
WMBF Salutes: Veterans able to escape daily worries through golf
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – A program along the Grand Strand is offering veterans a chance to escape daily worries through golf.
We remove barriers and provide access to golf. We connect people through the game. We cultivate an enduring relationship with golf.
We introduce future golfers to local golf facilities, provide them with top quality instruction, and create a comfort level with the sport for continued development.
We are golfers helping other golfers to receive some the same rewards that we derived from this great game; camaraderie, health, and competition.
We need your help to bring the next generation of golfers to the game, to support Veteran golf programs, and to provide top-quality instruction. Let’s preserve and grow the game we love!
Project Golf is growing the game of golf, one golfer at a time. Our goal is to bring people to game, not for one day, but for their lifetime. We bring junior golfers to the sport and help them stick with golf through high school and beyond. We offer golf as therapy to Veterans and Disabled Veterans to recognize their sacrifices and to allow them to use the golf course as a place of solace.
We understand the game of golf can be intimidating. We are here to help new golfers overcome the initial discomfort of trying something new. We take the time to discuss and demonstrate the normal golf procedures, like checking in to a facility, booking a tee time, and golf course etiquette. When these newly minted golfers are ready to commit to the sport, we offer advice regarding golf equipment purchases. Most importantly, we connect people with others who are just starting out on their golf journey, so that they can create lasting friendships.
HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WMBF) – A program along the Grand Strand is offering veterans a chance to escape daily worries through golf.
After a long, distinguished career in golf preceded by dedicated service to his country, Gary Schaal isn’t quite ready to kick back and relax. Project Golf and its cornerstone program to help fellow veteransstill keeps him active. And it’s already given him plenty of “why” moments.
Recently, we introduced you to Project Golf’s launch of the Myrtle Beach chapter of PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere). In this video, Sherri Jackson, E8 (Ret.), United States Army, shares heartfelt testimony with PlayGolfMyrtleBeach.com’s Charlie Rymer about the impact PGA HOPE Myrtle Beach has already had on her life. Sherri was one of 20 military veterans who benefited from the first of PGA HOPE Myrtle Beach’s six-week programs.