PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) is the flagship military program of PGAREACH, the charitable foundation of the PGA of America.
Duration
Each Session is 6 – weeks, once a week, for approximately 1.5 hours
Members
Our program is open to only Active-Duty Service Members & Veterans
Activities
Our Graduates are invited to participate in post-Graduation activities, such as Play Days etc.
About
This program is open to all Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard, and Veterans. This program is provided at no cost to the Veteran. Veterans can range from World War II era to post-9/11 era Veterans to those newly separated from the military. PGA HOPE also introduces golf to Veterans with disabilities to enhance their physical, mental, social and emotional well-being.
The program introduces the game of golf through a developmental 6-week curriculum, taught by PGA Professionals trained in adaptive golf and military cultural competency. All programs are funded by PGA EACH and supplemented by PGA Section Foundations, so the cost of programming is free to all Veterans and Active Duty.
SCPGA Hope Ambassador
James followed his father’s footsteps into the Navy, as a SeaBee, an elite class ofcraftsmen who are deployed globally to build bases, airfields, and other infrastructure.James recently hit his 2-year retirement mark after a 26-year career. Immediately afterthe Navy, he discovered the Professional Golfer’s Career College (PGCC) in Temeculaand relocated there to actively pursue a role in the golf industry, specifically in PGAHOPE. After attaining his Associate’s at PGCC, James enrolled in the PGA HOPEProgram at Coronado, in which he was a standout leader and has been activelyinvolved in outings and communication between HOPE groups. James is now a LevelOne PGA Associate working at Native Oaks Golf Course in Valley Center.“Becoming a PGA HOPE Ambassador has been a dream come true. Being theSouthern California Ambassador is an honor and is important to me because it allowsme to be in the service of my fellow Veterans and to do it here where I not only havebeen stationed but where I was born and raised is just absolutely amazing to me. I don’tknow what I would be doing without the PGA HOPE Program.”
James Davenport, Navy Ret. Contact: socalpgahopeambassador@gmail.com
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Veterans and Active Duty Military are eligible to participate in PGA Hope program.
Current PGA HOPE Locations
PGA Hope Southern California Partners
