Dave West, Partner at Centerview Capital Honored as 2025 Chairman’s Award Recipient
Chris Hunt (right), New Jersey Golf Foundation Executive Director Presents the 2025 Chairman’s Award to Dave West at the NJGF Golf Classic on August 18th at Baltusrol GC
Photo Credit: NJ Golf Foundation
Bedminster, N.J. – The New Jersey Golf Foundation (NJGF), the charitable arm of the New Jersey Section, PGA of America (NJPGA), announced the 19th Annual NJGF Golf Classic hosted at Baltusrol Golf Club on Monday, August 18th generated a “record setting” $325,000 to support golf programming for youth, military Veterans and individuals with special needs.
Founded in 2004, the NJGF is committed to positively impacting lives and communities through the game of golf, and the NJGF Golf Classic is the signature fundraising event on the Foundation’s annual calendar. Thanks to a dynamic line-up of programs, and participation from more than 100 NJPGA Professionals, the NJPGA/NJGF positively impacts more than 125,000 youth, 500+ Veterans and more than 1,000 kids and adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities on an annual basis.
During the post golf celebration, Dave West was honored as the 2025 Chairman’s Award recipient. The Chairman’s Award is given annually to an individual who works tirelessly behind the scenes to support NJGF programs and initiatives. West is currently a Partner at Centerview Capital, a firm focused on investing in the Consumer-Packaged Goods industry and he also serves as a board member of three publicly traded companies; Simply Good Foods, FreshPet, and Advantage Solutions. West has been a longtime advocate of the NJGF for many years and continues to work diligently to support programs and special events.
“The NJGF Golf Classic is our signature fundraising event and continues to showcase the power golf has to unite and uplift communities,” said Chris Hunt, Executive Director, New Jersey Golf Foundation. “This year we were proud to honor Dave West as the 2025 Chairman’s Award recipient. Dave is passionate about the NJGF’s mission, and his philanthropic qualities truly embody our spirit and commitment to positively impact lives through this great game.”
Led by PGA of America Golf Professionals, and with a focus on 3 core pillars: youth, military, and special needs, NJGF programming provides individuals from all backgrounds with access to the game of golf in a welcoming environment. Proceeds from the NJGF Golf Classic support PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) a rehabilitative golf program for military Veterans living with PTSD and TBI; Special Olympics New Jersey Golf; Els For Autism; PGA Jr. League, Golf in Schools and new NJGF Heroes Tour for Active Military, Veterans and First Responders.
For those interested in learning more about the New Jersey Golf Foundation, or supporting programs and special events, please visit www.njgolffoundation.org
About The New Jersey Golf Foundation
Founded in 2004, the New Jersey Golf Foundation is a 501(c)(3) and the charitable arm of the New Jersey Section, PGA of America. Through a wide range of programming, the NJGF champions a commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) with the goal of evolving the composition of the game of golf to better reflect the broad array of differences in our society at large. With a focus on 3 core pillars (youth, military, special needs), the NJGF’s mission is to positively impact lives and communities through the game of golf. Led by PGA Professionals, the NJGF hosts a dynamic line-up of programming that provides access for individuals from all backgrounds to experience the game of golf in a welcoming environment. Signature programs include, Golf In Schools, which is run annually at more than 200 schools, impacting more than 120,000 boys and girls (K-8); PGA Jr. League featuring more than 90 teams and 1300 kids under the age of 13 throughout New Jersey; Special Olympics New Jersey Golf and programming for individuals living with intellectual and developmental disabilities and PGA HOPE, the flagship military program that introduces golf to Veterans with disabilities. For more information, visit www.njgolffoundation.org.
