My City September 2022

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Ramin has won more than a dozen tourna ments, including the Georgia State Golf Associ ation’s inaugural adaptive championship by five strokes in 2018, closing with a 73 at Bobby Jones Golf Course in Atlanta. He also boasts several top-10 finishes at national events. Golf equipment and apparel giant Callaway began sponsoring an adaptive golf team in 2019 and Ramin accepted an invitation to become one of its four mem bers. Membership has its benefits as Ramin is fitted for new clubs every year at the company’s performance center in Carlsbad, CA and provided roughly two dozen golf balls and a dozen golf gloves per year. “Tracy’s presence within and commitment to the adaptive golf community made him an ideal choice for us,” says John Mlynarski, Callaway’s Custom Fitting and Strategic Partners Manager. “There is also his well-rounded golf skills, especially driving power. Tracy is a great person and a very helpful resource for our adaptive golf efforts. He’s a rock star.” Ramin’s next major focus is bringing adap tive golf to the Paralympics. Another one of his friends feels it will happen. “Tracy has a real passion for golf and most importantly, the people,” says Michigan Amputee Golf Association President Bryan Biagioli. “He does an incredible job bringing the adaptive com munity together and is driven to see that adaptive golf gets into the Paralympics. He won’t stop until that vision is a reality.” As for Ramin’s more immediate future, he is set to wed fiancé Tonia Allen early next month before competing in the National Amputee & Disabled Golf Championships in Celebration, FL October 24-28. He will also conduct more clinics before the year ends. “Many people go through life not realizing what their mission is, but God has shown me mine,” Ramin says. “I enjoy every day because I know better than almost anyone that tomorrow is not promised.” ®

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