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When service meets purpose, something powerful takes root. For Tim Hubbard, a 12-year veteran of the United States Army, that power found its new expression through golf and service as he steps into his role as Indiana’s newest PGA HOPE Ambassador.
Tim spent over a decade wearing the uniform, dedicating himself to his country. But transitioning back to civilian life can be hard, and finding meaning, connection, and wellness on the other side of service is vital. Enter PGA HOPE — an initiative that uses golf as a tool for recovery, wellness, and community among veterans, active duty service members, and military families.
PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) offers participants more than golf lessons: it brings together camaraderie, support, discipline, mental health benefits, and the chance to engage in something both therapeutic and social. For Tim Hubbard, embracing this mission has meant stepping not just into a leadership role, but into one of service beyond the military — helping others find what many veterans crave: connection, healing, and purpose.
As HOPE Ambassador, Tim is positioned to be both a guide and a face of the program in Indiana. He knows the journey — the regimented structure of service, the challenges of moving into civilian life, and the search for meaning that many veterans experience. What makes him especially suited for this role is his ability to bridge worlds: military culture, sport, community wellness.
Those who watch or listen to him speak in the video sense his authenticity. Tim isn’t approaching this role from the outside looking in. His service gives him credibility; his involvement in PGA HOPE gives him a platform. He knows golf is more than swing patterns and tee times — it’s about restoring confidence, physical mobility, mental clarity, and building relationships that often sustain veterans after the uniform comes off.
Tim’s appointment is timely and important. Programs like PGA HOPE are growing across the country, but each local community has its own needs, culture, and challenges. Indiana — rich in golf tradition and home to many veterans — is fertile ground for PGA HOPE’s mission. With Tim at the helm locally, the hope is that more veterans will learn of, access, and benefit from these programs.
Some of the expected impacts include:
Increased awareness among veterans about PGA HOPE and its offerings in Indiana.
More veterans enrolling and finding benefits — physical, psychological, social.
Building relationships that reduce isolation — a significant challenge many veterans face.
Supporting mental health through structured activity, outdoor time, coaching, and peer camaraderie.
Tim Hubbard’s journey into this role is more than personal advancement — it’s service in another form. In the video, his energy, his commitment, and his belief in PGA HOPE shine through. As he takes on ambassadorial responsibilities, he’ll likely be involved in outreach, mentorship, perhaps helping shape program content, and being a role model to those considering HOPE.
For Indiana’s veterans, PGA HOPE — with Tim’s leadership — represents a chance to reclaim parts of themselves that might have gone dormant: confidence, connection, health, renewal.