Adapted Golf Program

Alabama is known as football country. Statues Nick Saban and all of the Crimson Tide’s championship winning coaches greet visitors to Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa. However, sports fans appear to be spending more time watching athletes with drivers, putters, and caddies. Five professional golfers with ties to Alabama teed up for the Masters tournament this year. And, when competitors look to buy their next set of clubs, they often turn to a spot with connections to the state’s civil rights history.

The University of Alabama wheelchair basketball team is gearing up to brings athletes from around the country to Tuscaloosa.

Apparel design students in the department of clothing, textiles and interior design at The University of Alabama have learned to create clothing for people with physical disabilities as part of a $300,000 project grant.

The University of Alabama says its establishing the nation's first collegiate adapted golf program. The university's adapted athletics program is already…