The PGA of America REACH Foundation has announced the launch of the 2025 HOPE 4 Heroes national fundraising campaign to support the participation of Veterans and active-duty military in PGA HOPE. The campaign opened in late October and runs through Dec. 31.
PGA HOPE is the flagship military program of the PGA of America REACH Foundation, the 501(c)(3) charitable foundation of the PGA of America. This year, PGA HOPE has served over 15,000 Veterans in all 50 states. It is currently offered at more than 650 locations. The program, which has served more than 50,000 Veterans, includes a six- to eight-week developmental curriculum.
“HOPE 4 Heroes dedicates the end of the year to providing this program led by PGA of America Golf Professionals to as many Veterans as possible. Golf has the power to change lives, and that’s exactly what we aim to do through PGA HOPE,” says PGA of America CEO Derek Sprague, PGA.
In support of the HOPE 4 Heroes campaign, GOLFTEC — one of the nation’s leading employers of PGA of America Golf Professionals, and a leading provider of golf-improvement services — is hosting its annual Drive for Hope Campaign, where GOLFTEC students can receive a free lesson with a $50 donation to PGA HOPE at any GOLFTEC location.
“The Drive for HOPE campaign, in partnership with PGA HOPE, is our commitment to make a positive impact on the lives of our nation’s Veterans,” says Joe Assell, PGA, Founder and CEO at GOLFTEC.
In addition to corporate support, the HOPE 4 Heroes campaign is aided by PGA of America Sections. Each Section received a tool kit of assets and promotional materials to support fundraising efforts across the country.
The 2025 PGA University Championship was conducted last month at Atlanta National Golf Club in Milton, Georgia,with Coastal Carolina University being awarded the Jones Cup.
Results are available on PGAmagazine.com and will appear in PGA Magazine’s January 2026 issue.
The Jones Cup is named after the first PGA Golf Management University Program Director at Mississippi State, Dr. S. Roland Jones, who held the position from 1985 until his passing in 1997.
