East Amherst, NY, April 7th, 2021 – The Western New York Section and PGA REACH WNY are excited to announce that long time partner Club Car has signed on to a three-year agreement that supports Section Professional Tournaments, Member Education, and PGA REACH WNY Foundation programming.
In 2021, WNYPGA Professionals, club presidents and superintendents will be treated to a top-class experience at the Club Car Pro-Officer/Superintendent on Tuesday, June 1st at Ravenwood GC, Victor, NY. Furthermore, competing WNYPGA Professionals will see a return of the Club Car Hole-In-One Fund and Year End Shootout! This year round closest to the hole competition ends with a shootout at the Fall Meeting at Glen Oak GC which was captured by Bobby Hogan, PGA back in 2019.
In addition to tournament support, our friends from Club Car will also help to enhance the WNYPGA Academy, which is a NEW digital online professional development platform exclusive to Section Members.
The Georgia based golf car company will also be giving back to our community by helping to create new Special Olympic Athlete golfers through the WNYPGA/Special Olympics Golf partnership that was created in 2019. Glen Oak GC (homesite of the WNYPGA) is the official training grounds of Special Olympics WNY golf.
“Our WNY Section PGA Members continue to be the tangible connection for individuals of all ages and demographics to fall in love with the game of golf in Western NY. It is humbling to see Club Car give a long term commitment to all aspects of the WNYPGA Section and the work it’s PGA Members continue to do throughout the community,” said Steven Bartkowski, WNYPGA and PGA REACH WNY Executive Director. “We are so fortunate to have partnerships with companies such as Club Car to be able to carry out our mission of serving the PGA Member and growing the game of golf.”
For those WNYPGA Members looking to learn more about Club Car, please reach out to your local territory managers of view the website below.
Club Car Website: https://www.clubcar.
Once again, thank you Steve, Heather and the entire team at Club Car!
About the Western New York Section, PGA – The Western New York Section, PGA of America (WNYPGA) is a group of approximately 300 PGA Members and Associates serving the needs of golfers across Buffalo, Rochester and Northwest Pennsylvania. The Section was founded in 1925 and is one of the 41 Sections that make up the PGA of America. The PGA of America, founded in 1916, has grown into the world’s largest working sports organization with more than 27,000 Members and Associates. Geographically, the Western New York Section is bordered to the west and north by lakes Erie and Ontario respectively. The southern border dips about 2 miles into Pennsylvania and includes the cities of Erie, Warren and Bradford. The eastern border is a line that extends along and beyond NYS Route 14. There are approximately 200 golf facilities in the section.
The Western New York PGA also operates a non-profit and charitable foundation called PGA REACH Western NY that focuses on its three founding pillars: youth, military, and diversity/inclusion.
The Western New York Section, PGA of America is recognized by the IRS as a 501 (C) 6 non-profit professional trade organization. PGA REACH WNY is recognized by the IRS as a 501 (C) 3 non-profit charitable organization.