Regina’s Ken Hoffman has another Canadian Deaf Golf Championship win under his belt.
The Royal Regina Golf Club (RRGC) member recently returned from Bromont, Que. after claiming his second straight senior division victory at the the 54 hole event. Hoffman, who lives with a hearing disability opened the tournament on July 28 with an 89, however he bounced back with a 78 in round two and 76 in the final round to win the senior title by seven shots over Jonathan Rose of Ontario.
Hoffman has travelled the world playing golf since he was 31 with a couple trips standing out over the years.
“The golf courses, seeing St. Andrews in Scotland, many, many years there. Japan was amazing as well, that was an amazing experience,” Hoffman told Golf Saskatchewan.
Hoffman played many sports growing up, on full hearing teams, but started golfing and taking part in many events starting in 1999. As mentioned he has travelled to Scotland and Japan. He has also played in South Africa, Australia, Sweden, Denmark, and the United States. Among seeing many golf courses and countries, Hoffman said meeting people also living with a hearing impairment is pretty special.
“There is international sign language and sometimes we can’t clearly understand each other but there is a lot of homemade signs and gesturing that we all understand,” he said.
The Canadian Deaf Golf Championships happen every other year, the off years are occupied by the World Deaf Golf Championships. In 2026 the world event is in Sweden and the Canadian event is in Winnipeg in 2027. Hoffman is already planning on attending both championships.