The Middle Atlantic PGA Junior Golf Foundation awarded its annual Junior Golf Grant to seven facilities. These grants support facilities in the Middle Atlantic Section that create programs to introduce golf to juniors, high school students, and/or people with disabilities. Below is a list of the selected facilities and the programs they will be offering in 2014.
Ft. Belvoir Golf Club and Black Horse Golf and Learning Center each received $2,000. Fore Children, First Tee of Greater Washington DC, First Tee of Baltimore, University of Maryland Golf Course, and Clifton Park Golf Course each received $1,200. The funds were allocated based on a number of categories that will help grow their junior programs.
Ft. Belvoir Junior Program will provide an opportunity for juniors to grow and improve as golfers through instructional and development skills. They are going to provide equipment, hats, shirts, and also purchase SNAG equipment to help their program grow.
Black Horse Golf and Learning Center will start a unique program with a local elementary school. The facility will provide free transportation to and from the course for 24 juniors. The juniors will obtain free instruction from the facility’s teaching professionals and be able to play the course.
The First Tee of Greater Washington DC will provide seven sessions throughout the winter months to help juniors with golf instruction, golf fitness, mental training, and preparation for college golf or a PGA Professional Golf Management program. The grant money will help offset some of the costs associated with running the sessions.
The First Tee of Baltimore will offer weekly golf and fitness instruction for all levels of junior girls. In addition, they will provide these junior girls with opportunities to play in competitive tournaments throughout the summer at no cost.
Fore Children is directly related to the Robins Junior Program in Richmond, Virginia. The program teaches education and skills through the game of golf. After the program, the juniors will have a new understanding for golf through its integrity and traditions. Juniors will be introduced to life skills such as etiquette, patience, and decision making.
The University of Maryland Golf Course Junior Program will offer clinics in the afternoons for juniors ages 6-17. The instruction will include golf skills, on-course etiquette, wellness, and also movement skills.
Clifton Park Golf Course will provide a comprehensive youth golf and academic program to encourage inner-city, under privileged juniors to become responsible young men and women. This program is designed to provide the community with role models for future generations.
The MAPGA Junior Golf Foundation was established to further enhance the Middle Atlantic PGA Section’s existing junior tournaments, cultivate its many inner-city youth programs, and become more active with all junior programs throughout the mid-Atlantic region. You can find more information at http://www.mapga.com/foundationinfo.
About the Middle Atlantic Section of the PGA of America
The Middle Atlantic Section of the PGA (MAPGA), located in Stafford, Virginia, is one of 41 Sections of The Professional Golfers’ Association of America (PGA), headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. As a part of The PGA since 1925, the MAPGA consists of over 1,100 members and apprentices in Maryland, Virginia, the District of Columbia and small portions of Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Together, the MAPGA golf professionals, volunteers and staff support the mission of The PGA to promote enjoyment and involvement in the game of golf and to contribute to the game’s growth by providing services to PGA Professionals and the golf industry.
Contact:
Stephanie Jennings, PGA
sjennings@pgahq.com
(540) 720-7420 ext. 116
