MALO AND SRAEGA READY FOR ACTION AT G4D SKAFTÖ OPEN

For the eight G4D players gearing up to compete for the G4D Skaftö Open this weekend, it will be a golf tournament they will never forget. 

For the first time in history, the LET will stage a competition for disabled golfers alongside a tournament this week in Sweden, with four mixed gender teams ready to compete in the 36-hole format. 

Two competitors that are gearing up for action are Marcus Malo and Jennifer Sraega, and the pair are eager to showcase their talents to a wider audience on Saturday and Sunday. 

“It will be really exciting this week, and it will be good to show all of us impaired golfers at such a big event, so it will be great fun,” Malo said. 

“Golf is great for including everyone, we can compete in our own way and find a way to hit the ball. 

“It’s great to be here in this arena this week, and to be able to show everybody what we can do, it’s great for disability golf.”

For Gothenburg native Malo, golf is more than just a hobby, it is a way of life. It was the springboard he needed to get back into sport after losing his right arm as a teenager, and has given him the platform to perform ever since.  

And when he isn’t on the golf course, Marcus can be found working as a scientist in a pharmaceutical company, as well as being father to four children, so is kept busy from the second he gets up to the second he sleeps at night, with practice squeezed in either side of his busy days. 

From competing in national events to representing his country around the world, the sport has given him plenty of memorable experiences throughout his career, with this weekend another one to add to the list, as he teams up with England’s Aimi Bullock for the competition. 

“Golf means a lot to me, I’ve been playing golf for 30 years now, I lost my arm after I had started so it helped to me to come back to life, in a way,” he continued. 

“Playing golf has helped me to meet a lot of people and I’ve travelled around the world seeing many places during my journey. 

“I started to play amputee competitions in the late 90s, then after a couple of years EDGA was founded – they had a more inclusive approach which meant anyone with any impairment could join the competitions, so it was a great way to include everybody.” 

For Jennifer, 2022 has been something of a fairytale already, having already represented Team Europe at the Cairns Cup in London, before playing alongside Henrik Stenson in the Celebration of Champions…