The SCGA Foundation would like to thank Virginia Women's Club for its recent donation. The club has hosted an annual tournament that supports junior golf for the last 17 years, with the last three year's donations being given to the SCGA Foundation. Read more.
The SCGA Foundation hosted an intimate dinner at the Bel-Air CC with special guest Rocco Mediate. The evening began with a chance for the more than 50 guests to spend time with the PGA Champion before a more structured part of the night began. Read more.
The SCGA Foundation would like to thank The Coeta and Donald Barker Foundation for supporting Youth on Course with a new grant for 2012. This grant will specifically subsidize 1,200 rounds of golf for juniors in Southern California. Read more.
The SCGA Foundation hosted its annual golf tournament Monday at Mission Viejo CC, raising more than $120,000 for a variety of the organization’s programs. The day, which was presented by Callaway Golf, included golf for the tournament’s 96 participants and reception, which included guest speaker Mark O’Meara. Read more.
The SCGA Foundation’s G.A.M.E. Club hosted its first ever all-girls outing at Industry Hills GC . Seven G.A.M.E. Club members were paired with seven female Foundation supporters who served as mentors for the day. Read more.
Since it's creation in 1957, the George Von Elm Memorial Tournament has raised more than $25,000 to support junior golf in Southern California. This year's tournament, held last week, raised more than $5,000, a portion of which goes to the SCGA Foundation. Read more.
Charlie Sifford, who broke the PGA's color barrier in the early 1960s, had the opportunity Monday at Lakeside GC to speak with young men whose future he helped shape. In a speech given to the more than 90 attendees at the event, SCGA Foundation junior Trey Woods said, "Golf has changed my life dramatically," a statement that could not have been made without the determination and patience Sifford displayed decades ago. Read more.
SCGA Foundation Executive Director Kevin Gigax spoke to representatives from First Tee chapters from Southern California and Arizona. The meeting was scheduled to revisit The First Tee’s Phase IV Business Plan (2011-2015), established to further The First Tee’s relevance as an established organization that impacts today’s youth. Read more.
The SCGA Foundation has provided professional development opportunities for five college interns, who have volunteered more than 1,000 hours to the Foundation while earning college credit. There is currently one position available. Learn more here.
Forty-five couples joined the SCGA Foundation at Terranea Resort on Friday for the second annual Couples Golf Getaway. The couples enjoyed a 9-hole scramble on the #2 ranked par 3 course in the country (as rated by GOLF Magazine) and then spent the evening and next day enjoying the five-star resort which is part of the stay-and-play package. Continue Reading ...
Thirty-three G.A.M.E. Club members, 15 parents and six SCGA Foundation scholars participated in an SCGA Foundation and Tiger Woods Leaning Center co-sponsored vocational and golf skills outing Saturday at the Tiger Woods Learning Center in Anaheim.
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Twelve members of Bel-Air CC hosted 12 SCGA Foundation juniors for the second annual SCGA G.A.M.E. Club event at Bel-Air last week. The day started with breakfast in the grill, where Bel-Air CC host Todd Tickner and President Peter Best spoke about their careers, fostering some of the programs goals: mentoring, networking and career exploration.
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The WSCGA Foundation is supporting the SCGA Foundation’s Youth on Course program for the second year with a $5,000 grant. The grant is earmarked specifically for girl’s access to more than 100 facilities in Southern California. Continue Reading ...
SCGA Foundation scholars and donors gathered Thursday evening for the First Annual Scholarship Dinner, a night dedicated to honoring the hard work of the scholars and allowing them to meet some of the Foundation’s donors. Lakers legend and longtime Foundation supporter Jerry West (pictured) was the keynote speaker for the event, which was hosted at the California Club in Los Angeles by members Rich Wolf and Phil Frengs. Continue Reading ...
The SCGA Foundation’s Youth On Course program has received a generous grant of $25,000 from the Southern California Section of the PGA of America, SCGA Foundation Executive Director Kevin Gigax announced last week.
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At Wilshire CC yesterday, 20 SCGA Foundation G.A.M.E. Club members spent the day with 20 Wilshire members and engaged in a day of networking and mentoring.
SCGA Past President Kent Keller began the lunch program by greeting the members and reminding them of the importance of mentoring young golfers. He then introduced members Hank Wasiak and Anne Bartholetti who both took the opportunity to speak to the juniors about their careers and the importance of mentors in their own lives.
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Twenty juniors joined the SCGA Foundation last week on a field trip to Lakeside CC as part of the G.A.M.E. program. Along with golf skills challenges, the attendees learned about golf professions, including golf club general manager, superintendant and golf course architect.
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Sixty juniors and four top amateurs gathered at San Gabriel CC Thursday for the SCGA Foundation’s Junior Golf Clinic. The juniors, who were from four different junior golf programs in Southern California, received instruction on driving, chipping and putting while participating in challenges along the way to pick up points. The individual from each organization with the most points at the conclusion of the day had the opportunity to golf two holes on the course with one of the amateurs. Continue Reading, view photos and video ...
Sixteen junior golfers from the SCGA Foundation G.A.M.E. Club spent the day at the historic Los Angeles CC Monday, June 27.
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Thousands of junior golfers in Southern California will benefit from a generous grant of $20,000 made to the Southern California Golf Association Foundation by the L.A. Legends Club on behalf of the Northern Trust Open.
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More than 70 juniors, parents, scholars, program leaders, and volunteers celebrated the official kickoff of the Foundation’s G.A.M.E. Club program last week. The event was held at Maggie Hathaway GC in South Los Angeles and featured a BBQ, music, golf contests, teambuilding and presentations by youth leaders. The juniors in this program have been individually nominated to participate in this pilot program based on their continual involvement in both golf and education with the SCGA Foundation as well as a golf and life skills based junior program.
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The 2011 Los Angeles Chubb Charity Challenge was held last week at Hacienda CC with 13 teams competing in a 2 Low Net format tournament. Teams competed to earn money for their respective charities, with the winning team set to advance to the final round at the Ritz-Carlton, Naples, FL where they will compete for a share of over $560,000.
The SCGA Foundation competed in the event and despite not winning, walked away with $1,450 to support the education and character development of Southern California youth through golf.
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Over the past four years, the SCGA Foundation has awarded $150,000 to 30 college students. This year’s class of 19 students encompasses individuals who are role models in their community, hard workers at school and who have grown in character through their experiences with golf. Meet the Scholars ...
In an event organized by SCGA Board Member Keenan Barber, the Mission Hills Men’s Club recently raised $3,860 for the SCGA Foundation's Youth on Course program. Approximately 100 members of the club joined Foundation scholar Gary Nelson for lunch and golf, as the scholar hit balls for the club in a par 3 contest.
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The SCGA Foundation hosted a G.A.M.E. Day event at Hillcrest CC last Wednesday. Sixteen juniors and 16 mentors attended the event, which was organized by G.A.M.E. Day commitee member Carroll Maltzman.
As part of the vocational aspect of the event, the juniors took a tour of the kitchen.
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More than 40 people gathered Thursday for an SCGA Foundation Open House at the SCGA Offices to learn about volunteer opportunities and other ways to assist the foundation. The program included a reception followed by a presentation.
In attendance were SCGA President Steve Titus, SCGA Foundation President Ed Holmes, a number of SCGA staff members and volunteers, and plenty of new faces looking to get involved. Attendees completed cards that indicated which areas of the Foundation they would be able to support.
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February 23, 2011 - Since it's inception in June 2008, the SCGA Foundation's Youth on Course program has now helped juniors hit over 50,000 buckets of balls! The Youth on Course program creates affordable access to golf for youth by establishing $1-$5 green and range fees at local golf facilities' during off-peak hours.
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Brothers Stephen and Connor raise over $1,000
Youth on Course members Stephen and Connor Brown, ages 12 and 11, have been giving back to the SCGA Foundation for years. These contributions continued Sunday, when the brothers put on their sixth event, a Par 3 Fundraising Tournament.
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Name: Nyadhour Riek
Age: 12
School: Horace Mann Middle School
Hometown: City Heights
GPA: 3.3
How did you start playing golf?
I first started playing golf at Pro Kids Golf, when I had the chance to go to the course with my PE class at Fay Elementary last year. I started taking the classes and did not like it at first, but then the lessons became fun.
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Twenty SCGA Foundation supporters and major donors were invited to an intimate evening with special guest and Lakers’ Legend Jerry West on January 12th. The event, held at Bel-Air Country Club, raised nearly $9,500 after expenses for the Foundation’s initiatives. The guests experienced a fireside chat with West facilitated by Foundation President Ed Holmes.
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