MDF Magazine Issue 62 7 August 2020 (7)

People
To that end, Hoffmann hopes to build what
he calls a “wellness center,” a kind of health
superstore that will focus on the body and the
mind.
The wheels are already turning for Hoffmann
and his wellness center. In August, the week
before The Northern Trust kicks off the
FedExCup playoffs, he has organized a pro-am
tournament to help raise money.
The event will be played at Arcola Country Club
in Paramus, N.J., which is where Hoffmann grew
up and is just about a mile form [sic] Ridgewood
Country Club, site of this year’s first playoff
stop.
“The turnout and response already has been
incredible,” he says. “It’s going to be pretty
amazing what will happen over the next few
months.”
Hoffmann says many of the members at Arcola
have already committed to playing the event –
that’s 44 teams at $12,000 a group – and that
he’s already been approached by many Tour
players who want to volunteer to play in the
event.
In many ways, the wellness center is a
byproduct of the life Hoffmann has chosen in the
wake of his diagnosis. Each morning, he wakes
to take a variety of “high-dose” vitamins to keep
his blood levels at the correct level along with a
regimen of amino acids and organic honey.
Before he headed out for his round on Thursday
at Waialae Country Club, where he opened with
a 1-under 69, there was 30 minutes in the gym
to warm up, and after his round it was back to
the gym for more physical therapy.
Hoffmann doesn’t know if he can slow the
onset of muscular dystrophy, but he’s
determined to try by any means necessary. That
is how the idea of a wellness center was born.
“My vision is having a one-stop shop. You can
go in and get a nutritionist, get a therapist, you
can check the way your body functions, we are
going to have blood testing,” he says. “We’ll
have a trainer, a doctor. You go in and get your
entire body looked at from inside to out. We’ll
put you on a diet, we’ll talk about sleep,
meditation, everything.”
Hoffmann’s eyes light up as he explains his
grand plans and the pieces that continue to fall
into place. There’s no sadness, no regret, no
edge to suggest he’s still coming to terms with
his plight – just an unwavering belief that he can
make a difference.
“If I can just touch a couple of kids that have
[MD], that have been put down and don’t think
they can achieve their dreams, I just want to
show them I can still play and live my dream and
hopefully reach my goals,” he smiles.
Lucky, indeed.
Article available at: https://www.golfchannel.
com/news/lucky-morgan-hoffmann-motivatedhis-muscular-dystrophy
31