This week the first qualifying stage of Champions Tour q-school is being held  at three sites: MetroWest Country Club in Orlando, Fla.; Woodforest Golf Club at Fish Creek in Montgomery, Texas; and Bayonet Course in Seaside, Calif.

Stories will emerge of good luck, bad luck, if only I had made that putt on 18, but a real inspiration to others is Puerto Plata's very own Manuel De Los Santos who lost his left leg in a motorcycle accident at 18,  yet plays to a 2 handicap and travels the world playing exhibitions while  walking the courses on his crutches. Manuel was a promising baseball player to such an extent he had been drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays -- his hero was, of course, Dominican Super Star Sammy Sosa.

It was his wife, De Los Santos who suggested he should try and play golf -- a game he had never played, but his natural ability in hitting the baseball transferred to the golf ball. "The fourth ball in my life I hit with the driver, straight, behind to the 200 meters,'' he told The Golf Channel. His message is simple. It doesn't matter if you have one hand, one leg or can't see. You just have to believe everything is possible.

"In my heart I'm happy to come and hit the ball. I don't care about my swing. I want to see my ball fly. That's it. I play with feeling ... golf is my second leg. I say that with my heart.''