HELP US GIVE HOPE!
PGA HOPE Carolinas (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) 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. We serve our Veterans at twenty-one locations in North and South Carolina with an emphasis on helping those with physical and emotional disabilities that would most benefit from our initiatives.
This life changing program would not be possible without our PGA Members & Associates throughout the Carolinas. They dedicate their time to help grow the game amongst our Men & Women Patriots. Each Member or Associate involved, has been certified in PGA HOPE training to better serve those with physical or mental disabilities.
Professionals Corner
Are you a PGA Professional and hoping to get involved in PGA HOPE? Please reach out to PGA REACH Carolinas Coordinator, Mia Hayasaki at mhayasaki@pgahq.com.Become PGA HOPE Certified!
Are you a PGA Professional and want to get involved in PGA HOPE?
WE NEED YOUR HELP! We have 21 HOPE Chapters this year, the most we have had since we started in 2017…and we don’t have any plans on stopping. You don’t have to host or lead a Chapter, but the more Professionals we have available to instruct for these Chapters allows us to continue our INCREDIBLE growth! Whether you help every day of a session or just one day, it makes an IMPACT!
We pay our PGA Professionals at these programs, but each instructor must have undergone a specific PGA HOPE training. This spring we were lucky to have the opportunity to have 2 HOPE Training sessions. We are working on planning a third PGA HOPE Training Session for our Professionals and Associates sometime in 2023. More information will become available once we finalize details for the training session.
If you are interested in becoming PGA HOPE certified, we ask you to click HERE to indicate your interest in attending a future training.
Photos from our training session at Stoney Creek Golf Club can be found HERE.
Photos from our training session at Country Club of Lexington can be found HERE.
What Does It Take To Lead A PGA HOPE Program?
Click HERE for more information!
I am PGA HOPE certified, now what?
Thank you for taking the time to become PGA HOPE certified! We hope you enjoyed the training session and came out of it with a new perspective for the game of golf. We have 21 PGA HOPE programs throughout the Carolinas with PGA HOPE Leads needing your help! If you are interested in becoming involved at a certain location, please click HERE for each PGA HOPE Lead’s contact information. Please reach out to the PGA HOPE Lead to inform them of your interest.
For more information regarding PGA HOPE Carolinas, please contact PGA REACH Carolinas Coordinator, Mia Hayasaki at mhayasaki@pgahq.com or at (336)398-2848.
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2023 HOPE Site Location Information
PGA HOPE Asheville started in the Spring of 2017 where it was led by PGA HOPE Asheville Lead Professional and PGA HOPE National Trainer, Brian Oliver, PGA.
Want to help out with PGA HOPE Asheville? Please contact Brian Oliver, PGA at boliver0301@pga.com.
Follow PGA HOPE Asheville along on Facebook to get more involved!
2023 is PGA HOPE Buies Creek’s first year as a program! PGA HOPE Buies Creek will be lead by PGA Professional, Gabriella Story, PGA.
Want to help out at PGA HOPE Buies Creek? Please contact Gabriella Story, PGA at gstory@campbell.edu.
2023 is PGA HOPE Burlington’s first year as a program! PGA HOPE Burlington will be lead by PGA Professional, Jonathan Dudley, PGA.
Want to help out at PGA HOPE Burlington? Please contact Jonathan Dudley, PGA at jdudley@pga.com.
PGA HOPE Charleston started in the Fall of 2015 at Wescott Golf Club and grew to 4 other locations in the Lowcountry Chapter. PGA HOPE Charleston was the first program in the Carolinas to start giving HOPE to our nation’s military heroes through the leadership of Perry Green, PGA! Please see below the PGA HOPE Lead Professionals for each PGA HOPE Charleston Program.
Wescott Golf Club in Summerville, SC
This program was established in the Fall of 2015 by PGA HOPE Lead & the 2020 Carolinas PGA Patriot Award Winner, Perry Green, PGA.
Want to help at PGA HOPE Charleston – Wescott? Please contact Perry Green, PGA at perrygreen@pga.com.
Daniel Island Club in Charleston, SC
This program was established in the Spring of 2016 by PGA HOPE Lead, Ron Cerrudo, PGA and is now led by PGA HOPE Lead Mike Smith, PGA.
Want to help at PGA HOPE Charleston – Daniel Island? Please contact Mike Smith, PGA at michael.smith@diclub.com.
The Links at Stono Ferry in Hollywood, SC- This program was established in the Spring of 2017 by PGA HOPE Lead, Ben Sloan, PGA. This season it will be lead my PGA HOPE Lead, Greg Wood, PGA.
Want to help at PGA HOPE Charleston – Stono Ferry? Please contact Greg Wood, PGA at gwood@stonoferrygolf.com.
Charleston Municipal Golf Course in Charleston, SC – This program is run by PGA HOPE Lead, Marshall Ormand, PGA.
Want to help at PGA HOPE Charleston – Municipal? Please contact Marshall Ormand, PGA at ormandm@charleston-sc.gov.
Follow PGA HOPE Charleston along on Facebook to get more involved!
PGA HOPE Charlotte/Salisbury started in the Spring of 2017 where it was led by PGA HOPE Charlotte/Salisbury Lead Professional, Ryan Brickley, PGA. Ian Bollinger, PGA has now taken over this program as the new PGA HOPE Lead.
Want to help out at PGA HOPE Charlotte? Please contact Ian Bollinger, PGA at ian.bollinger257@gmail.com or Darren Reilly, PGA at darren.reilly@pga.com.
Check out their website found HERE for more information!
PGA HOPE Columbia started in the Spring of 2018 where it was led by PGA HOPE Columbia Lead Professional, Jim Williams, PGA.
Want to help out at PGA HOPE Columbia? Please contact Jim Williams, PGA at pgagolf@pga.com.
Follow PGA HOPE Columbia along on Facebook to get more involved!
PGA HOPE Fayetteville began in the Fall of 2021 and is led by PGA HOPE Fayetteville Lead Professional, Brock White, PGA.
Want to help out at PGA HOPE Fayetteville? Please contact Brock White, PGA at brockwhite@pga.com.
PGA HOPE Greensboro started in the Spring of 2017 where it was led by PGA HOPE Greensboro Lead Professionals, Bob Brooks, PGA, our 2022 Carolinas PGA Patriot Award Winner & Casey Cline, PGA.
Want to help out at PGA HOPE Greensboro? Please contact Bob Brooks, PGA at Bob.Brooks@greensboro-nc.gov.
PGA HOPE Greenville (SC) started in the Spring of 2016 where it was led by PGA HOPE Greenville Lead Professional, Pat Kenny, PGA. Unfortunately, Pat Kenny passed away in the Summer of 2020 due to a heart attack. Pat’s legacy will live on through this program that he has built thanks to the new PGA HOPE Lead Professional, Chris Sitko, PGA.
Want to help out at PGA HOPE Greenville? Please contact Chris Sitko, PGA at sitko305@pga.com.
Kiawah Island Golf Resort- Cougar Point in Kiawah Island, SC – This program was established in the Summer of 2018 by PGA HOPE Lead & Carolinas PGA Section Vice President, Josh Wagaman, PGA.
Want to help out at PGA HOPE Kiawah Island? Please contact Josh Wagaman, PGA at josh_wagaman@kiawahresort.com.
PGA HOPE Kiawah Resort in Kiawah Island, SC – (WOMEN ONLY) This program was established in the Summer of 2021 by PGA HOPE Lead & Carolinas PGA Lowcountry Chapter Chair, Briana Niemann, LPGA/PGA. This was the first women’s only program of its kind in the Carolinas.
Want to help out at PGA HOPE Kiawah Resort? Please contact Briana Niemann, LPGA/PGA at bniemann@kiawah.com.
PGA HOPE Moyock began in the Spring of 2021 and is led by PGA HOPE Moyock Lead Professional, Dan Aros, PGA.
Want to help out at PGA HOPE Moyock? Please contact Dan Aros, PGA at dan@eaglecreekgolfing.com.
PGA HOPE Myrtle Beach started in the Fall of 2020 where it was led by PGA HOPE Myrtle Beach Lead Professional and Past Carolinas PGA & PGA of America Past President, Gary Schaal, PGA. This program is run through Project Golf Myrtle Beach to serve our nation’s military heroes.
Want to help out at PGA HOPE Myrtle Beach? Please contact Gary Schaal, PGA at gary.schaal@projectgolf.org
Follow PGA HOPE Myrtle Beach along on Facebook to get more involved or check out their website found HERE for more information!
PGA HOPE Parris Island started in the Fall of 2018 where it was led by PGA HOPE Parris Island Lead Professionals, Dwight Hansen, PGA & Jeff Harris, PGA.
Want to help out at PGA HOPE Parris Island? Please contact Jeff Harris, PGA at jeffharris57@me.com.
Follow PGA HOPE Parris Island along on Facebook to get more involved!
2023 is PGA HOPE Pinehurst’s first year as a program! PGA HOPE Pinehurst will be lead by PGA Professional, Davis DeRosa, PGA.
Want to help out at PGA HOPE Pinehurst? Please contact Davis DeRosa, PGA at davisderosa@pga.com.
PGA HOPE Raleigh started in the Spring of 2022 where it where it was led by PGA HOPE Raleigh Lead Professional, Rick Hengstenberg, PGA.
Want to help out at PGA HOPE Raleigh? Please contact PGA HOPE Lead, Rick Hengstenberg, PGA at rick@firstteetriangle.org or Matt Furlough at matt@firstteetriangle.org.
PGA HOPE Southern Pines started in the Spring of 2018 where it was led by PGA HOPE Southern Pines Lead Professional, Jim Hardy, PGA. Now, we are excited to share the news that Zach Martin, PGA will take on a PGA HOPE Southern Pines Lead Professional.
Want to help out at PGA HOPE Southern Pines? Please contact Zack Martin, PGA at zmartin@longleafgfc.com.
Be the first ever graduating class of PGA HOPE Wilmington in summer 2023! This is PGA HOPE Lead Professional, Darrell Posey’s first year leading this program in the Wilmington area.
Want to help out at PGA HOPE Wilmington? Please contact Darrell Posey, PGA at darrellposeygolf@gmail.com.
PGA Member Involvement
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For more information regarding PGA HOPE Carolinas, please contact PGA REACH Carolinas Coordinator Mia Hayasaki at mhayasaki@pgahq.com or at (336)398-2848.