Charity

OB Sports Management: Professionals Jay Larscheid of Longbow Golf Club and Jeremy Hayman, Steve Nichols and Robb Palmgren of Eagle Mountain Golf Club helped the Southwest Section PGA raise $125,506 for Arizona Special Olympics by playing 100 holes of golf in one day on June 1.

EWGA: Naples, Fla. chapter will hold its seventh EWGA Ladies Charity Pro-Am to benefit Collier County LPGA/USGA Girls Golf programs and the PACE Center for Girls in Immokalee, Fla.

Annika: Event, hosted by Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam at the Annika Academy on May 22, brought together 80 children from the Osceola, Fla., branch of the Boys and Girls Club and the Orlando Minority Youth Golf Association. The children learned about the fundamentals of golf from Sorenstam and the Annika Academy team.

Nova Legacy Golf Classic: Tournament, formed by Villanova allumni, will be held on June 21 at Seaview Golf Resort in Absecon, N.J. Proceeds will benefit the DCM Foundation for Entrepreneurship in Education.

Caddy For A Cure: Auctioning an opportunity to caddie for Natalie Gulbis during a practice round at the LPGA Championship. This will be the organization’s first association with the LPGA and all auction proceeds benefit charities.

EWGA: Announces that its EWGA Foundation’s 2010 Drive For Dreams initiative will benefit two PGA of America-inspired player development programs – Golf for Injured Veterans Everywhere and the Salute Military Golf Association.

EWGA: Announces that its EWGA Foundation’s 2010 Drive For Dreams initiative will benefit two PGA of America-inspired player development programs – Golf for Injured Veterans Everywhere and the Salute Military Golf Association.

Golf Course Superintendents Association of Central California: Announces that $25,000 was raised for the nonprofit Autism Speaks through a charity tournament and matching funds.

Golf Course Superintendents Association of Central California: Announces that $25,000 was raised for the nonprofit Autism Speaks through a charity tournament and matching funds.

Rounds4Research.com: Online auction, led by golf course superintendents associations across five states, raised $106,000 to benefit turfgrass research.

U.S. Golf Association, National Alliance for Accessible Golf: Through a USGA grant, the NAAG is expanding its efforts to provide financial assistance and resources to help make golf more accessible to people with disabilities.

Folds of Honor Foundation: Partners with Medinah Country Club, venue of the 2012 Ryder Cup, to hold Patriot Golf Day, July 8 in Medinah, Ill. The fundraiser will benefit the foundation whose mission is to provide post-secondary educational scholarships for children and spouses of service men and women killed or disabled while serving in the U.S Armed Forces.

Rounds4Research.com: Holding an online auction April 7-21 for foursomes to play more than 575 courses throughout the Carolinas, Georgia, Virginia and Texas to benefit golf turfgrass research.

Golf Fitness Magazine, Arcadia Resorts International: To sponsor a tent at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. GFM will donate a portion of all subscription proceeds to Orlando area Arnold Palmer Hospitals, and Arcadia Resorts International will give away an all-expenses paid trip for two to Costa Rica.

Golf Fitness Magazine, Arcadia Resorts International: To sponsor a tent at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. GFM will donate a portion of all subscription proceeds to Orlando area Arnold Palmer Hospitals, and Arcadia Resorts International will give away an all-expenses paid trip for two to Costa Rica.

Caddy For A Cure: Auctioning an opportunity to caddie for Lee Westwood during a practice round at the Shell Houston Open, scheduled for March 29-April 4. All proceeds go to charity and a portion of the auction proceeds will benefit the greater Houston area through the Houston Golf Association.

EWGA: Auctioning off to EWGA Golfpalooza attendees a chance to play in Annika Sorenstam’s foursome at Pinehurst No. 2 on Wednesday, April 7. Proceeds will benefit the EWGA Foundation.

Annika: The “Annika Experience at WaterSound” in Watersound, Fla,, raised more than $100,000 for local children’s charities and the Annika and Mia Hamm Foundations.

Annika: The “Annika Experience at WaterSound” in Watersound, Fla,, raised more than $100,000 for local children’s charities and the Annika and Mia Hamm Foundations.