PGA golfer Tim Herron talks about Dupuytren’s Contracture
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MINNESOTA golfer Tim Herron has four PGA Tour wins and a top- 10 finish at the 1999 US Open on his résumé. Recently, he also became a spokesperson to raise awareness about Dupuytren’s Contracture, a condition from which he suffers that limits the movement of his hands. Herron, 47, chatted recently with the Star Tribune’s Michael Rand:
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I’ve been a professional golfer for 24 years, on the tour for 21 years. Of course I rely on my hands to make a living. My dad had this hand condition maybe 25 years ago. And I saw my younger sister, who is four years younger, about 15 years ago she started getting it. About seven years ago, I started seeing it in the palm of my hand. I talked to my father and sister about it, trying to get a treatment plan going on it. ... It’s in my right hand. What can happen is the ring finger and pinkie bend down toward your palm to where you can’t at a percentage where they don’t recommend surgery. I get a lot of stiffness in my hand. With what I do for a living, it tends to become painful. I notice it especially when I hit from the rough. And if I notice it getting stiff, I’ll adjust my practice schedule. The COR- Eye technology is all get to an event Monday, which is an off day. There’s a practice round Tuesday, then probably a pro-am Wednesday, which tend to be long. Then Thursday and Friday -- and hopefully Saturday and Sunday. next spot. There’s a lot of practice and preparation. think it would be a no-brainer, a home run. I think the fan base here would totally support it.
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Tiger Woods and I came onto the tour in the same year. He made it a power game, which I think makes it more fun for the fans. I was a powerful player back in the 1990s, and there was a lot more precision to the game back then. The fairways have gotten wider, the courses are longer. It’s more of a bombers game. You reap benefits from hitting longer.