Charity

The third Uplink Birdies for Breast Cancer fundraiser raises a record-breaking $100,000.

The Tournament Golf Foundation Inc. announces that local children’s charities will receive $852,000 from proceeds from the LPGA’s 2005 Safeway Classic.

In only its second year, the Divine 9 Open Celebrity Pro-Am Team Golf Championship announces a record contribution to the charity it supports, The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, presenting $160,000 in contributions.

The Players Championship announces that it and the PGA Tour raised $2.5 million for charity in 2005, money which will be distributed to more than 77 Northeast Florida charities.

The BellSouth Classic in Atlanta, Ga., announces a total contribution of $915,276 to local charities.

More than £40,000 was raised for a Keepers of the Green charity at the Business Management Institute VI "Traditions, Innovations and Future Trends" conference held at the St. Andrews Bay Golf Resort and Spa.

More than £40,000 was raised for a Keepers of the Green charity at the Business Management Institute VI "Traditions, Innovations and Future Trends" conference held at the St. Andrews Bay Golf Resort and Spa.

The Leaderboard Group announces that it will donate full green fees from events run by registered charities at all of its four courses until the end of March 2006.

Dana Quigley donates his $500,000 earned from the Charles Schwab Cup to charity.

Atlanta’s long-time LPGA Tour event, formerly known as the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship, donates a total of $903,946 from 2005 tournament proceeds to charities.

Atlanta’s long-time LPGA Tour event, formerly known as the Chick-fil-A Charity Championship, donates a total of $903,946 from 2005 tournament proceeds to charities.

The PGA Tour announces that it reached the $1 billion milestone in charitable contributions with the donations from this past weekend’s tournaments – the Chrysler Championship in Palm Harbor, Fla.; the Charles Schwab Cup Championship in Sonoma, Calif.; and the Nationwide Tour Championship in Prattville, Ala.

The Mississippi Gulf Coast Golf Association sets up the Katrina Golf Industry Fund.

At The Turn LLC announces "Fairway Franks," a program to fund ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) research. At The Turn acquired the registered trademark "Fairway Franks" to be applied to the 200-300 million hot dogs sold annually at golf courses nationwide, in an effort to fund ALS research.

The Mississippi Gulf Coast Golf Association sets up the Katrina Golf Industry Fund.

Over the next two years, the BellSouth Classic will donate $35,000 to bring the National School Program to 40 of the Gwinnett County (Ga.) 60 elementary schools. The PGA Tour will contribute an additional $25,000.

At The Turn LLC announces "Fairway Franks," a program to fund ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) research. At The Turn acquired the registered trademark "Fairway Franks" to be applied to the 200-300 million hot dogs sold annually at golf courses nationwide, in an effort to fund ALS research.

The PGA Tour, Champions Tour and Nationwide Tour and all of their tournaments, including the Nationwide Tour Championship, are on track to reach the $1 billion milestone through Drive to a Billion, a campaign with a goal of reaching $1 billion in total charitable contributions by the end of the season.

Hudson National Golf Club in Croton-On- Hudson, N.Y., raises more than $250,000 for Red Cross Hurricane Katrina Relief.