Please mark your calendars for April 23rd and 24th. It is time to clean out the garage and your trunk of your old golf equipment. Through the generosity of local golfers and country clubs, our Chapter receives thousands of donated golf clubs each year. Some can be used by our high school students and veterans, but many are too big or too stiff for children. We partner with Blake’s Golf Shop to sell the remaining clubs and the funds raised help us to buy child appropriate clubs and to support our mission and programs in Broward, Palm Beach, Martin and St. Lucie Counties.
Club Drive Weekend is open to all golfers and country clubs. Golfers can make their donation at any PGA TOUR Superstore location, MoonGolf on PGA Boulevard or Blakes Golf Shop in Lake Worth. Country clubs promote the weekend to their members and pile up the donated clubs in the cart barn. First Tee will then come by the following week to pick everything up. An IRS donation receipt is provided to all donors.
“We have about one-half of the courses in our territory helping out with Club Drives each year,” said Chapter President Bobby Hendel. “Club members really enjoy donating their old clubs and bags to a great cause that serves thousands of children and veterans in South Florida.”
Country clubs interested in participating or hosting a Club Drive this year should contact David Trout, PGA at [email protected] for more information.