100-Year-Old Veteran

100-Year Old U.S. Navy Veteran Stephen Layton – Oldest Veteran to Graduate From the National PGA HOPE Program

100-year old Stephen Layton, a U.S. Navy Veteran and a native of South Lake Tahoe, CA, is the oldest PGA HOPE graduate in the Unites States. Born in Highlands, NJ, Layton was a gunner in the U.S. Navy and fought in the battle of Guadalcanal during World War II, where he was injured by a bomb explosion that earned him a Purple Heart. After his service, Layton spent his career as a switchman for the Southern Pacific Railroad.

Today, Layton resides at the Community Living Center, a part of the Palo Alto Veterans Healthcare System. Layton and fellow Veterans were transported to Pleasanton Golf Center, in Pleasanton, CA, for weekly PGA HOPE clinics throughout May and June, prior to their formal graduation from the program, where he became the oldest living PGA HOPE graduate.