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Neighborhood Golf Visits Soboba Golf Classic

The Southern California PGA Neighborhood Golf Program visited the PGA TOUR Nationwide Tour Soboba Golf Classic at the Country Club at Soboba Springs April 5th-8th, 2012. The Golf Learning Center was the ideally place for young, aspiring golfers to hone their hitting skills and get a free lesson. The new Golfzilla BirdieBall target drew kids, and even a few adults, over to take a peek. BirdieBall’s innovative, fun approach brings interest and excitement to hitting a golf ball for beginners.
The SCPGA Foundation and Neighborhood Golf are continually looking for opportunities to visit communities with our BirdieBall hitting cage and SNAG equipment. The Southern California PGA is dedicated to promoting and growing the game of golf.

2012 Neighborhood Golf Schedule

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Neighborhood Golf Visits Arrowhead Medical Center

The Southern California Neighborhood Golf program visited Arrowhead Medical Center to participate in their Health and Fitness expo in conjunction with a 5k Run/Walk. The SCPGA kept everyone from the young and old entertained with BirdieBall and SNAG. Each participant received a short golf lesson from students at the Professional Golfers Career College in Temecula prior to swinging a golf club. Participants won prizes for hitting a hole-in-one including PGA logoed sports bottles, magnets, and stress reliever golf balls.

The next stop for Neighborhood Golf is the Reid Park Egg Hunt and Spring Festival in Riverside March 31st.

The SCPGA Foundation and Neighborhood Golf are continually looking for opportunities to visit communities with our BirdieBall hitting cage and SNAG equipment. The Southern California PGA is dedicated to promoting and growing the game of golf.

Neighborhood Golf at the PGA TOUR Humana Challenge

The Southern California PGA Neighborhood Golf program visited the PGA TOUR’s Humana Challenge January 19-22, 2012. SCPGA staff and PGA professionals were on hand to give free lessons to tournament goers using our Birdie Ball inflatable hitting cage and artificial putting greens. The young and old flocked to the lesson area, the lessons sparked interest in a few to become more active in the game. Participants won prizes for hitting a hole-in-one including PGA logoed sports bottles, magnets, and stress reliever golf balls.

Thank you to the following PGA Professionals for volunteering their time: Sharon Fletcher  – Shadow Mountain Golf Club, Barry Clayton – Westin Mission Hills Resort, Charles DeLorey – Indian Canyons Golf Club, John Shelden – Mountain View Country Club, Mike Kingsrud – Orange Whip Representative, Gary Lynk – Tradition Golf Club, Jerry Elwell – Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort, Dave Shackelford – Tahquitz Creek Golf Resort, Jeff Beier – Westin Mission Hills Resort, John Klug – Mission Lakes Country Club, Robert Burke – Unaffiliated, and Tom Anton – College Golf Center.

Thank you also to Kimberly Paige, Merri Daniels, Ryan Branning, Thomas Camaione, and Mallory Prest for their hardwork over the week.

The SCPGA Foundation and Neighborhood Golf are continually looking for opportunities to visit communities with our Birdie Ball hitting cage. The Southern California PGA is dedicated to promoting and growing the game of golf.

Neighborhood Golf visits Qualcomm Stadium

The SCPGA Neighborhood Golf visited the Nice Guys Community Christmas Party at Qualcomm Stadium December 10th, 2011. Over 5,000 children and adults participated in the event which was supported by local businesses and the Nice Guys Charity. Many participants were families of active duty military. The events featured carnival rides and clowns and activities such as karate, face painting, and making their own Holiday cards. Families received grocery bags full of necessities and even a turkey to help them celebrate the holiday season!

The SCPGA Foundation was on hand to teach mini-golf lessons to kids who were holding a golf club for the very first time. The families received prizes and information on the SCPGA, as well as coupons to visit Carlsbad Golf Center and Riverwalk Golf Course.

Nice Guys is a non-profit, charitable organization serving the citizens of San Diego who cannot meet life’s demands. They have been “offering a hand up, not a handout” for over 30 years.

The SCPGA Foundation and Neighborhood Golf are continually looking for opportunities to visit communities with our Birdie Ball hitting cage. The Southern California PGA is dedicated to promoting and growing the game of golf.

 

Neighborhood Golf Supports Boys Scouts of America Event

SCPGA Foundation staff were on hand at the University of Scouting Annual event (Boys Scouts of America) at Saint Paul High School in Santa Fe Springs, CA on December 3, 2011. The event had over 500 participants from the Los Angeles area including Youth and Adult Scout Leaders. The Neighborhood Golf booth provided complimentary golf instruction with the inflatable Birdie Ball hitting cage which was one of the biggest draws at the event. With Southern PGA sports bottles and stress reliever golf balls up for grabs, our hitting cage was definitely being taken advantage of by all of the attendees. The next event for the SCPGA Neighborhood Golf Program will be the Nice Guys charity event at Qualcomm Stadium on Saturday December 10th. The Southern California PGA is committed to promoting and growing the game of golf.

Neighborhood Golf scares up fun at Riverside Fall Festival

On the 31st of October the SCPGA took its traveling trailer of things that go bump in the night to the Riverside Parks and Recreation Department’s annual Riverside Fall Festival.  The Festival was full of kids of all ages in and out of costumes to celebrate one of the spookiest nights of the year!   Lessons were generously given by PGA Professionals Jim Dame and Bob Gronnel from Goose Creek Golf Club.  A special thank you goes out to Janet Magna from the Riverside Parks and Recreation Department for giving us the opportunity to participate in the Fall Festival. Also we would like to thank Jim and Bob for taking the time to attend this event and help us by giving  a lot of great lessons to some pretty scary customers!

Neighborhood Golf supports CSUDH Education Fair

The SCPGA attended the Cal State Dominguez Es El Momento Education Fair on October 22nd, which drew a record number 40,000 people.   The event empowers Latino parents and students with information and resources to help them succeed in California’s educational system.  The fair provided the perfect forum for the SCPGA to promote its Growth of the Game program, to perspective new players.  As is always the case the Birdie Ball Net was once again a crowd pleaser. For eight hours a non-stop line of people, most of whom had never held a golf club in their hands, waited patiently to take a swing with the hopes of winning a PGA Sports Bottle. A special thank you goes out to Azucena Maldonado, from the Latina Golfer’s Association.  Azucena, who is fluent in Spanish, provided invaluable assistance as a translator for this event, and helped to manage the throngs of people who were waiting in line.

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