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Amy Bockerstette is the first person with Down syndrome to receive an athletic scholarship to play golf in college and attends Paradise Valley Community College in Phoenix, Arizona. In high school, she was the first person with Down syndrome to play in the Arizona High School Girls Golf Division I State Championship, where she competed as both a Junior and Senior. In 2017, she was honored at the AZCentral.com Sports Awards with the Best Moment of the Year Award for Arizona High School Sports. In January, 2019, during a practice round at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, representing Special Olympics Arizona, Amy was invited by professional golfer Gary Woodland to play the iconic par-3 16th hole at TPC Scottsdale. After hitting her tee shot into a green side bunker, she parred the hole, much to everyone's delight. The video capturing the moment is the most viewed video in PGA TOUR history, receiving over 43 million views across social media. On June 16, 2019, Gary Woodland won the US

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