Growing Girls’ Golf Pacific Women’s Golf Association
The Pacific Women’s Golf Association has raised nearly $100,000 for girls’ golf since 2002 W
hile the PWGA’s main mission since 1947 has been to
serve women golfers, the organization is also reaching out to junior girls who are either playing or looking to get into the game. Highlighting the Pacific
Women’s Golf Association’s efforts to reach out to young women has been its Junior Girls Golf Grants Program. Not only has the program raised nearly $100,000 in support of junior girls’ golf since its inception in 2002, but it has already proven to be a huge difference maker. Among a lengthy list of
junior girls who have been impacted by the program are members of the Mis- sion Oaks High and Mt. Whitney High girls’ golf teams in Fresno and the girls’ golf squads at Placer High and Ponderosa High in the Sacramento region. At Mission Oaks, the
PWGA Junior Girls Golf Grants Program helped provide funds for the purchase of equipment and lessons for kids who previously didn’t have any gear or experience. The result was the girls’ golf team completing a remark- able turnaround, going from 3-14 to 14-3. Mt. Whitney High, meanwhile, used the extra funds to pur- chase new team uniforms and a pair of new Top Flite drivers. The new uniforms would come in handy as the team went on to pose for
photos as Division III Valley champions. Up north, Placer High also used grant funds to purchase new uniforms, while Ponderosa High was also able to buy some new equipment. Funded through an
annual contribution of the PWGA, as well as a raffle at two of the organi- zation’s major tournaments, and individual club donations, the PWGA Junior Girls’ Grants Program is still accepting applications through Aug. 31 for the 2014 season. Applications can be found at
GolfPWGA.org. The following items
are considered appropriate for funding within the grants program: golf course and practice range access, golf instruction (maximum of $250), golf equipment, transporta- tion for participants to attend competitions and team uniforms. Funding (up to $500)
will not be provided for administrative fees (including newsletters and printing), tournament entry fees, awards and trophies, food and beverage and excursions. Looking ahead, the
PWGA also highly antici- pates what will be the 5th Annual Helen Lengfeld Memorial High School Tournament, a collabora- tive event with the Women’s Golf Association of North- ern California that will be
held Sept. 3 at Rocklin Golf Club. Quickly becoming a
favorite of junior girls (last year’s field nearly topped 100 players), the 18-hole stroke- play tournament, which fea- tures head-to-head competi- tion between high schools, is named after women’s golf legend Helen Lengfeld. Named by Golf Digest as
one of the five most influen- tial women in golf history,
The PWGA is reaching out to junior girls who are either playing or looking to get into the game.
Lengfeld was a renowned philanthropist and competi- tive player herself, having become a member of Penin- sula Golf and Country Club of San Mateo in 1912. In 1982, Lengfeld was elected
to the California Golf Hall of Fame. “We wanted to pres- ent these high school girls’ golf teams with a quality tournament experience, and we’re excited that through our collaboration with the WGANC we continue to do that,” said PWGA Executive Director Caroline O’Brien. “Helen Lengfeld would be proud of the com- petition held in her honor.” The PWGA also con- tinues to offer its free junior membership program. In an effort to encourage golf among girls, the PWGA is proud to waive association dues for junior girls. In or- der to qualify, juniors must be less than 18 years old and must join a PWGA mem- ber club. More info on the junior membership program can be found at GolfPWGA. org/
Juniors.html.
Fresno Area Director Donna Van Grouw presents a junior girls’ grant to the principal, coach and players from at Glacier Point Middle School.
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