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Partners putter around for its therapeutic value. (Bigham Hyland Golf Co. partners George Bigham and Kevin Hyland)

Crain's Cleveland Business, March, 1993 by Mooney, Barbara

George Bigham and Kevin Hyland believe in the improvement of putting skills, no matter the season or the disability of the golfer. Messrs. Bigham and Hyland are partners at Bigham Hyland Golf Co., a South Euclid maker of custom-built golf greens. The company, which is nearly 10 years old, has installed putting greens in backyards, on commercial building lawns and at institutions such as Edwin Shaw Hospital, an Akron rehabilitation hospital.

The hospital has a golf driving range and a putting green that Bigham Hyland built specifically for people who have been disabled by injuries. Extra reinforcements to withstand the weight of wheelchairs account for the only difference between the hospital's green and a typical green, Mr. Hyland said. Bigham Hyland doesn't limit...

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