Fundraising Events
Kentucky Derby Party – We hosted our 10th Annual Kentucky Derby Party at Thornblade Country Club and watched Sovereignty win the Run for the Roses by a nose! It was our biggest Derby yet, netting $52,221.53.
Save the Date: Our 11th Annual Kentucky Derby Party
will be held on May 2, 2026!
Core Values Cup – We gathered at 3’s Greenville for our Core Values Cup and raised $43,802.51!
Congratulations to our winning team: Michael Pius, Bobby Hines, Ward Carson, and Paul Ancona!
Girls Golf Passion ‘FORE’ Fashion Show – We hit the runway with our Girls Golf Passion ‘FORE’ Fashion Show at Holly Tree Country Club, where our girls shared their favorite core values and heard from two empowering women: Avis Yates Rivers and Emily Heflin.
Cyder Cup – Greenville and Spartanburg Amateurs went head-to-head in our annual Cyder Cup, competing both in fundraising and on the golf course. Spartanburg took home the trophy, and together both teams raised an impressive $48,047.94!
Player Development
Taking Their Golf & Life Skills To The Next Level!
PGA Jr. League
All-Star Team
Again in July we sent our PGA Jr. League All-Star Team down to Columbia to compete against teams from all over the state! The team took 10th place this year and most of the kids are eligible to return to the team in 2026 and make a run at the Championship!
Did You Know?
It costs our chapter nearly $6,000 to run our PGA Jr. League each year?
Op 36 Programming
We are excited about the future of our Op36 Programming in 2026. We are going to pilot a new class that will focus on the golf and life skills to take our kids and teens out onto the golf course and start shooting lower scores.
This program continues to help teach our participants about perseverance and confidence on and off the golf course!
Did You Know?
It costs our chapter over $2,500 to run our Op36 Programming each year?
Drive Chip & Putt
We continued to encourage our participants to compete in the local Drive, Chip & Putt Qualifiers each summer! In 2025, we saw a few participants make it to Sub-Regionals and even one to Regionals at Pinehurst Resort! Glavin W. is the first alternate to go to Augusta in April!
If you are interested in learning more about Drive, Chip & Putt, please visit their site at drivechipandputt.com
Looking Ahead to 2026
Exciting News!
First Tee — Upstate South Carolina is exploring options to move into a new office space big enough to fit our own practice facility!
Stay tuned for updates as these plans develop.
If you would like to support the campaign to help us move into a new programming and office space, please reach out to Michael Pius, PGA Executive Director at [email protected]
