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ILLINOIS PGA FOUNDATION

Youth Golf Programs

Illinois PGA Hometown Heroes

As the charitable arm of the Illinois Section PGA, the Foundation looks to expand its support of Association members’ community efforts through its PGA Hometown Heroes initiative. Now in its third year, the Foundation is connecting golf professionals with local youth organizations to promote youth development through golf.

The Foundation provides financial and administrative assistance to help golf professionals offer their youth participants items such as equipment, apparel, food & beverage and course and range time. Foundation sponsored programs also have the opportunity to send participants to Aurora University’s "Character and Leadership Education Through Golf" camp. The Foundation envisions golf related internships and college scholarship opportunities eventually being added as next steps in this youth development initiative.

If you are a PGA Professional currently working with a non-profit 501 (c) 3 youth organization and are interested in being part of the PGA Hometown Heroes program please complete the grant application below.

Download the PGA Hometown Heroes Application

Supported Programs

The First Tee of Chicago
For the past eight years, the Foundation has provided financial and administrative resources in support of The First Tee of Chicago’s city-wide program. Throughout the summer months the chapter conducts over 200 clinics for city youth.

Illinois Junior Golf Association
The Illinois Junior Golf Association is the nation's second largest and one of the most highly respected junior golf associations in the country. PGA Professionals serve on its governing board and the Foundation continues to financially support the organization's mission of "Creating Better People Through Junior Golf".

Junior PGA National Championship Qualifier
One boy and one girl will qualify to participate in the National Junior PGA Championship at TPC River's Bend in Maineville, Ohio July 28 – 31, 2009. The winner of the 2009 Boys Junior PGA Championship from the lowest scratch (gross) 36-hole score also earns an exemption into the 2009 Illinois Open Championship. For more information and online registration, click here.

The First Tee of Great River
Through the Oscar Miles Endowment Fund, the Foundation has provided financial assistance to the chapter by sponsoring youth participants to attend the Aurora University Character and Leadership Education Through Golf camp as well as a grant to beautify the grounds at the chapter’s practice facility, The Knights of Columbus Par-3 Course.