Saving Strokes, a program of the American Heart/American Stroke Association began in Sacramento in 2001 with 26 participants. The vision was to offer stroke survivors an opportunity to participate in golf for pleasure as well as for physical rehabilitation. Ten years later this small program has grown to 16 sites in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah and serves over 1000 participants annually.
The program sees approximately 40% growth annually in new participants, with more than half having no prior golf experience. Saving Strokes envelops all ages, stages of rehabilitation and skill levels to produce an environment of learning, networking and support for all involved.
Each year we receive heartwarming letters from Saving Strokes participants telling us how golf has changed their lives, the lives of their friends and the lives of their caregivers. People who believed their days of socializing outdoors with others was over are now out in the fresh air making new friends and getting much needed exercise as a result of their participation in Saving Strokes.
The vision of the Saving Strokes programs is to provide stroke survivors the opportunity to be welcomed to the game of golf through orientation to the game and affordable golf instruction., The ultimate goals are to make them comfortable playing (or returning to play) with the mainstream golfing public and get them back into the swing of life!
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| Dates | Day | Class | Class Locations | Class Times |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4 | Wednesday | Putting/Chipping | Driving range putting green | 10:30 – 11:30 am |
| May 11 | Wednesday | Full Swing | Back of the driving range (use gravel access road) |
10:30 – 11:30 am |
| May 18 | Wednesday | Nine Hole Play | Arcade Creek Golf Course (cart barn, near Pro Shop) |
tee time 10:18 am |
| May 25 | Wednesday | Nine Hole Play | Arcade Creek Golf Course (cart barn, near Pro Shop) |
tee time 10:18 am |
| June 1 | Wednesday | Nine Hole Play | Arcade Creek Golf Course (cart barn, near Pro Shop) |
tee time 10:18 am |
| June 8 | Wednesday | Nine Hole Play | Arcade Creek Golf Course (cart barn, near Pro Shop) |
tee time 10:18 am |
| June 15 | Wednesday | Nine Hole Play | Arcade Creek Golf Course (cart barn, near Pro Shop) |
tee time 10:18 am |
| June 22 | Wednesday | Nine Hole Play | Arcade Creek Golf Course (cart barn, near Pro Shop) |
tee time 10:18 am |
| June 29 | Wednesday | Nine Hole Play | Arcade Creek Golf Course (cart barn, near Pro Shop) |
tee time 10:18 am |
| July 13 | Wednesday | Nine Hole Play | Arcade Creek Golf Course (cart barn, near Pro Shop) |
tee time 10:18 am |
| July 20 | Wednesday | Full Swing | Back of the driving range (use gravel access road) |
10:30 – 11:30 am |
| July 27 | Wednesday | Nine Hole Play | Arcade Creek Golf Course (cart barn, near Pro Shop) |
tee time 10:18 am |
| August 3 | Wednesday | Putting/Chipping | Academy Holes | 10:30 – 11:30 am |
| August 10 | Wednesday | Full Swing | Back of the driving range (use gravel access road) |
10:30 – 11:30 am |
| August 17 | Wednesday | Nine Hole Play | Arcade Creek Golf Course (cart barn, near Pro Shop) |
tee time 10:18 am |
| August 24 | Wednesday | Nine Hole Play | Arcade Creek Golf Course (cart barn, near Pro Shop) |
tee time 10:18 am |
| August 31 | Wednesday | Nine Hole Play | Arcade Creek Golf Course (cart barn, near Pro Shop) |
tee time 10:18 am |
| September 7 | Wednesday | Nine Hole Play | Arcade Creek Golf Course (cart barn, near Pro Shop) |
tee time 10:18 am |
| September 14 | Wednesday | Nine Hole Play | Arcade Creek Golf Course (cart barn, near Pro Shop) |
tee time 10:18 am |
| September 21 | Wednesday | Nine Hole Play | Arcade Creek Golf Course (cart barn, near Pro Shop) |
tee time 10:18 am |
| September 28 | Wednesday | Nine Hole Play | Arcade Creek Golf Course (cart barn, near Pro Shop) |
tee time 10:18 am |
| October 5 | Wednesday | Putting/Chipping | Academy Holes (use gravel access road) |
10:30 – 11:30 am |
| October 12 | Wednesday | Full Swing | Back of the driving range (use gravel access road) |
10:30 – 11:30 am |
| October 19 | Wednesday | Nine Hole Play | Arcade Creek Golf Course (cart barn, near Pro Shop) |
tee time 10:18 am |
| October 26 | Wednesday | Putting/Chipping | Driving range putting green | tee time 10:18 am |
Annual Cost: $249.95 ~ Join after August 3: $124.95
Please note that space is limited! Registration is on a first come, first serve basis. Scholarships are available. Contact Jennifer Halldorson for more information: jennifer.halldorson@heart.org or 916-446-6505
For more information, please contact the Haggin Oaks Golf Concierge at 916-808-2531.
If the Sacramento Bee states that the temperature will be 100 degrees or above, then class will be canceled and the schedule will continue as printed.