MILITARY

Folds of Honor, a non-profit foundation that provides academic scholarships to families of fallen or disabled military service members and first responders, has partnered with PGA REACH to positively impact the lives of the families of Veterans and first responders through the game of golf. In partnership with PGA Professionals across the Carolinas Section, we are excited to help raise awareness and funds to support the lives of our nation’s heroes and their families. Learn more about how you can make a difference this Memorial Day Weekend by clicking the link below!

Register for Patriot Golf Days!

If you are a PGA Professional looking to get your facility involved in Patriot Golf Days, there are many ways for you and your club to raise life-changing educational funds. They include:

• Registering your facility for Patriot Golf Days
• Being a part of the HERO100 Golf Marathon
• Patriot Golf Days Tournament
• Flag Day Tournament

100 percent of funds donated locally stays in the community where it was raised and 91 cents of every dollar goes directly to scholarships. Additionally, funds raised through the Carolinas Section from Memorial Day Weekend 2025 will be matched dollar-for-dollar (up to $11,000) by PGA REACH and will support our sections PGA HOPE programs!

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Questions? Please contact PGA REACH Carolinas Coordinator, Mia Hayasaki, at (336) 398-2673 or mhayasaki@pgahq.com.

Donate Your Clubs. Change the Game.

Through Sets Fore Vets, your unused or gently used golf clubs can be placed directly into the hands of a Veteran who is learning the game or continuing their golf journey through PGA HOPE. This program helps provide golf clubs and bags to Veterans and Active Duty Military who have served our country, ensuring they have the equipment needed to experience the game and its healing benefits.

The PGA REACH Carolinas Foundation and our PGA Professionals are proud to support the Veteran community across the Carolinas by removing barriers to participation and creating access to the game of golf.

Donation Options

1. Donate Equipment In-Person

New or gently used golf equipment and golf bags are accepted. Bundled equipment is strongly preferred.

Accepted items include:

• Full set of clubs (up to 14 clubs) with golf bag
• Individual golf bag
• Set of irons
• Set of fairway woods
• Set of wedges
• Individual driver
• Individual putter

Donations can be dropped of at your nearest PGA HOPE program or at the section office in Greensboro, NC. For questions, please email Mia Hayasaki, mhayasaki@pgahq.com.

2. Trade In or Ship Your Clubs (Get an Instant Quote)

Can’t donate equipment in person? You can trade in or ship your clubs using Next Round’s 365 Trade-In Portal. Your trade-in value will be donated to PGA REACH Carolinas and used to help purchase newer, properly fitted sets for Veterans in PGA HOPE.

How it works:

• Add the clubs you’d like to trade in
• Get an instant, guaranteed donation value
• Drop off locally or ship your clubs
• Your trade-in directly supports Veterans in your community

Get started today!

The Impact of Sets Fore Vets: 

“It is with great excitement that I wanted to take a moment to really express how grateful and thankful I am for all that you and your instructors have done during our PGA Hope Class. You completely caught me by surprise with the generous gift of my very 1st set of golf clubs ever! I was totally blown away, and I am so lucky to have been able to complete the program at your course!

With today being Thursday, it hit me, what’s the next best place to go from here? I want to make sure I put those clubs to good use, now that I feel confident walking onto the course”

– Vielen Dank, PGA HOPE Kiawah Island Graduate and Recipient of Sets Fore Vets

The Military and Veterans Law Clinic primarily serves low income former servicemembers who are currently precluded from receiving Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care and disability benefits because of their discharge status. Students represent clients before military administrative boards and the VA. Students may also serve as expert veterans benefits consultants for active duty military defense counsel.

For more information, please contact Clinical Associate Professor of Law, and Director of the Military and Veterans Law Clinic, John W. Brooker @ (919) 962-2888 or jbrooker@email.unc.edu

Are you a PGA HOPE Graduate looking for employment within the golf industry? Look no further than VetWORKS, an initiative of the PGA REACH Carolinas Foundation that helps pair military veterans with employment opportunities at Carolinas Section golf courses. This initiative began in 2022 and has matched a number of PGA HOPE Graduates with part-time or full-time positions.

If you are a PGA HOPE Graduate and interested in possible employment at a local golf course, please contact PGA REACH Carolinas Coordinator, Mia Hayasaki, at (336) 398-2673 or mhayasaki@pgahq.com.

Fairways for Warriors is a non-profit organization dedicated to serving combat-wounded veterans and their families by helping them heal through golf. Focused on physical, emotional, and spiritual rehabilitation, Fairways for Warriors provides golf instruction, equipment, and a supportive community for those who have sacrificed so much. In partnership with PGA Professionals across the Carolinas Section, we are proud to spotlight programs like this that use the game of golf as a tool for recovery and connection.

Fairways for Warriors has locations in the Sandhills (Fort Bragg & Pinehurst), Coastal (Cherry Point, Camp Lejeune and Wilmington) and the GrandStand, SC.

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