Name: Steve Smith
Age: 43
Sex: Male
Amputation Type: Below Knee
Marital Status: Married, 2 kids Girl 16 & Boy 13.
I suffered the amputation of my left leg below the knee on the 9 th January 1989 in a industrial accident. Prior to having the accident I was a keen football & basketball player as well as a keen golfer.
Mid 1991 I was made aware of a bicycle tour to raise awareness of amputees in Australia. The bicycle tour coincided with the 10 th Anniversary of the Amputee Association in Australia & wanted to be part of this great event. From this event I was lucky enough to be selected for the 1992 Paralympic Games where I competed in the 65km road race. I continued to race bicycles & in 1994 I won a silver medal at the world championships in Belgium.
In 1995 I decided to stop racing & start back playing golf & when I shifted to Sydney I met Geoff Nicholas & got involved with Geoff arranging sponsors for the event at the Lakes Golf Club in 2002. From that event we formed AGA (NSW) & have been involved in amputee golf ever since.
Major Amputee Golf achievements
2004 Australian Open - 3 rd Below Knee Division
2006 Australian Open – 3 rd Below Knee Division
2007 Australian Open – 2 nd Below Knee Division
2008 Australian Open – 1 st Below Knee Division
2005 NSW Open – Runner Up Nett
