How We Got to This Solution THE PROBLEMS 22 Veterans Commit Suicide Every Day Our veterans are struggling to assimilate back into our society and become employed. PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere), that is conducted by WNYPGA Professionals, is working hard to change that statistic. However, our 6-8 week HOPE Programs don’t offer a year round safe haven through golf. Vets need a place year round that they can have access to hone their skills on and off the course. Golf is Hard and Expensive for Youth Golf seems to get harder and more expensive every year. Many of our blue collar youth in Western New York don’t have the means to play or even be introduced to the game of golf that we all know is a game that can be played for a lifetime. There is no true facility that offers this first taste of golf for the vast majority of our Western NY youth.
Barriers for Executive Women and Golf From PGA of America research it was discovered that women are one of the fastest growing off-course golfer demographics with 41% of off-course golfers being females. Despite this number, women are still not being invited to business golf rounds due to lack of comfort on the course. This is severely limiting professional growth throughout their careers. There is no place that allows women to truly get comfortable on-course. The Golf Workforce is Decreasing All across the Western New York Section, PGA (Buffalo, Rochester and Erie) our golf courses are struggling to identify up and coming Assistant PGA Professionals and superintendents. There is no true on-site training ground for these careers.
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