Online Auction Raises $68,000 For Carolinas Golf

SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (December 18, 2017) -- The Carolinas Golf Foundation generated $68,584.25 during its annual online auction held over the past two weeks. One hundred percent of the proceeds from the auction will support golf-based initiatives in the Carolinas. These programs include Youth On Course, turfgrass research, junior golf, women's golf, First Tee chapters, and startup high school golf teams. With over 370 individual bidders, this year’s auction raised nearly $24,000 more than the 2016 auction.

“This proves what a caring golf community we have in the Carolinas - both from those who offered prizes to those who made a financial commitment to purchase the items,” says Carolinas Golf Association Executive Director Jack Nance. “These funds will be used to support various Carolinas-based golf initiatives including junior golf, turfgrass, and our new program, Youth on Course."

Auction items ranged from autographed Arnold Palmer memorabilia to vacation rentals, to foursomes and stay-and-play packages at some of the Carolinas' top golf destinations. All the auction items were generously donated by charitable donors, golf courses, and corporations.

 

About the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA)

The CGA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization that was founded in 1909 to promote and to protect the game of golf in the Carolinas by providing competitions, education, support and benefits to golf clubs and golfers. The CGA is the second largest golf association in the country with over 700 member clubs represented by nearly 150,000 individuals.

The CGA annually conducts 48 championships and five team match competitions for men, women, juniors, and seniors. It also runs over 150 One-Day (net and gross) events as well as qualifying for USGA national championships. The CGA serves golf in the Carolinas with numerous programs such as: the USGA Handicap System; tournament management software and support; course measuring and course/slope ratings; agronomy consultation; answers about the Rules of Golf, Rules of Amateur Status, and Handicapping; Carolinas Golf Magazine; Interclub series; Tarheel Youth Golf Association; Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame; expense assistance for USGA Junior and Girls' Junior qualifiers from the Carolinas; and the Carolinas Golf Foundation (CGF). The CGF has distributed nearly $2,000,000 since 1977 to benefit Carolinas' golf initiatives including junior and women's programs.    

For more information about the CGA, visit our website.

 

About Carolinas Golf Foundation

The Carolinas Golf Foundation (CGF) was formed by the Carolinas Golf Association in 1977 to provide support for a variety of Carolinas-based golf initiatives. The CGF has distributed nearly $2,000,000 since 1977 to benefit Carolinas' golf initiatives including junior and women's programs.    

For more information about the CGF, visit our website.

 

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