August 25, 2022

PGA REACH Colorado Donates 9th Mortgage-Free Home!

The annual Colorado PGA REACH Invitational was held on Wednesday, July 27th at Bear Dance Golf Club to raise critical funds to support youth, military
and diverse programming and initiatives run by PGA Professionals across the Colorado PGA Section.


New to the fundraiser in 2022 was a pre-tournament party on the evening of July 26th at Colorado Golf Club that included keynote speaker Gary McCord and the presentation of a mortgage free home to decorated United States Air Force veteran Kevin Wallace. This is the 9th mortgage free home that PGA REACH Colorado has joined forces with Military Warriors Support Foundation to provide. In addition to the home, PGA REACH Colorado also partnered with All Things Turf to present a synthetic turf putting green to Chris Hardesty, a former United States Army Specialist and Purple Heart recipient who was presented his mortgage-free home in 2017. 

Winning the invitational golf event was the team of Stephen Davis, Brian Boudreau, Bret Robinson, and James Yoo who shot a team total of 24-under par. The field included over 100 players with PGA Professionals, PGA REACH Colorado Trustees, amateur golfers and corporate partners. 


Thanks to the support of all these groups, PGA REACH Colorado was able to raise over $100,000 to support future mission driven programming that supports youth, military and diverse programming across Colorado, Wyoming and South Dakota. 


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