Spanish success again for Normanton Golf Club member Andy and guide Oliver
One of England’s best blind golfers along with his guide and fellow Normanton Golf Club member have returned home following more international success.
Normanton member Andy Sellars is no stranger to success having won numerous trophies down the years, with his story previously featuring in the Wakefield Express.
And with his guide and fellow Normanton member Oliver Durham he has been in action in Europe where together they won the 2026 Spanish Blind Golf Open Championship.
This was an extra special achievement for the pair as they won the same title last year and are now back to back champions and hoping to attempt the hat-trick in 2027.
The tournament featured top visually impaired players from around the world and was this year played at Isla Canela Golf Course, Huelva.
Andy triumphed by one shot with Canada’s Julie Moroney runner-up and Austria’s Christian Wakonig in third place.
In another outstanding celebration of international blind golf, the tournament showcased not only a high standard of competition but also the strong spirit of friendship, sportsmanship and inclusion that continues to define the blind golf community worldwide.
Players competed across multiple sight classifications, demonstrating exceptional skill, determination and teamwork alongside their guides. The event once again highlighted the continued growth of blind golf across Europe and the importance of international tournaments in promoting competitive opportunities for visually impaired athletes.
Andy’s success continued on Sunday when he played in his first England and Wales Blind Golf event of the season at the Kingsthorne club in Northampton when, with his guide Martyn Wright, he won the 2026 Chairman's Cup.
This was another successful defence as he also won it last year and has now won it three out of the last four years.
Domestically, Andy also had a great season last year, finishing top of the England & Wales Blind Golf Order of Merit for the third time.
He has more international competition coming up now as he will be travelling to Cleveland, Ohio, guided by his brother Martin in June as a member of the Rest of the World team taking on the USA in a Disabled Ryder Cup style event.
He will also be going to Sweden in August for the Blind Scandinavian Open where he will be guided for the first time by his son Isaac.
Andy is registered blind with a condition called Stargadts Macular Dystrophy, meaning he only has five per cent blurred peripheral vision and no central vision. His previous successes include winning the English Blind Strokeplay Golf Championships, the Jack Kerfoot Cup and Disabled British Open Category 2 Championships.
He has also regularly played in the World Blind Golf Championships, winning the 2010 B2 World title, and in 2015 he was part of the winning Rest of the World team against USA and Canada in the Blind Ryder Cup.