Press Release – (RESTON, VA) – The golf industry has united behind the World’s Largest Golf Outing, further cementing the nationwide event’s standing as the biggest one-day celebration of golf and charity.
With a collective portfolio of more than 600 golf courses, country clubs and resorts worldwide, Billy Casper Golf, Troon, ClubCorp and Toll Golf will again serve as host site sponsors on Monday, August 1, welcoming tens of thousands of golfers playing to benefit Fisher House Foundation.
Joining the movement of giving back through golf, the National Golf Course Owners Association (NGCOA) and GolfNow are leveraging their influence to grow participation. Several NGCOA board members will support the highly emotional and entertaining event at their home courses while GolfNow is encouraging sign ups at thousands of its member courses.
Since its inception in 2011, more than 40,000 golfers have played in the simultaneous golf outing from Florida to Hawaii and raised over $3 million for injured service men and women and their families.
Open to all golfers, part proceeds and 100% of donations benefit Fisher House Foundation, the international organization that provides free, temporary lodging for families to be close to loved ones receiving medical care at major military and VA medical centers.
Individuals and teams are encouraged to raise additional funds; donations to support Fisher House Foundation’s mission of bringing military families together in times of need are made at www.worldslargestgolfouting.com/donate.
“It’s awesome to see our peers eagerly answer the call to help,” says Peter Hill, Chairman and CEO of Billy Casper Golf, which founded the World’s Largest Golf Outing. “Together we can and plan to reach every golfer in America to positively impact our nation’s heroes.”
“The World’s Largest Golf Outing is one of the most important events played all year,” says Dana Garmany, Chairman and CEO of Troon. “A day of playing golf and saluting our nation’s veterans is a day we’re honored to be a part of.”
Last year’s event shattered every record as 12,397 golfers, including 567 injured American service members, played at 132 courses in 28 states to raise $1,024,287. It topped the 2014 event which saw 12,100 golfers, including 364 wounded warriors, tee it up at 118 courses and raised $887,000.
Highlights from the 2015 World’s Largest Golf Outing:
- Alta Vista Country Club (Placentia, CA) led course fundraising with $52,018
- Team HORN, in memory of Gene Alley, raised $41,550, nearly doubling its goal to remain the No. 1 team for the third consecutive year
- In-depth, live coverage on Golf Channel’s “Morning Drive” from the PGA TOUR’s Quicken Loans National event and courses in Washington, DC and Orlando, FL
- Two Florida courses raised more than $17,000 on event day
- 188 teams earned unique “Challenge Coins” for raising $1,000 or more
- PGA TOUR legend Chi Chi Rodriguez, Indianapolis Colts’ “Ring of Honor” Bill Brooks and 30 other NFL stars participated
- Several courses doubled the number of players and tripled donations over 2014
More information: www.worldslargestgolfouting.com
About Fisher House
Fisher House Foundation is known for its network of comfort homes where military and Veterans’ families can stay at no cost while a loved one is receiving treatment. These homes are located at major military and VA medical centers nationwide, and in Europe, close to the medical center or hospital it serves. Fisher Houses have up to 21 suites, with private bedrooms and baths; families share a common kitchen, laundry facilities, a warm dining room and an inviting living room.
Fisher House Foundation operates the Hero Miles program that uses donated frequent flyer miles to bring family members to the bedside of injured service members, as well as the Hotels for Heroes program that uses donated hotel points to allow family members to stay at hotels near medical centers without charge. The Foundation also manages a grant program that supports other military charities and scholarship funds for military children, spouses and children of fallen and disabled veterans.
More information: www.fisherhouse.org
