USA Player Bio: Larry Farovitch

Residence:

 

Tucson, Arizona

Marital Status:

 

Married

Children:

 

3

Education:

 

BET in Mechanical Eng.Tech.,RIT 1973 and MA in teaching Spec. Edu. for Deaf, Lewis and Clark at Portland, OR 1993

Occupation:

 

Faculty Math and Adult Basic Education for Deafies and SLG 101 & 102 Instructor at Pima CC and Part Time Retired

Interests:

 

Golfing, curling, exercises and chess

Handicap:

 

7.6

Favorite Club:

 

PW

Strongest Part of the Game:

 

Control, distance and accuracy of driver from

 tee off

 

What's in the Bag?

Driver:  

Titleist, 983K, 9.5

Wood 3,5:  

Titleist, 980F, 15.0 and 19.0

Iron 2:  

none

Irons 3-PW:  

King Cobra, Baffler to SS

Gap Wedge:  

King Cobra, SS-i

Sand Wedge:  

King Cobra, 55

Lob Wedge:   

King Cobra, 60

Grip:  

Lamkin

Putter:  

Titleist Scotty Camerson

Ball:  

Titleist Pro V1

Career Highlights:

70 twice at my private club in Montreal, 72 in the Quebec Amateur Champ (1964)

 

Hole in one just ONE since I was 15 at my club (186 yd-4 iron)

 

NCAA Div. III Champ RIT third man (1968 to 1971)

 

Had represented the Canada on Men Team

(England 1995, PA, USA 1998) and the USA on Senior Men Team (Oh Canada 2006)

 

President: Quebec Deaf Golf Ass.(1978)

 

Chairman: 1997 NDGA at Bend, OR, 2003 FWGAD (Chg to Director) at Tucson, AZ and 2008 FWGAD at Coure D’Alene, ID.

 

 

Tournament Victory:

3 Jr Club Champions

2 Club Champions

5 Father & Son Club Champ

MDGA Champ (1972)

3 Quebec Deaf Golf Champions

FWGAD Champ (1997)