Our Initiatives
ABout this initiative
We sponsor talented junior golfers in tournaments that will provide them experience, competition and challenges at a level to prepare them for future tournaments. We want to bring recognition and exposure of their talents to institutions of higher learning and opportunities leading to scholarships.
Golfers We Sponsored
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Jim Thorpe Invitational 2024
The 2024 Jim Thorpe Invitational can now be watched and viewed on the GolfPass platform.
Benefits of
our initiatives
our initiatives
- Golf encourages sportsmanship, integrity, honesty and resilience
- Golf serves as a reflection of everyday life
- Involvement in team sports has a proven effect on students’ college-readiness
- Education researchers have found that high school athletes have higher grade-point averages and fewer absentees than non-athletes
- They learn teamwork, responsibility and the importance of persistence, patience and practice