Chad Pfeifer, a retired United States Army Corporal, had his left leg amputated above the knee in 2007 after an explosion hit his patrol vehicle. He was serving in Iraq at the time. On Thursday, Pfeifer made his professional golf debut.
And he shot a pretty damn good round.
Pfeifer posted a 4-over 75 in the first round of the Web.com Tour’s Albertsons Boise Open. A swarm of fans followed him all afternoon at Hillcrest Country Club.
“It’s pretty cool,” Pfeifer said after the opening round, per Royce Thompson of PGATour.com. “To have all these people following me around and cheering for me is pretty special for me.