Ken Green story from Golf Digest

[OpusX20]

Interesting Read

For some reason, I have always been a Ken Green fan. As you guys know, he was in an RV accident, almost died, had a leg amputated and lost some loved ones in the accident. There is an interesting article on his recovery from Golf Digest.

Here's the link if anyone is interested: http://www.golfdigest.com/magazine/2009/10/ken_green

I'll pull one quote from the story...
"Somebody might say losing the leg's a 'bad break.' Well, I've had bad breaks; this ain't one of 'em. And I can't complain about bad breaks anymore. I can't believe I'm alive."

Between Ken Green's story and the post from Demolition Man, there should be plenty for all of us to think about.

[mosesgolf]

First thing that pops into my mind when I see the name Ken Green is the guy who jumped into the water to save his dog from an alligator. That about sums it up right there.

[Slapjax7s]

Read it on my plane ride home from Florida last weekend, the whole magazine was great. Didnt know he was related to Slugger White.

[ctgolfer713]

I loved this month issue and I read this article last night, I liked the quote:

"There's that theory that God never gives you anything you can't handle. I'm like, 'Dude, haven't you seen how I'm doing so far? And now you're throwing something else at me!' "


I'm really hoping that he gets back to form and plays again...

[The_Lama]

I've always liked Ken Green too. The magazine article was great and a shocker as well. His fans haven't seen a lot from him lately. I always enjoyed following him at tournaments--very funny guy and undaunted by a challenge.

Here's wishing him the best and hoping he comes out on top of his present situation.

[boo radley]

That article is a story of unbelievably tragedy and yet is inspiring, too. Thank you for posting that link.

Ken Green must indeed feel like Job.

[Langlands]

Good luck to Ken Green, sounds like he has had more than his share of troubles over the years.

[SadTrombone]

Got about two paragraphs in and it started to depress me so I stopped.

-mini

[Awsi Dooger]

I don't mean to take this in a different direction but I thought the details on the accident were puzzling. Ken assumes he got up and walked forward after hearing the tire blow. Doubtful, in my estimation. You're talking seconds, at most, in a chaotic situation with an out of control vehicle.

It's not a big deal who was driving, if a tire blew. Ken is apparently defensive at suggestions he may have been behind the wheel. I guess that's logical since loved ones died in the accident.

The witness and officer believe Ken was driving. But I have recent first hand experience that police accident reports can be way off in a high speed freeway incident. I had a major accident in southern Georgia this summer when an unsecured table came off the small trailer in front of me, causing a chain reaction with another car. My car and camper were totaled. The police were very helpful at the scene but instead of taking detailed statements they relied on guesswork. The official paperwork including depiction of the sequence of events and areas of impact was blatantly incorrect. It's still causing trouble with the insurance companies, now in arbitration.

Anyway, thanks for the link. I've always been a Ken Green fan so the photos weren't as jarring as they otherwise might have been.

[BEND OF THE RIVER GC]

Great read, although a very tragic story. Ken Green was the guy that used a KIDS putter in a tourney. He got the yips easily. I f I remember correctly, he is from Connecticut where I grew up.

Good Luck to you Mr. Green!

[OpusX20]

Not sure exactly how this is going to turn out, but I will be pulling for the guy...
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[size=2][i][b]Ken Green planning to play again next year[/b][/i][/size]

[size=1][color="#999999"][i]Published: September 28, 2009

[/i][/color][/size][i]DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — Ken Green says he's not going to let losing a leg keep him off the Champions Tour.[/i]

[i]Green, who had his lower right leg amputated after a recreational vehicle accident in June that killed his brother and girlfriend, says he's hoping to be back on the tour by April.[/i]

[i]Green was in his hometown of Danbury, where pros including Fred Funk, Mark Calcavecchia and Phil Blackmar played in a charity event Monday to help raise money to pay some of Green's medical and personal expenses.[/i]

[i]Green says he lost a lot in the accident, but won't let it take golf from him. He's already begun hitting golf balls, and is being fitted with a special prosthetic that includes an ankle that will pivot.
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[OpusX20]

[size="2"]Another sad day for Ken Green...


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[b][size="2"]SMU student found dead is son of pro golfer Ken Green[/size][/b]
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[b]03:57 PM CST on Tuesday, January 26, 2010[/b]
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[b][size="2"]By HOLLY K. HACKER / The Dallas Morning News
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[size="2"]Hunter Green, the 21-year-old sophomore who died last week at [/size][url="http://topics.dallasnews.com/topic/Southern_Methodist_University"][size="2"][color="#29375a"]Southern Methodist University[/color][/size][/url][size="2"], is the son of professional golfer [/size][url="http://topics.dallasnews.com/topic/Ken_Green"][size="2"][color="#29375a"]Ken Green[/color][/size][/url][size="2"]. [/size]

[size="2"]Ken Green posted on his blog Tuesday: "Well, today is another sad day. I'm sorry to say that my youngest son, Hunter, has passed. His journey in life has ended and I can't tell you how difficult understanding this is." [/size][size="2"]Joseph Hunter Green, who went by Hunter, was found dead Friday in his dorm room in the SMU House, formerly the Kappa Alpha fraternity house. SMU police say he died of "unexplained" causes and have not elaborated. The Dallas County Medical Examiner's Office is still investigating the death and said results won't be available for at least eight weeks. [/size]

[size="2"]Hunter grew up in Palm Beach County, Florida and had attended [/size][url="http://topics.dallasnews.com/topic/University_of_Central_Florida"][size="2"][color="#29375a"]University of Central Florida[/color][/size][/url][size="2"]. [/size]

[t_m_harris]

My goodness...please say some prayers for Ken to get through this awful time.

[tobybear]

I really feel for this guy. It really seems like hes trying to get his most out if life but no matter how hardhe tries something else happens. I really hurt for this guy.

[poppyhillsguy]

How much can one guy take? + thoughts for him and the family for sure.

[cplof]

Man, I feel so bad for him right now. I actually have tears in my eyes, he cannot catch a break

[Spumoni]

Very sad. I can't imagine how this guy keeps it going.

[TheSwingingChin]

Seems like he just can't catch a break now. Hope things turn around for him soon, he deserves it considering all he's gone through recently

[InTheHole]

Man, talk about kicking a guy when he's down.

I'm gonna go hug my kid now...

[KYMAR]

This is just so sad, and Ken has always been your atypical Tour player, he always sort of did his own thing, has had some struggles in his personal life well before the accident. It's just almost too hard to take for [i]me[/i] hearing this news so I can't imagine Mr. Green's pain. Just horrible.

[ragin cajun]

My thoughts and prayers are with Ken.

[Sawgrass]

Certainly everyone must have an enormous amount of sympathy for Ken Green.

I can't say I know much about his life, but I can say that I read a story about him in 2003 that moved me so much that I've never really recovered from it. Nor do I ever wish to. (I believe it may be the story that mosesgolf refers to in post #2 above.)

I just checked the Golf Digest website, and sure enough it's still there: [url="http://www.golfdigest.com/magazine/2009-10/kindred_ken_green0312"]http://www.golfdigest.com/magazine/2009-10/kindred_ken_green0312[/url]


Life can be terrible. Ken Green can be wonderful.