On this year’s Veterans Day, PGA REACH Carolinas hosted the 2nd Annual PGA REACH Carolinas HOPE Cup at Kiawah Island Resort – Cougar Point Golf Course. PGA HOPE Southern Pines took home the winning title and will advance to the national PGA Secretary’s Cup during the week of the 2020 PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, California. Congratulations to Lead PGA Professional, Jim Hardy, and his team of Hal Taylor, Kyle Sine, Jude Landry, and Sean McCormick!
It was a beautiful, full of smiles, a lot of fun, honor, and heart-warming impact. Eleven (11) of PGA HOPE Carolinas’ twelve (12) HOPE Programs participated in this year’s event. Each participating team was composed of one (1) PGA HOPE Lead PGA Professional and four (4) PGA HOPE Veterans that have graduated through one of our PGA HOPE programs here in the Carolinas. The teams competed in a 9-hole, 5-man scramble format on the front nine of Cougar Point Golf Course.
Below are our participating chapters with their very impressive scores from the day!
- Asheville – 30
- Charleston @ Cougar Point – 30
- Charleston @ Daniel Island – 29
- Charleston @ Redbank – 30
- Charleston @ Links at Stono Ferry – 30
- Charleston @ Wescott GC – 30
- Charlotte/Salisbury – 36
- Columbia – 31
- Greensboro – 30
- Parris Island – 32
- Southern Pines – 28
We extend a huge thank you to Josh Wagaman and his staff at Kiawah Island Resort – Cougar Point Golf Course for their tremendous hospitality! This event was definitely a success, thanks to their support. We are excited to see continued impact from the PGA HOPE programs across the Carolinas, thanks to the generous efforts from our PGA Professionals. PGA REACH Carolinas can’t wait to see the growth in this event over coming years!