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Young Man with CP Breaking Down Barriers…on the Golf Course

We've reported on D.J. Gregory all year long, eagerly following his every move on the PGA Tour through the heat, the cold, the sun and the pouring rain. On November 9th, D.J. completed his 44th and final PGA Tour event of 2008, marking the end of an extraordinary voyage.

Gregory returns home this week after spending just four days in Savannah since the beginning of January, though he will not be staying long - he expects to attend the PGA Tour Qualifying School to support one of the many golfers he's befriended this year, Robert Gamez.

Even at the end of his journey, D.J. will not get much rest. He is working on a book chronicling his experiences, and the manuscript is due Dec. 31st, with a publication date of Father's Day, 2009.

How does D.J. feel now that everything's over? "Bittersweet," as he told a reporter with The Orlando Sentinel.

D.J. also remarked, "This year has truly been a dream come true for me. For the PGA Tour to have given me the chance to live this dream of walking every hole of every week's tournament is incredible. From this, I just want people to know that if they have a dream, they need to chase it and never take no for an answer."

Through the countless interviews with media and golfers throughout the year, there is no question that D.J., not Tiger Woods, was the most celebrated and beloved story out there on the golf course in 2008.

When D.J. was an infant, doctors told his parents he would never walk. Now 30, D.J. walks with a cane, holds a masters degree in Sports Management, lives independently, works as an entrepreneur and lets nothing stand in his way. D.J. is truly living his life without limits and wants the world to know that people with disabilities can do whatever their hearts' desire. Read D.J.'s blog.