PGA REACH Carolinas
BIRDIE BLITZ BENEFITTING PGA HOPE
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2024 | PINEWILD COUNTRY CLUB | PINEHURST, NC | 10AM SHOTGUN
The PGA REACH Carolinas Birdie Blitz is an all day fundraising event to support our PGA REACH Carolinas Foundation and specifically our PGA HOPE Carolinas program (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere), the Military pillar of PGA REACH Carolinas. Teams of two will commit to raising a minimum of $1,000 in donations from friends & family, with a goal of getting to $2,000 or more. Teams will play Pinewild CC of Pinehurst, with all holes set up as par 3’s, for five hours in hopes of getting as many birdies as possible. The day will conclude with a party at 3 PM with exciting entertainment, food, prizes, and more! You won’t want to miss out on this event that not only creates lasting memories for you and your loved ones but will also impact and save lives through the game of golf. To learn more about PGA HOPE and its programming, click here.
Interested in how your company or organization can get involved?
SPONSORSHIP PACKAGES
Use the link above to view sponsorship packages for the Birdie Blitz. If you’re interested in learning more, please reach out to:
Collin Elphic
Director of Corporate Partnerships
Carolinas PGA
celphic@pgahq.com
(336) 265-2839
Partners On This Event
Fire Maker Brewing Co.
firemakerbeer.com
City Bar-B-Q
citybbq.com
Pinewild Country Club of Pinehurst
Pinewild CCCity BBQ Fundraisers
Mention PGA REACH Carolinas Before Ordering!City BBQ is proudly sponsoring the PGA REACH Birdie Blitz and will donate 20% of your meal’s price in the lead-up to the event! See the dates and instructions below.
IN PERSON ORDERING: Mention that you are with PGA REACH CAROLINAS before placing your order.
ONLINE ORDERING: Use the promo code of “GIVE” and 20% of your meal’s price will be donated back to PGA REACH CAROLINAS. This does not include 3rd-party delivery apps.
PHONE ORDERING: Mention that you are with PGA REACH CAROLINAS before placing your order. This does not include 3rd-party delivery apps.
| Date | General Region | Location Address | RSVP Link |
| September 15 | Raleigh/Durham | 4122 Lake Boone Trail, Raleigh, NC 27607 | https://www.groupraise.com/events/284501 |
| September 15 | Raleigh/Durham | 1305 Kildaire Farm Rd, Cary, NC 27511 | https://www.groupraise.com/events/284517 |
| September 15 | Raleigh/Durham | 208 N Carolina 54, Durham, NC 27713 | https://www.groupraise.com/events/284518 |
| September 15 | Raleigh/Durham | 110 Cabela Drive, Garner, NC 27529 | https://www.groupraise.com/events/284519 |
| September 15 | Raleigh/Durham | 9424 Falls Of Neuse Rd, Suite 108, Raleigh, NC 27615 | https://www.groupraise.com/events/284521 |
| September 15 | Raleigh/Durham | 2140 Treelight Way, Wendell, NC 27591 | https://www.groupraise.com/events/284522 |
| September 22 | Triad | 2647 Lawndale Drive, Greensboro, NC 27408 | https://www.groupraise.com/events/284502 |
| September 22 | Triad | 4395 Regency Drive, High Point, NC 27265 | https://www.groupraise.com/events/284531 |
| September 22 | Triad | 299 Jonestown Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27104 | https://www.groupraise.com/events/284534 |
| October 25 | Triad | 4395 Regency Drive, High Point, NC 27265 | https://www.groupraise.com/events/284504 |
| October 25 | Triad | 2647 Lawndale Drive, Greensboro, NC 27408 | https://www.groupraise.com/events/284538 |
| October 25 | Triad | 299 Jonestown Road, Winston-Salem, NC 27104 | https://www.groupraise.com/events/284540 |
| October 25 | Charlotte | 15425 Hodges Circle, Huntersville, NC 28078 | https://www.groupraise.com/events/284536 |
| October 25 | Charlotte | 8948 Jm Keynes Drive, Suite 420, Charlotte, NC 28262 | https://www.groupraise.com/events/284548 |
| October 25 | Charlotte | 1514 Galleria Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28270 | https://www.groupraise.com/events/284549 |
| October 25 | Charlotte | 11212 Providence Rd W, Charlotte, NC 28277 | https://www.groupraise.com/events/284550 |
| October 28 | Raleigh/Durham | 9424 Falls Of Neuse Rd, Suite 108, Raleigh, NC 27615 | https://www.groupraise.com/events/284503 |
| October 28 | Raleigh/Durham | 1305 Kildaire Farm Rd, Cary, NC 27511 | https://www.groupraise.com/events/284541 |
| October 28 | Raleigh/Durham | 208 N Carolina 54, Durham, NC 27713 | https://www.groupraise.com/events/284542 |
| October 28 | Raleigh/Durham | 110 Cabela Drive, Garner, NC 27529 | https://www.groupraise.com/events/284543 |
| October 28 | Raleigh/Durham | 4122 Lake Boone Trail, Raleigh, NC 27607 | https://www.groupraise.com/events/284544 |
| October 28 | Raleigh/Durham | 2140 Treelight Way, Wendell, NC 27591 | https://www.groupraise.com/events/284545 |
How does it work?
Register your team using the link above and begin sharing your team’s personal donation webpage with others in your network to collect donations. Each team is committed to raising a minimum of $1,000 with a goal of $2,000 or more.
What can I expect?
You can expect a day full of fun! Birdie Blitz includes 5 hours of Par 3 golf, tee gifts, breakfast, lunch, and refreshments! The format is 2-Person Captain’s Choice: Birdie or Bust. The event will wrap up with a reception at 3PM that will include drinks, entertainment, raffle prizes, and more so you won't wan to miss out!
Frequently Asked Questions
You can sign up using the Pledge It platform we’ve set up HERE.
- Once you’ve registered your team, you will be supplied with a link to a donation home page for your team from Pledge It – the donation software platform we’re using. You can share that donation page with anyone you like that may be interested in supporting your team and this cause.
- Donors may donate a flat dollar amount, pledge a donation dollar amount per birdie that your team makes during the Birdie Blitz, or individuals and companies can pledge to match donations dollor for dollar for a specific time period and/or up to a certain dollar amount.
- All donations payments are collected online through your donation page, no cash or checks to deal with.
You can use these pre-made templates to help you spread the word and meet your goal! Use social media, call Grandma, ask your dad’s boss who loves golf, ask your buddy who played in a pro-am last year, ask anyone and everyone to help you raise your goal!
- Captain’s Choice: Each player plays from the tee, the team then selects the best shot, and both players try to make birdie from there.
- Birdie or Bust: If neither team member holes out on the birdie attempt, you pick up and move on to the next hole.
$50,000 is the goal for this inaugural event in 2024!
Please reach out to CPGA Assistant Executive Director of Championships & Development, Mike Whitenack, PGA with additional questions!
About PGA REACH Carolinas Foundation
The PGA REACH Carolinas Foundation is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization and philanthropic arm of the Carolinas PGA Section, the largest of 41 regional PGA of America Sections in the United States. Our 2,300 PGA Professionals across North and South Carolina are committed to serving our communities and growing the game of golf through three major pillars: Youth, Military, and Diversity & Inclusion. Signature programs include PGA HOPE, PGA Junior League, Drive, Chip & Putt, Harvick4HighSchoolGolf, the Prokope Academy and the PGA WORKS Fellowship. For more information, please visit carolinas.pga.com/foundation/. You can also find PGA REACH Carolinas on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @REACHCarolinas.
About PGA HOPE Carolinas
PGA HOPE Carolinas (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) is the flagship program of the PGA REACH Carolinas Foundation that helps military veterans become involved in the game of golf. It is an adaptive golf program offered by our PGA Professionals as a rehabilitation tool to improve our Veterans’ quality of life by enhancing their mental, social, physical, and emotional well-being. There is NO COST to our Veterans for participating in the program. We serve our Veterans at twenty-five locations in North and South Carolina with an emphasis on helping those with physical and emotional disabilities that would most benefit from our initiatives.
About Carolinas PGA
Since its inception in 1923, the Carolinas PGA Section has been committed to nurturing and improving the quality of the game for the thousands of golfers using its member facilities. The largest of the PGA’s forty-one sections, the Carolinas PGA Section of the Professional Golfers’ Association boasts nearly 2,300 professional members and represents more than 700 golf facilities within North and South Carolina as well as portions of southern Virginia.