Buddie's Buddies Founder, Buddie Butterfield

OUR FOUNDER, BUDDIE BUTTERFIELD

Buddie Butterfield is the founder of Buddie's Buddies. After
many years of very successful business experience in the
Industrial Controls business, Buddie decided to take golf
much more serious. He worked to become an Adaptive Golf
Foundation certified golf instructor, and achieved that goal in
2001. Although this accomplishment, along with his passion
for golf was very fulfilling, Buddie still felt something was
missing.

In a chance meeting with a physically challenged golfer,
Buddie was at first amazed at his accomplishments, and then
couldn't help wonder whether training would help him even
more. He then started thinking about the millions of
handicapped children who would probably never experience
the joy of golf. He could not let this stand and just had to give
them an opportunity. He founded Buddie's Buddies in 2004
after receiving training from Sonny Ackerman at the Adaptive
Golf Foundation in Georgia. Buddie's only other passion,
other than golf and his six grandchildren is evident when you
check out the "Jayhawk" on his golf cart flag. Buddie is
pictured (below) after receiving the PGA Foundation Growth
of the Game Award in 2005.

Buddie was awarded with a Proclamation by the Governor of
the State of Kansas, for his work with mentally and physically
challenged persons. Click here to see a copy.