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It’s incredible he’s playing the U.S. Adaptive Open. He’s ‘pissed’ he’s losing

PINEHURST, N.C. — Cindy Olson was relieved. After a rough opening day at the U.S. Adaptive Open, she slipped into her son Jake’s cart and looked down at the scorecard affixed to the steering wheel. Finally, she saw some good … Continue reading

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Swanson: Jake Olson, USC’s blind long snapper, remains driven to succeed

Always up for a challenge, the Huntington Beach native wows the crowd with a 283-yard drive at Sunday’s World Long Drive MB Celebrity Shootout Jake Olson, center, a former USC long snapper, cancer survivor, and 2019 U.S. Blind Golf Association … Continue reading

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How adaptive golf champion Jake Olson finds beauty in the game

Jake Olson was eight months old when doctors told his parents he had bilateral retinoblastoma, and they would need to remove his left eye. For the next 12 years, Olson lived as normal a life as possible – playing golf … Continue reading

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