Owl’s Nest
Athletes From Across New Hampshire Compete in Thornton
Thornton, NH (October 11, 2024) – Special Olympics New Hampshire (SONH) athletes and Unified Partners have been training for weeks and are preparing for the 2024 State Golf Tournament at the Owl’s Nest Resort in Thornton, New Hampshire on Tuesday, October 15th. Athletes and Unified Partners train for a minimum of ten weeks to prepare for the state-level competition.
More than 100 Special Olympics athletes and Unified Partners will compete in Unified Alternate Shot Team Play (in 5, 9 and 18 holes), Unified Aggregate Shot Team Play (18 holes), Individual Stroke Play (in 9 and 18 holes) as well as an Individual Skills Competition. Special Olympics Unified Sports® brings together individuals with and without intellectual disabilities for sports competition.
Special Olympics New Hampshire President and CEO Mary Conroy says the State Golf Tournament is one of the year’s most anticipated events. “We have 118 golfers who have been practicing and working hard to be part of this competition,” she says. “The Owl’s Nest staff alongside our terrific volunteers and sponsors make the State Golf Tournament the first-class competition that our athletes deserve,” she continued.
Jesse Covill is a 33-year-old athlete with Nashua Special Olympics. He participates in several different sports and says he came to golf later than many other participants, but really enjoys the game. He has competed in the State Golf Tournament for seven years and brought home a gold medal in 2023. In addition to enjoying the game, Covill is fond of this particular course saying, “It’s great playing at Owl’s Nest, it’s very scenic with really, really beautiful views.”
Harlan Electric is the presenting sponsor of the 2024 State Golf Tournament. Information about the SONH State Golf Tournament can be found here. Media interested in covering the tournament should contact Mark Ericson, Senior Manager, Multimedia at MarkE@sonh.org or 603-498-5186.
More information about Special Olympics New Hampshire is available at www.SONH.org. More information about the Owl’s Nest Resort is at www.OwlsNestResort.com. Details about New Hampshire’s only Nicklaus-designed golf course can be found here.
About SONH:
Special Olympics New Hampshire (SONH) is an accredited program of Special Olympics International (SOI) and is part of an international global movement that unleashes the human spirit through the transformative power and joy of sports, every day around the world. We empower people with intellectual disabilities to become accepted and valued members of their communities, which leads to a more respectful and inclusive society for all. Using sports as the catalyst and programming around health and education, Special Olympics is fighting inactivity, injustice and intolerance.