Charlie Crosby's inspiring journey continues at the Husqvarna British Masters

Seven years ago Charlie Crosby was told he would never play golf again – on Tuesday he had a lesson from Sir Nick Faldo.

In 2019, Charlie was a 23-year-old aspiring golfer, well known to many current DP World Tour stars, but in June of that year tragedy struck.

He suffered an AVM brain rupture, a type of haemorrhage that cannot be predicted, which put him a coma for six weeks, put his life in danger and has left him with severe disabilities.

Charlie's dad Lee revealed on a visit to the BMW PGA Championship in 2021, where Charlie was guest of honour on the first tee during the pro-am, that the family believe playing videos of messages of support from Charlie's golfing friends from the DP World Tour during his coma helped him to come through it.

Lee also revealed on that visit to Wentworth that the dream was to one day get Charlie playing golf again.

"When he had his surgery, stupidly the first thing I said to the surgeon was would he ever play golf again, because he was a brilliant golfer," said Lee at this week's Husqvarna British Masters hosted by Sir Nick Faldo.

"And they said no, not even any hesitation, just definitely not, there's no chance."

But now, with the help of The Golf Trust, Charlie is once again playing the game he loves, a result he describes as "perfect".

"They have this incredible machine called a paragolfer which is how he first started playing golf," said Lee. "It's for people who have had strokes or any spinal injuries and things like that.

"It stands you up and it just allows you to hit balls again and he started off in one of those and had now progressed from that.

"So he's proven them wrong and he's getting better and better. He's playing one-handed because of the right-side disability that the brain haemorrhage has caused.

"Some wonderful Tour pros have helped him: his very good friend Richard Mansell... Matthew Southgate, Ewen Ferguson, Calum Hill, Connor Syme. There's just so many, they've just been amazing.

"Charlie knew most of them before the brain haemorrhage through golf and the people seem to come together and treat him as one of their own so it's so nice.

"I'm so proud I can't begin to tell you... he's my hero because how far he's come is just amazing.

"He's beating me now on the golf course again, just like he did when he was a child.

"It's brilliant therapy. I'd recommend to anyone, if they're unfortunate enough to have a brain injury, if they can get into golf, the Golf Trust is incredible."

As well as catching up with some old friends at The Belfry, Charlie was given the unique experience of a 45-minute golf less from this week's host, six-time Major winner Sir Nick.

"Superb, brilliant," said Charlie of his time with Sir Nick.

"Growing up I've always told Charlie that Nick Faldo is my hero," added Lee. "He's the best English golfer of my lifetime, probably ever.

"He must have been with Charlie for three quarters of an hour. He showed a great interest in trying to help Charlie and he's going to help Charlie moving forward.

"How lucky are we to have him? What a legend, and he was so generous with his time."