Meet "Ogie"
David "Ogie" Ogron was born with a golf talent. He became interested
and heavily involved in the sport at the age of eight, but it wasn't
until later in life when Ogie had the premonition to share his talent
with others and change lives.
Shortly after his father's death, Ogie was in a near fatal car
accident. He spent two weeks in the hospital recovering from his
injuries and hypothermia. It was then that he decided he would not lie
defeated by what was certain to be tough times ahead. Ogie was
determined to become the best as what he loved the most (golf) and do
what he could to fight the disease, cancer, that took his father's
life.
In 2005 Ogie went on to set the Guiness World Record for the
greatest number of golf balls hit in a 24-hour period at 10,392 golf
balls.
In 2006 Ogie set the Guiness World Record for the greatest
number of golf balls hit in two minutes at 133. People have attempted
to break Ogie's record 150,000, none have succeeded.
Ogie currently resides in California and is on a mission to hit
one million golf balls for children's charities to help save lives.
Shine The Light Tour
May 23rd, 2008 marked the beginning of Ogie’s "Shine The Light
Tour" with an appearance on the CBS Early Morning Show. Ogie is shining
the light on kids with his message of perseverance and how to overcome
great
obstacles.