Derrick Wiseman has been a Special Olympic athlete for over 35 years. In this time, he has played floor hockey, 5 pin bowling, and Golf. Over the years he has remained competitive in golf and bowling. This year Derrick became the first ever New Brunswick athlete to be selected for the Special Olympics Team Canada in the sport of Golf.
Derrick has medaled in all 3 Provincial and National Games for the sport of Golf, winning a gold medal in 2013 in Moncton at Provincials and 2014 In Vancouver at Nationals. He currently plays out of the Gage Golf & Curling Club in Oromocto.
In preparation for Worlds, Derrick has been receiving lessons both from Bari Gourley of Kingswood Golf Club and using the simulators at JH sports in Fredericton. Roger Ryan has been his training coach since he began and will serve as his caddie during the games.
The 2023 Special Olympic World Games will be held in Berlin, Germany from the 17th to the 26th of June. Bad Saarow Country club will host the event where competitors will play the Nick Faldo Course. Derrick and Ryan will leave NB on June 10th and spend two days in Toronto at staging camp then fly to Munich Germany which will be Canadas host city for the event. They will be there for a week of cultural exchange before the games start, returning to Canada on the 27th of June!
Best of luck Derrick, from all of us at Golf New Brunswick