The Alabama Golf Association’s goal is to raise $55,000 this year. In 2023, the AGA Staff, alongside YOC Alabama board members, exceeded fundraising goals to raise over $40,000.
The Alabama Golf Association and Youth on Course (YOC) have partnered to open the door for over 1,200 junior golfers in Alabama this year, ages 6-18, to play rounds of golf for $5 or less at participating facilities. The core purpose of Youth on Course is to provide life changing opportunities through golf. Since 2006, YOC has grown to support over 500,000 members and has awarded more than $8.2 million in college scholarships. Members can play at over 3,000 different golf courses worldwide for $5 or less, illustrating our commitment to offer golf access at an affordable rate. For participating facilities in Alabama, we recognize that the $5 fee may not adequately cover the expense of the round so each course is subsidized at a negotiated rate for the remainder of the green fee.
“As a former high school golf coach and past 100-Hole Hike participant, I have seen first-hand that the money raised for Youth On Course has a big impact on young aspiring players the ability to access golf – courses and golf-related programming,” said Karl Yergey, Manager of Junior Golf and Tournaments at the Alabama Golf Association. “Doing what we can by sponsoring someone playing 100-holes or personally tackling the challenge of 100-holes opens their opportunities to playing, college, and internship opportunities and grows the game we love for the future!”
To support the 2024 100 Hole Hike, click here and donate any amount.
About the Alabama Golf Association (AGA)
The Alabama Golf Association is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit educational organization founded in 1915 whose mission is to serve and promote amateur golf in Alabama. AGA membership consists of 120 member clubs represented by over 28,000 individuals. The activities and services of the Alabama Golf Association are governed by a Board of Directors consisting of Alabama golfers who wish to serve the game and the association through service. A full-time professional staff of seven individuals handles day-to-day activities.
Based in Hoover, the AGA is the USGA's Allied Golf Association in Alabama conducting national championship qualifying, administering the World Handicap System including the GHIN Handicap service, course & slope rating, and Rules of Golf & Handicapping education. The AGA annually conducts 24 championships; team match competitions for men, women, junior and seniors; AHSAA high school golf championship and the SEC Men's Golf Championship. The AGA manages the Junior Golf Alabama program that is a joint venture between the AGA and Alabama-NW Florida PGA Section.
In addition to competitions, the AGA administers the AGA Scholarship Fund through the Alabama Golf Foundation that is dedicated to assisting young golfers in higher education. Additionally, the Alabama Golf Foundation supports the Youth on Course Alabama program providing facility access to junior golfers and provides funding for the Alabama Turfgrass Research Foundation. In 2016, the AGA earned the Gold Tee Award for “Outstanding Tournament Operations – Small Association” by the International Association of Golf Administrators (IAGA).
Since 1980, the AGA has managed the affairs of the Southern Golf Association which includes conducting the historic Southern Amateur Championship and Southern Junior Championship, in conjunction with the SGA Board of Directors. AGA staff also administers day-to-day operations of the Elite Amateur Golf Series.
For more information about the Alabama Golf Association, visit www.alabamagolf.org.
Media Contact:
Mikayla King
Director of Media, Marketing & Communications
Alabama Golf Association
205-803-6524
mikayla@alabamagolf.org
