One-armed golfer in New Jersey sets an example of perseverance for his sons

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A New Jersey father who lost his right arm as a teenager is setting an example of perseverance through golf.

RIVERDALE, N.J. - A New Jersey father who lost his right arm as a teenager is setting an example of perseverance to those who matter most: His two sons. With the support of a golfing organization, Jimmy Nolan proves he's still a competitor. CBS New York's Otis Livingston first met Nolan as a a junior at Pompton Lakes High School in the year 2000.

Since 2020, Nolan has been one of the 300+ members of the North American One-Armed Golfer Association, whose mission is to promote the game of golf to those that have an upper extremity disability due to a physically-challenged condition for the purpose of competition, recreation, and physical and emotional rehabilitation.'Everyone has their own kind of therapy, and this is mine. And just meeting this group, and seeing how everyone's different. Some people had accidents.

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