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PGA HOPE - Carolinas Section
PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) is the flagship military program of PGA REACH, the charitable foundation of the PGA of America. PGA HOPE introduces golf to Veterans and Active Duty Military to enhance their physical, mental, social and emotional well-being.
The PGA HOPE Program
The program introduces the game of golf through a developmental 6-8 week curriculum, taught and led by PGA Professionals trained in adaptive golf and military cultural competency and include clubs and equipment if needed, training aids, range balls and weekly golf course access. All programs are funded by PGA REACH and supplemented by PGA Section Foundations, so the cost of programming is free to all Veterans.
PGA HOPE has a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), which enables VA Doctors and Staff to refer Veterans to the PGA HOPE program as a form of therapy. Through a robust program strategy, PGA HOPE aspires to create a physically and emotionally healthier Veteran and Active Duty community through the game of golf.
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Upcoming Events
PGA HOPE Program Coaches
GW
Greg Wood
Director of Operations
KW
Kevin D. Wright
SW
Steven C. Wright
RY
Robert Yeager
Director of Instruction
TZ
Timothy J. Zimmerman
KB
Kurt J. Battenberg
MH
Mia Hayasaki
CT
Cami Terkildsen
JH
Jeff Harris
Head Professional, The Legends GC Parris Island
J)
James R. Hill Jr. (Jay)
Head Golf Professional
JA
Jeff Austin
SB
Stephen J. Beecroft
PGA General Manager/COO
FB
Frank A. Bianco
Director Of Player Development
MB
Matthew S Biddington
TB
Thomas W. Blount
IB
Ian Bollinger
Director of Golf Operations and Instruction
MB
Matthew Bosco
Assistant Golf Professional
DB
Dave Britton
RB
Richard Brown
Golf Director
CB
Chris M. Brown
RB
Robert C. Bruns
TC
Timothy J. Calcagno
KC
Kelsie A. Carralero
Assistant Director of PGA Education and Head Women's Golf Coach
MC
Michael L Casto
CC
Christopher Cobb
1st Assistant/Merchandising Manager
ZC
Zachary L. Collins
SC
Steven A. Conley
RC
Richard W Constance
CC
Charles J. Cormier
MC
Manuel R. Costa
JC
Jeffrey A Cowell
JC
John Cregan
JC
Jeff N. Crittenden
WD
Walter R. Davis
JD
James R. Deaton
DD
Davis DeRosa
PGA Professional
CD
Chad Derusseau
PGA Coach - Life Member
SD
Scott W. DeVaux
AD
Angel Diaz
Director, Project Golf
KD
Kenneth D. Donovan
JD
Jonathan P. Dudley
Director of Instruction at Forest Oaks CC
PD
Peter J. Dunham
BE
Brian R. Eckley
AE
Andrew E. Elliott
DF
David Fels
General Manager Fox Run CC
RF
Richard B. Ferguson
BF
Brian L. Ferguson
TG
Todd M George
JG
James D. Gillespie
AG
Andrew E. Glover
WG
William C. Godwin
RG
Robert M. Green
PGA ClassA Instructor/Clubfitter
KH
Kenneth A. Hamilton
DH
Derek J. Hardy
RH
Rick Hengstenberg
Golf Instructor/ First Tee Coach
CH
Caroline R. Heustess
JH
Jeffrey R. Holden
SI
Stephen W. DeWitt II
GI
George E Bryan III
Director of Golf
TI
Thomas R. Inczauskis
JJ
Jeffrey Johnson
Director of Golf
AJ
Alexander D. Jones
KJ
Ken E. Jones
EJ
Eric Jordan
GOLFTEC/ Golf Digest Best in State 2024
J.
James R. Lusk Jr.
J.
Joseph A. Fiore Jr.
K.
Karl Kimball Jr.
L.
Lewis Gach Jr.
CK
Charles E. Kent
JK
Jimmy Koosa
RL
Raymond E. Laverenz
JL
Jay Chris Lee
RM
Roger Mack
PGA Life Member
WM
William C. Mann
ZM
Zachary D. Martin
Head Golf Professional
RM
Russell W. Mazell
PM
Paul K. McRae
RM
Richard S. Merrick
NM
Nolan Miller
TM
Timothy E. Miller
BM
Brett D. Miller
PGA Professional
MM
Michael S. Monk
KN
Kevin Nagy
Assistant Director and Internship Coordinator
BN
Briana M. Niemann
BO
Brian Oliver
PGA HOPE NATIONAL TRAINER/HOPE ASHEVILLE LEAD
KO
Kenneth Ormand
General Manager
LP
Larry W. Panther
JP
Joseph M. Pearson
MP
Michael S. Perkins
SP
Scott L Duerscherl, PGA
Director of Instruction
MP
Michael J. Long, PGA
GM/PGA Professional Indian Valley Golf Club
DP
Daniel G. Seawell, PGA
BP
Bob M. Brooks Jr., PGA
Director of Golf
JP
Justin A Morris, PGA
Head Golf Professional
PP
Perry R Green, PGA
Director of Instruction
DP
Dan Aros, PGA
PGA Teaching Professional
DP
Daniel J. O'Boyle, PGA
General Manager Sea Scape Golf Links
JP
Joseph L Vincent, PGA
Owner I85 Golf
RP
Robert Pilewski
PGA Certified Head Golf Professional
TP
Tom Plankers
PP
Pete N. Popovich
Golf Instructor/Coach
DP
Darrell S. Posey
TP
Tommy Price
RR
Richard A. Rankin
DR
Darren Reilly
CR
Caleb J. Ridings
CR
Cameron Rinker
SR
Sean F. Romano
WR
William D. Rowehl
RR
Ryan Rushton
Lead Instructor, Tommy Cuthbert Golf Learning Center
CR
Christopher R. Rycroft
CS
Craig Sandstrum
PGA Professional
GS
Gary Schaal
MS
Mark G. Schaffer
GS
Greg Scott
RS
Robert W Seganti
PS
Preston B. Shealy
KS
Kent Shumate
CS
Christopher R Sitko
BS
Ben Sloan
MS
Michael Smith
CS
Christopher M. Smith
JS
Joseph P. Stevens
Lead Instructor
GS
Gabriella S. Story
Campbell University PGM Program Director
MS
Martha E. Sutton
WT
William P. Tabor
ST
Scott Tanguay
DT
Dylan K. Thew
JT
John D Thompson
WT
Walter W. Thompson
AT
Ashley Thompson
Assistant Golf Professional
MT
Michael T Thurston
MT
Mark Todd
PGA Member
MV
Marshall G. Voight
RW
Robert W. Wade
JW
Joshua Wagaman
RW
Robert M. Watson
JW
Jennifer L. Weiland
BW
Brock T. White
Director, PGA Golf Management
MW
Michael H. Wilkinson
JW
James Williams
PGA Head Golf Professional
EW
Eric A. Wilson
CW
Christopher D. Wimberly
GW
Greg Wood
Director of Operations
KW
Kevin D. Wright
SW
Steven C. Wright
RY
Robert Yeager
Director of Instruction
TZ
Timothy J. Zimmerman
KB
Kurt J. Battenberg
MH
Mia Hayasaki
CT
Cami Terkildsen
JH
Jeff Harris
Head Professional, The Legends GC Parris Island
J)
James R. Hill Jr. (Jay)
Head Golf Professional
JA
Jeff Austin
SB
Stephen J. Beecroft
PGA General Manager/COO
FB
Frank A. Bianco
Director Of Player Development
MB
Matthew S Biddington
TB
Thomas W. Blount
IB
Ian Bollinger
Director of Golf Operations and Instruction
MB
Matthew Bosco
Assistant Golf Professional
DB
Dave Britton
RB
Richard Brown
Golf Director
CB
Chris M. Brown
RB
Robert C. Bruns
TC
Timothy J. Calcagno
KC
Kelsie A. Carralero
Assistant Director of PGA Education and Head Women's Golf Coach
MC
Michael L Casto
CC
Christopher Cobb
1st Assistant/Merchandising Manager
ZC
Zachary L. Collins
SC
Steven A. Conley
RC
Richard W Constance
CC
Charles J. Cormier
MC
Manuel R. Costa
JC
Jeffrey A Cowell
JC
John Cregan
JC
Jeff N. Crittenden
WD
Walter R. Davis
JD
James R. Deaton
DD
Davis DeRosa
PGA Professional
CD
Chad Derusseau
PGA Coach - Life Member
SD
Scott W. DeVaux
AD
Angel Diaz
Director, Project Golf
KD
Kenneth D. Donovan
JD
Jonathan P. Dudley
Director of Instruction at Forest Oaks CC
PD
Peter J. Dunham
BE
Brian R. Eckley
AE
Andrew E. Elliott
DF
David Fels
General Manager Fox Run CC
RF
Richard B. Ferguson
BF
Brian L. Ferguson
TG
Todd M George
JG
James D. Gillespie
AG
Andrew E. Glover
WG
William C. Godwin
RG
Robert M. Green
PGA ClassA Instructor/Clubfitter
KH
Kenneth A. Hamilton
DH
Derek J. Hardy
RH
Rick Hengstenberg
Golf Instructor/ First Tee Coach
CH
Caroline R. Heustess
JH
Jeffrey R. Holden
SI
Stephen W. DeWitt II
GI
George E Bryan III
Director of Golf
TI
Thomas R. Inczauskis
JJ
Jeffrey Johnson
Director of Golf
AJ
Alexander D. Jones
KJ
Ken E. Jones
EJ
Eric Jordan
GOLFTEC/ Golf Digest Best in State 2024
J.
James R. Lusk Jr.
J.
Joseph A. Fiore Jr.
K.
Karl Kimball Jr.
L.
Lewis Gach Jr.
CK
Charles E. Kent
JK
Jimmy Koosa
RL
Raymond E. Laverenz
JL
Jay Chris Lee
RM
Roger Mack
PGA Life Member
WM
William C. Mann
ZM
Zachary D. Martin
Head Golf Professional
RM
Russell W. Mazell
PM
Paul K. McRae
RM
Richard S. Merrick
NM
Nolan Miller
TM
Timothy E. Miller
BM
Brett D. Miller
PGA Professional
MM
Michael S. Monk
KN
Kevin Nagy
Assistant Director and Internship Coordinator
BN
Briana M. Niemann
BO
Brian Oliver
PGA HOPE NATIONAL TRAINER/HOPE ASHEVILLE LEAD
KO
Kenneth Ormand
General Manager
LP
Larry W. Panther
JP
Joseph M. Pearson
MP
Michael S. Perkins
SP
Scott L Duerscherl, PGA
Director of Instruction
MP
Michael J. Long, PGA
GM/PGA Professional Indian Valley Golf Club
DP
Daniel G. Seawell, PGA
BP
Bob M. Brooks Jr., PGA
Director of Golf
JP
Justin A Morris, PGA
Head Golf Professional
PP
Perry R Green, PGA
Director of Instruction
DP
Dan Aros, PGA
PGA Teaching Professional
DP
Daniel J. O'Boyle, PGA
General Manager Sea Scape Golf Links
JP
Joseph L Vincent, PGA
Owner I85 Golf
RP
Robert Pilewski
PGA Certified Head Golf Professional
TP
Tom Plankers
PP
Pete N. Popovich
Golf Instructor/Coach
DP
Darrell S. Posey
TP
Tommy Price
RR
Richard A. Rankin
DR
Darren Reilly
CR
Caleb J. Ridings
CR
Cameron Rinker
SR
Sean F. Romano
WR
William D. Rowehl
RR
Ryan Rushton
Lead Instructor, Tommy Cuthbert Golf Learning Center
CR
Christopher R. Rycroft
CS
Craig Sandstrum
PGA Professional
GS
Gary Schaal
MS
Mark G. Schaffer
GS
Greg Scott
RS
Robert W Seganti
PS
Preston B. Shealy
KS
Kent Shumate
CS
Christopher R Sitko
BS
Ben Sloan
MS
Michael Smith
CS
Christopher M. Smith
JS
Joseph P. Stevens
Lead Instructor
GS
Gabriella S. Story
Campbell University PGM Program Director
MS
Martha E. Sutton
WT
William P. Tabor
ST
Scott Tanguay
DT
Dylan K. Thew
JT
John D Thompson
WT
Walter W. Thompson
AT
Ashley Thompson
Assistant Golf Professional
MT
Michael T Thurston
MT
Mark Todd
PGA Member
MV
Marshall G. Voight
RW
Robert W. Wade
JW
Joshua Wagaman
RW
Robert M. Watson
JW
Jennifer L. Weiland
BW
Brock T. White
Director, PGA Golf Management
MW
Michael H. Wilkinson
JW
James Williams
PGA Head Golf Professional
EW
Eric A. Wilson
CW
Christopher D. Wimberly
GW
Greg Wood
Director of Operations
KW
Kevin D. Wright
SW
Steven C. Wright
RY
Robert Yeager
Director of Instruction
TZ
Timothy J. Zimmerman
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