October 2019
Student, 22, with heart condition lives the dream with round at Carnoustie Links
The Courier
Carnoustie’s legendary Championship course has won a special place in the affections of a young American player after a dream trip delivered by a US sporting charity. After two open heart surgeries, 22-year-old Boston student Edward Johnson was…
US student with heart condition fulfils Scots golf dream
STV news
An American college student with a rare heart condition has spoken of the "unbelievable" experience, fulfilling his dream to play golf in Scotland. Edward Johnson from Boston, a self-confessed "golf nut" took to the fairways of Carnoustie Golf Links in Angus on Sunday alongside his dad, brother and…
June 2019
Cherry Hill’s Bergstrom heads to Caribbean for ‘Round of a Lifetime’
The Cherry Hill Sun
Cherry Hill resident Melissa Bergstrom calls Erlton South home, along with her husband and three children. She’s just finished up the school year as a third-grade teacher at A. Russell Knight Elementary School, and is looking forward to having a (relatively) relaxing summer ahead…
November 2018
'He was absolutely thrilled': Tipperary teen with serious heart condition chosen for dream US golf trip
The Journal.ie
“We felt there had to be something for him. We were just so frustrated that he was having such a difficult time.” Four years ago, 19-year-old Tipperary native Sean O’Neill received a life-changing diagnosis, which saw the end to his sporting life as he knew it – but at the end of this month…
Tipperary heart patient Sean O’Neill tees up for the round of a lifetime in US
Tipperary Star
Round of a Lifetime at TPC Sawgrass for talented Tipperary hurler turned golfer with life-changing heart disease
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Treasure Island Awaits Tipp Top Sean
The irish independent
Playing the terrifying island green 17th at TPC Sawgrass would not be most people’s idea of a relaxing day out for someone with a heart condition. But it holds no fear for big Sean O’Neill, who is about to play the PGA Tour’s Flagship course thank to the Round of a Lifetime Foundation…
Former golf prodigy finds peace in living on her own terms
The San Diego Union-Tribune
The world knew her as MacKinzie “Mac” Kline. When the golfer from Encinitas was 15 years old in 2007, she was making headlines in this country and abroad by doing something no one else had. Personally invited by Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam to play in the Ginn Tribute…
VIDEO: Former La Costa Canyon golfer Mackinzie Peregoy getting ready for her "Round of a Lifetime"
ABC10 News San Diego
May 2018
Cherry Hill teen to play at world famous golf course thanks to gift from Round of a Lifetime
The Cherry Hill Sun
Cherry Hill’s Kevin Rickansrud admits he was crushed when he was diagnosed with an enlarged aortic root at the age of 13, forcing him to stop playing some of his favorite sports…
July 2017
Round of a Lifetime provides dream golf trips to people with congenital heart defects
PGA.com
For golfers, the mere words evoke visions of historic U.S. Opens, spectacular ocean views and perhaps the sport's greatest test. Playing a round at Pebble Beach Golf Links represents the ultimate bucket list item for folks around the world who love golf. Remarkably, thanks to a hard-to-believe…
A picture-perfect experience as Eau Claire's Jackson Lindquist pours heart into 'Round of a Lifetime' at Pebble Beach
Wisconsin Golf
After his round of golf at that cathedral of golf known as Pebble Beach Golf Links, Jackson Lindquist was asked if his group had taken any pictures. “We did,” he said, “probably more than the people behind us would have liked.” But who could blame the group, which…
December 2016
Round of a Lifetime: Charity treats golfers with congenital heart diseases to golf at renowned courses
Golf Digest
Golf and benevolence aren’t necessarily synonymous, given how vile the game often treats us, but maybe they ought to be. There is no more generous sport than golf, from the tens of millions of charitable dollars the PGA Tour helps generate, to local schools and churches that host golf-outing fundraisers…
November 2016
Iron Men: Terps Honor Fraternity Brother with Golf Trip for Heart Patients
TERP Magazine
Born with five congenital heart defects, 14-year-old Caleb Smith can’t play many sports with his friends. But last week, he played one of the nation’s best-known golf courses, thanks to family and friends of a Terp who succumbed to a similar condition…
July 2016
GOLF: Brett to play Congressional through Round of a Lifetime
Montgomery News
After collapsing on the basketball court after a practice at the age of 13, Patrick Brett was told and thought his competitive athletic career was over. Shortly after finding out athletics would be out of his future because of a heart condition he had since birth, Brett was introduced to the sport of golf…
