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It Takes A Nation to Heal A Veteran

National waitlist of 13,000+ Veterans for 2025 and beyond.

$330 provides 6-8 weeks of V.A. endorsed instruction for 1 Veteran or Active Duty Service Member.
Help us serve our Nation’s Heroes by giving them the opportunity to find healing, community and
a sense of belonging again – all through a game we love.

PGA HOPE

Serving Those Who Served
PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) is on a mission unlike any other – to change and save Veteran's lives through the power of golf.

The Connecticut Section PGA Golf Foundation’s purpose is to grow the game and positively impact the lives of youth, special needs golfers, military veterans, and diverse populations by enabling access to PGA Professionals and the game of golf.

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Youth Golf

The Junior Golf Association aims to provide the highest-level golf experience for youth golfers of all skill levels.

The Connecticut Section PGA operates five local qualifiers and one sub-regional qualifier. Players are tested on their skills in Driving, Chipping and Putting.

PGA Jr. League is a fun team based program that provides PGA/LPGA instruction to youth golfers at local facilities. Players wear team jerseys and practice and compete in a scramble format.

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PGA HOPE

Proudly Serving Veterans and Active-Duty Military in Connecticut and Western Mass.

PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) is a six-week adaptive golf program offered to Veterans and Active-Duty Military free of charge with instruction from PGA Professionals. The program is designed to introduce Veterans to the game of golf in an effort to enhance their overall quality of life.

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Diverse Programs - Grants

Since the Connecticut Section PGA Golf Foundation's inception, it has supported many youth golf programs and activities. The Foundation will strive to help fund these initiatives and many others including golf programs that serve youth ages 18 and under, people with disabilities, minorities, military veterans and others that serve the golf community at large. Grant Applications are accepted on an annual basis.

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Latest News

Chris Bargas Golf Club at Whitney Farms Named 2025 Walter Lowell Public Golf Course Distinguished Service Award Recipient

PGA Jr. League

Onward & Upward

PGA Jr. League summer registration is now open!

Premier Partners

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Event Gallery

Photos from this year’s events: Connecticut PGA Flickr

2025 Special Awards Ceremony

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2025 Northeast HOPE Invitational

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2025 Connecticut PGA Championship

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In 2025, the Connecticut Section PGA Golf Foundation Awarded over $35,000 to PGA Jr. League initiatives!

Hear from two of our beneficiaries, PGA Jr. League 13U and 17U teams that qualified and made it to their respective National Championships!

The Connecticut Section PGA Golf ...Foundation is proud to support junior golf and many other golf initiatives through their grants! Learn more at ctpga.com/foundation/

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Connecticut Section PGA Golf Foundation | 2025 PGA Jr. League Grants

In 2025, the Connecticut Section PGA Golf Foundation Awarded over $35,000 to PGA Jr. League Initiatives!Hear from two of our beneficiaries, PGA Jr....

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In 2025, the Connecticut Section PGA Golf Foundation Awarded over $35,000 to PGA Jr. League initiatives!

Hear from two of our beneficiaries, PGA Jr. League 13U and 17U teams who made it to their respective National Championships!

The Connecticut Section PGA Golf Foundation is ...proud to support junior golf and many other golf initiatives through their grants! Learn more at ctpga.com/foundation/

It Takes A Nation to Heal A Veteran. Veterans have given everything to be there for our country when we need it the most. We need to be there when they come back. PGA HOPE aims to serve more than 17,000 Veterans in 2025 alone, at more than 600 program locations nationwide.

On giving ...Tuesday, help us serve our Nation’s Heroes by giving them the opportunity to find healing, community and a sense of belonging again – all through a game we love. Join the mission today at pgahope.com.

It Takes A Nation to Heal A Veteran. Veterans have given everything to be there for our country when we need it the most. We need to be there when they come back. PGA HOPE aims to serve more than 17,000 Veterans in 2025 alone, at more than 600 program locations nationwide.

On giving ...Tuesday, help us serve our Nation’s Heroes by giving them the opportunity to find healing, community and a sense of belonging again – all through a game we love. Join the mission today at pgahope.com.

Congratulations to Candlewood Valley Country Club for being named New England Golf Course Owners Association - Negcoa, 2026 Golf Course of the Year!!

Learn more about this amazing honor here: https://www.negcoa.org/Files/Library/PressRelease-COY2026.pdf?

Happy Thanksgiving to all from the Connecticut PGA Section and Connecticut Section PGA Golf Foundation!

In 2025, we are celebrating ten years of PGA HOPE and all the program has done to serve our Veteran communities and Active Duty Service Members.  From sea to shining sea, PGA HOPE has shown up for Veterans who are looking for things we all long for – community, friendship, a second chance, ...something to look forward to, a new beginning, and so much more.

You can help us build a community where Veterans can thrive through the game of golf. We would like to invite you to support the national HOPE 4 Heroes campaign by donating and giving Hope today at pgahope.com.

In 2025, we are celebrating ten years of PGA HOPE and all the program has done to serve our Veteran communities and Active Duty Service Members. From sea to shining sea, PGA HOPE has shown up for Veterans who are looking for things we all long for – community, friendship, a second chance, ...something to look forward to, a new beginning, and so much more.

You can help us build a community where Veterans can thrive through the game of golf. We would like to invite you to support the national HOPE 4 Heroes campaign by donating and giving Hope today at pgahope.com.

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About the Connecticut Section, PGA

The Connecticut Section PGA is one of 41 sections chartered that together comprise the Professional Golfers' Association of America (PGA of America). All of the state of Connecticut, with the exception of territory south and west of a line between the cities of Danbury and Bridgeport, and the western half of the state of Massachusetts, except for a small northwestern corner of the state, are the boundaries for the section.

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219 Addison Road, Unit 402
Glastonbury, CT 06033

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860.430.2302


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