The 2025 Tee-Off Party & Awards Ceremony

2023 Chapter Award Winners, Staff, Coaches and PGA TOUR Champions Player, Jay Haas

On Thursday, March 6th, 2025 we celebrated our successes from 2024 and shared our plans and goals for 2025! Our Annual “Tee-Off” Party & Awards Ceremony has become one of our most celebrated events of the year and this year we had close to 100 supporters, participants, volunteers, coaches and Board Members attend.

We also announced the winner of our 2025 Golf Trip Raffle to Pebble Beach at the end of the event!

Thank You To Our Sponsors

Friend Sponsor

Sign Sponsor

Tom & Martha Richard

Congratulations to Our 2024 Award Winners


Tee Off Party Award Winner History Book

Male Participant of the Year

2024 – Paul Ancona
2023 – Westin Walmsley
2022 – Evan Conroy
2021 – John Roe
2020- Tyre Sullivan
2019 – Johnny Schoenmaker

Female Participant of the Year 

2024 – Eliza Cook
2023 – Julia Conroy
2022 – Caroline Yi
2021 – Hannah Goodson
2020 – Nelia Leong
2019 – Becca Whitaker

Els for Autism #GameOn Male Participant of the Year 

2024 – Spencer Lengel
2023 – Landen Erwin
2022 – JT Rollins
2021 – Michael Eunice 

Els for Autism #GameOn Female Participant of the Year 

2022 – Peyton Faulkner
2021 – Marin Holliday 

Coach of the Year 

2024 – Star Kinzer
2023 – Floyd Hendricks
2022 – Matt Sharkey
2021 – Brenda Rutledge
2020 – Laura Maurer
2019 – Floyd Hendricks 

Volunteer of the Year

2024 – John Lyon
2023- Johanna Ward
2022 – Scott Graham
2021 – April Lengel
2020 – Rhonda Rusch
2019 – Dave Bombria

Young Professionals Council Member of the Year

2024 – Mark Good
2023- Austin Yancey

Board Member of the Year 

2024 – Todd Whitehead
2023 – Steve Goforth
2022 – Sarah Owings
2021 – Kevin Moore 

Corporate Sponsor of the Year 

2024 – PGA Tour Superstore
2023 – Morgan Square Hospitality
2022 – Benson Automotive
2021 – Orange Whip Golf
2020 – Carolina Home Painting
2019 – Denny’s