The inaugural Fightmaster Cup took place from September 11th to 14th 2008 at The Cardinal Club, Simpsonville, Kentucky near Valhalla Golf Club, the venue for the 2008 Ryder Cup.

The first ever competition between NAOAGA (North American One Armed Golfers Association) and their rivals from The Society of One Armed Golfers. These 12 man teams of highly competitive golfers squared off in a three day, Ryder Cup format international competition.

Named after Louisville's own Don Fightmaster, an internationally well known, one armed golfer who has inspired Numerous young men and women with Permanent disabilities to take up the game Of golf.

History - click here for more information on the 2010 event

The North American One Armed Golfers Association and The Society of One Armed Golfers annually hold numerous tournaments for their members, including season ending championships. 

The two organisations paved the way in 2008 for the Fightmaster Cup to be the flagship international Ryder Cup style tournament for the worlds very best one armed golfers. Like the Ryder Cup, the event is being alternated between North America and Europe every two years.

The competition is named for Louisville's own Don Fightmaster, an internationally known, one arm golf master who has inspired countless numbers of young men and women with permanent disabilities to take up the game of golf. Fightmaster lost his left arm in an accident in 1954 and since has won numerous national and international championships for one armed golfers.

He is also the founder of a charity golf tournament that over a span of 25 years has raised nearly $1 million for children's charities.

Overview

The Fightmaster Cup is a match play golf competition between European and North American teams from the Society of One Armed Golfers (The Society) and the North American One Armed Golf Association (NAOAGA).

The competition is managed and operated by the Society, a non profit organisation. The next Fightmaster Cup competition will take place between 9th to 12th September 2010 at the St.Pierre Hotel & Country Club, Chepstow, Wales.

2008 Venue

The Fightmaster Cup 2008 was held at the Cardinal Club, a private course located in Shelby County in Simpsonville, Kentucky, 20 miles from Louisville. The Cardinal Club is a Spencer Holt designed course with Bentgrass, course rating of 73.4, slope of 134 and measured approximately 6,100 yards during the Fightmaster Cup competition.

2010 Venue

The Marriott St Pierre Hotel & Country Club

With its championship golf courses and superb leisure facilities, it is recognised as one of the UK's leading golf venues and is perfectly situated, being just minutes away from the Severn bridges the ideal venue for the 2ndFightmaster Cup.

The Championship golf courses were remodelled during 2007 and 2008 by European Golf Design and boast new tee complexes and bunkers as well as a number of reconstructed greens.