Charity

Marriott Golf will host the second “Hit The Green” fundraiser for Children’s Miracle Network. Beginning this month, Marriott Golf’s domestic properties will each host promotional days to help raise funds for CMN.

Mystic Dunes Golf Club in Celebration, Fla., will host the second Red White and Blue Invitational, Sunday, June 29. A portion of the tournament’s proceeds will benefit the Wounded Warrior Project.

Marriott Golf will host the second “Hit The Green” fundraiser for Children’s Miracle Network. Beginning this month, Marriott Golf’s domestic properties will each host promotional days to help raise funds for CMN.

The National Golf Course Owners Association pledges its support to The Environmental Institute for Golf, the philanthropic organization of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, with a $25,000 donation over the next five years toward research and education.

AllGolfTV announces its will work with Sweet Spot Golf to promote breast cancer awareness through the promotion and sale of the company’s Think Pink putters for women.

Golf Town, a Canada-based golf retailer, announces its “Chips In” charity initiative that supports non-profit groups via a nationwide, grassroots donation program.

Golf Town, a Canada-based golf retailer, announces its “Chips In” charity initiative that supports non-profit groups via a nationwide, grassroots donation program.

Gogie Girl designates the PGA Tour Wives Association as one of its charitable beneficiaries.

Rally for the Cure announces a new partnership with 3balls.com to create the Rally Golf Club Donation Center website that launched in January 2008 and is located at donateclubs.rallyforthecure.com. The Center was created as an alternate method of raising funds to beat breast cancer.

Rally for the Cure announces a new partnership with 3balls.com to create the Rally Golf Club Donation Center website that launched in January 2008 and is located at donateclubs.rallyforthecure.com. The Center was created as an alternate method of raising funds to beat breast cancer.

The Environmental Institute for Golf, the philanthropic organization of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, will fund 11 new research projects beginning in 2008, with total funding of more than $180,000 over the next three years.

The Territory Golf and Country Club announces that the Cancer Centers of Southwest Oklahoma will be the charitable beneficiaries when the club hosts the Halliburton Southwest Oklahoma Championship, an Adams Pro Tour Series event, May 22-25.

Friends of the Brown’s Foundation, a Lakewood Ranch, Fla., non-profit underwrote 5-year-old golfer and cancer survivor Kyle Lograsso‘s attendance at the PGA Merchandise Show. Lograsso received the Bruce Edwards Spirit award from the Professional Caddies Association.

The AT&T Classic announces a total contribution of $1.491 million to local Atlanta, Ga., charities. This total is the second highest annual figure in tournament history, and the tournament has now contributed $13,877,843 to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and $16,574,588 to Atlanta charities overall.

The AT&T Classic announces a total contribution of $1.491 million to local Atlanta, Ga., charities. This total is the second highest annual figure in tournament history, and the tournament has now contributed $13,877,843 to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta and $16,574,588 to Atlanta charities overall.

The Nationwide Tour’s Albertsons Boise Open reports that donations from this year’s tournament reached a new high, distributing more than $2.02 million to Boise, Idaho-area charities.

LPGA player Amy Hung becomes a spokesperson for the Marathon of Miracles Foundation in the fight against breast cancer.

LPGA player Amy Hung becomes a spokesperson for the Marathon of Miracles Foundation in the fight against breast cancer.

West Coast Trends Inc., makers of the Club Glove, report on Chris DiMarco and his annual charity tournament to benefit R.O.C.K. (Reaching Out to Cancer Kids). The event raised a total of $571,000 last month at the Country Club of Heathrow in Heathrow, Fla.

The Wachovia Championship announces a $1 million donation to its primary charitable beneficiary, Teach For America, from this year’s event.