Staff WriterThe G4D Tour France will make its long-awaited debut next week at Golf de Saint-Nom-La-Bretèche, where ten of the world’s finest golfers with a disability will go head-to-head in the penultimate event of the season.
From September 15–16, the G4D Tour @ FedEx Open de France will serve as the last chance for players to book their ticket to October’s season-ending Rolex Grand Final at Club de Golf Alcanada. For the winner in France, the prize is automatic qualification to golf’s ultimate stage in the disability game.
And as if the stakes weren’t high enough, no fewer than five players will be making their G4D debut—England’s Adam Dalton and Czech rising star Tereza Sršňová chief among them.
Dalton’s leap into the big time
Dalton’s journey reads like something out of a screenplay. Born with congenital limb deficiency, he lives with underdeveloped arms, no hands, and growth-related issues. Yet the 20-year-old has shot up the Net rankings at a pace that left even him stunned.
“I really can’t believe it,” Dalton admitted. “I’d set my personal goal of getting into the top ten players in the Net in the next two years, but I’m here already and I’m pinching myself to make sure it’s real.
“I’m very excited about playing in this prestigious tournament but also very nervous as it’s my first G4D Tour event. I’m also really looking forward to meeting the other players.
“At every event I play in I’m always learning more about myself and my game. I’m sure I will learn a lot this week from playing amongst the best players in the world and I can’t wait.”
For Dalton, it’s not just about swinging a golf club—it’s about proving to himself, and anyone watching, that limits exist only where you draw them.
Sršňová aiming high
Joining him in the spotlight is 18-year-old Tereza Sršňová, who lives with phocomelia, a rare condition where parts of the limbs are absent. Ranked the highest woman in the Net standings when she qualified, she arrives in France with ambition sharp enough to cut glass.
“I’m really excited to play on the G4D Tour in France as I’ve heard a lot about it even before I started to play in disabled golf,” Sršňová said.
“I was really happy to get the invitation on one of the best courses. It’s just a great opportunity for me.
“I’ve had some good results in the last year. I play much better when there’s great energy and I’m just having fun. I’ve had more time to train, to play on different courses, and I’m learning to play better and think more about strategy.
“It would be great to win, but I know there will be a lot of amazing players there, so I hope to try my best and see how well it goes.”
Fun, strategy, and a dash of teenage fearlessness—watch out for Sršňová on French fairways.
A debut-laden field
Alongside Dalton and Sršňová, three more players—Mark Clougherty (Ireland), Ellen Katherine Larsen (Norway), and Filip Rataj (Czech Republic)—will make their first swings under the G4D Tour banner.
They’ll join a field stacked with talent and determination:
- Mark Clougherty (IRL)
- Adam Dalton (ENG)
- Davide Fasci (ITA)
- Alexia Girault (FRA)
- Ellen Katherine Larsen (NOR)
- Mathieu Lebon (FRA)
- Tereza Sršňová (CZE)
- Marjan Gaves (SLO)
- Charles McLelland (CAN)
- Filip Rataj (CZE)
Every one of them has eyes on Alcanada, where the Rolex Grand Final will feature ten players—six in the Gross division, four in the Net—after a season of grit, grind, and glorious golf.
