Zohar Sharon
Zohar Sharon () is a blind Israeli golfer who won titles in Israel as well as Europe. Biography Zohar Sharon lost his sight in a chemical accident while serving in the Israel Defense Forces. Following the accident, Sharon began art therapy. He went on to study painting at the prestigious Avni Institute of Art in Tel Aviv and produced work of impressive quality. He was also a member of the national goalball team and participated in the Summer Paralympics. In 2003, he won the World Invitational blind golf tournament in Scotland. His first real domestic success came in a doubles tournament in which he won with a top Ethiopian golfer, Israel's only Ethiopian golfer, Asher Iyasu. References Israeli male golfers Israeli blind people Israeli Jews Jewish golfers 1952 births Paralympic goalball players for Israel Living people Parasports competitors Sportspeople with a vision impairment