PGA HOPE

PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) provides 6 weeks of free instruction to Veterans and Active Duty Military members that helps introduces them to the game of golf or improve on their current skills, and is taught by PGA/LPGA Professionals that are specially trained and certified in adaptive golf and military cultural competency. All programs are funded solely by the generous donations to the PGA REACH Middle Atlantic Foundation and the PGA of America Reach Foundation charities, so the cost of instruction remains free to all Veterans, Reservists, National Guard, and Active Duty Personnel.

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 community by shaping lives, changing lives, and possibly saving lives through the game of golf.

Once participants graduate, not only are they better equipped with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to hit the links, but they’re also part of the PGA HOPE Graduate community that offers members-only “PGA HOPE Play Day” tournaments, social gatherings, and discounts at participating courses and retailers.

Please click the box below to join the waitlist of a PGA HOPE Chapter Location near you, and get notified when registration opens for their Sessions!

PGA HOPE is funded solely by the generous donations of individuals and corporations to our PGA REACH Middle Atlantic Foundation and the PGA of America Reach Foundation 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations. While the instruction that the PGA HOPE Program provides is free for all Veterans, Reservists, National Guard, and Active Duty Personnel, there are costs associated with running HOPE instructional Sessions, and that’s where the donations come into play. The Middle Atlantic Section of the PGA of America already has one of the largest PGA HOPE Programs in the Nation, but due to the huge Veteran and Active Duty population in our area, there are many more heroes on our waitlist. While our goal is to continue to expand our Program and reach as many Patriots in as many locations across the DC, Maryland, and Virginia region as possible, we can only achieve that with your support.

Please click the box below to donate and help us put as many Patriots through as many Sessions at as many Locations as possible!

For more information about PGA HOPE or ways that you can help support the PGA HOPE Program, please contact Tony Kovacic – Middle Atlantic PGA HOPE Program Director, Director of Business Affairs, & U.S. Army Veteran – at tkovacic@pgahq.com or 540-784-4919.

**The 2026 Session schedule is still being finalized and will be released by early March.**

PGA HOPE Sessions usually take place in the Spring and Fall, but exact dates and times are unique to each Chapter Location. Sessions have a max number of attendees that also varies across Chapters, in order to maintain a 5-to-1 Veteran-to-Certified PGA HOPE Instructor ratio. Registration is first come, first served. All Sessions at all Chapters are extremely popular and spots fill up fast, so please be mindful of others and only sign up if you plan to attend all 6 classes of the Session. If you need to cancel registration for any reason, please contact us as soon as possible so we can reach out to the next person on the list and ensure Sessions remain full.

2026 Middle Atlantic PGA HOPE Chapter Locations (Chapter Name – Golf Facility – City, State):

Aberdeen Proving Ground – Furnace Bay Golf Course – Perryville, MD
Baltimore – Pine Ridge Golf Course – Timonium, MD
Bulle Rock – Bulle Rock Golf Course – Havre De Grace, MD
Cacapon – Cacapon State Park Golf Course – Berkeley Springs, WV
College Park – University of Maryland Golf Course – College Park, MD
Congressional – Congressional Country Club – Bethesda, MD
Dahlgren – Swan Point Yacht & Country Club – Issue, MD
Dominion Valley – Dominion Valley Country Club – Haymarket, VA
Enterprise – Compass Pointe Golf Course – Pasadena, MD
Fredericksburg – The Gauntlet Golf Club – Fredericksburg, VA
*Glen Burnie – Arundel Golf Park – Glen Burnie, MD
*Glenwood – Cattail Creek Country Club – Glenwood, MD
*Great Falls – River Bend Golf & Country Club – Great Falls, VA
Harrisonburg – Heritage Oaks Golf Course – Harrisonburg, VA
Heron Ridge – Heron Ridge Golf Club – Virginia Beach, VA
Hunt Valley – Hayfields Country Club – Cockeysville, MD
Ijamsville – Holly Hills Country Club – Ijamsville, MD
Joint Base Andrews – The Courses at Andrews – Joint Base Andrews, MD
Joint Base Langley-Eustis – Eaglewood Golf Course – Hampton, VA
Kiln Creek – Kiln Creek Golf & Country Club – Newport News, VA
Northern Virginia – The Golf Club at Lansdowne – Leesburg, VA
Northwest Virginia – Reston National Golf Course – Reston, VA
*Owings – Mellomar Golf Park – Owings, MD
Richmond – Lakeside Park Club – Richmond, VA
Roanoke – Roanoke Country Club – Roanoke, VA
Tidewater – Bide-A-Wee Golf Course – Portsmouth, VA
*Timonium – Baltimore Country Club – Timonium, MD
Turf Valley – Turf Valley Resort – Ellicott City, MD
Washington, DC – East Potomac Golf Course – Washington, DC

* indicates a new Chapter for 2026

Please click the box below to donate and help us put as many Patriots through as many Sessions at as many Locations as possible!

For more information about PGA HOPE or ways that you can help support the PGA HOPE Program, please contact Tony Kovacic – Middle Atlantic PGA HOPE Program Director, Director of Business Affairs, & U.S. Army Veteran – at tkovacic@pgahq.com or 540-784-4919.