Local Military Veterans Representing PGA HOPE Kentucky
to Compete in PGA HOPE Secretary’s Cup during
2022 PGA Championship Week

PGA HOPE Kentucky will compete against Veterans from other PGA Sections in a nine-hole golf match as part of the 2022 PGA Championship in Tulsa, Oklahoma

LOUISVILLE, KY (April 13, 2022) – PGA REACH, the charitable foundation of the PGA of America, today announced that 12 teams consisting of four military Veterans and one PGA Professional will compete in the 2022 PGA HOPE Secretary’s Cup on Monday, May 16 at The Club at Indian Springs in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. The Secretary’s Cup is a spirited nine-hole golf competition that kicks off PGA Championship week and features military Veterans who  have participated in the PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) program hosted by their local PGA Section.

PGA HOPE, the flagship military program of PGA REACH, introduces golf to Veterans to enhance their physical, mental, social and emotional well-being.

Members of PGA HOPE Kentucky:

• Roth Coleman, United States Marine Corps (22 years); Gunnery Sergeant
• Lloyd Hall, United States Air Force (4 years); Staff Sergeant
• Jen Nunez, United States Army (6 years); Army Specialist & PGA HOPE Kentucky Ambassador
• Steve Skaggs, United States Army (24 years); Major

The Kentucky team will be led by Tim Reeves, PGA, an instructor at Quail Chase Golf Club. Reeves has been one of the biggest advocates of PGA HOPE Kentucky since its inception in 2017 and has been an integral figure in the growth of the Louisville program at Quail Chase each of the past five seasons.

“Being a Veteran myself, those PGA HOPE session days are my favorite days of the week,” Reeves said.” Veterans understand other Veterans; we can laugh and have a good time together, but we all know the struggles we occasionally go through and are able to support one another. Being at the Secretary’s Cup with four of our participants and getting them in a tournament where they’ll have some nerves and blood flowing will be cool to see. I’ve heard great things about the event and I’m looking forward to seeing them have the opportunity to watch the best players in the world at Southern Hills afterwards.”

All teams arrive in Tulsa, Oklahoma on May 14. They will participate in practice rounds on May 15 before the tournament on May 16 and will have an opportunity to attend a PGA Championship practice round at Southern Hills Country Club on May 17.

“PGA HOPE is enhancing, changing and saving lives, and when you hear that message directly from the family members of participating Veterans, it’s very powerful,” said Jim Richerson, President, PGA of America. “Veterans have sacrificed so much, and the work that our PGA Professionals are doing is truly making a difference. I’m so proud to be part of this program, and of the PGA’s commitment to grow PGA HOPE.”

Led by PGA Professionals, PGA HOPE has helped thousands of Veterans. Programs are currently being offered at more than 210 locations in the U.S. today, across 47 States and 40 PGA Sections, to serve 7,500 Veterans in 2022. It is the only adaptive golf program that has an MOU with the Department of Veterans Affairs, which enables VA Facilities to refer Veterans to the PGA HOPE program as a form of therapy.

About PGA REACH:

PGA Foundation, Inc. d/b/a PGA REACH is the 501(c)(3) charitable foundation of the PGA of America. The mission of PGA REACH is to Impact Lives Through Golf. For more information, visit PGAREACH.org and follow @PGAREACH on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook. 

About the Kentucky PGA:

The Kentucky PGA Section (KPGA) is one of forty-one Sections across the country representing the PGA of America and its Members. It is also one of three organizations encompassed within Golf House Kentucky, which also includes the Kentucky Golf Association (KGA) and Kentucky Golf Foundation (KGF). The KPGA contains more than 275 Members and more than 30 Associates working in various roles across Kentucky; all of whom share the goal of bettering the game and its players. The KPGA and its Members assist with the organization of many chief growth-of-the-game initiatives including PGA HOPE and PGA Jr. League among others. The Section also operates more than thirty tournaments throughout the golf season, including the Kentucky Open and qualifiers for the Barbasol Championship.

Media Contact:

Ethan Fisher, PGA | Golf House Kentucky | efisher@kygolf.org | (502) 792-9703