Being the world's best blind golfer
Jeremy Poincenot can no longer read, drive a car or even recognize faces.
But the 20-year-old, who lost his central vision two years ago, can successfully hit a small white ball into a slightly larger hole from considerable distance.
Chipping from off the green at a tournament in August, the American won a nerve-wracking playoff to officially become the world's best blind golfer.
Poincenot, a college student from San Diego, has an extremely rare disease called Leber's hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON). And not long ago, he feared he'd never play golf again.
Read More:http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SPORT/golf/09/30/Blind.golf.jeremy.poincenot/index.html?hpt=C2
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