Grandfathers for Golf, the Hemet/San Jacinto-based nonprofit charity dedicated to teaching children how to play golf for free, has announced its major fundraiser for 2025: the Annual Memorial Tourney at Soboba Springs Golf Course on Friday, March 28, with a shotgun start at 11 a.m. The 4-man scramble format is open to all golfers of any skill level.
Cost is $150 per person (or $135 per person for groups of 20 or more) and is tax deductible. Entry fee includes 18 holes of golf, food and trophies for first, second and third places as well as three Long Drives (Men, Women, Seniors) and two Closest to the Pin contests. Seniors 70 or older can play from the Senior Tees, which are Silver. To sign up, call Tony Viola at 909-754-4148, or email grandfathersforgolf9@gmail.com. Field is limited to 144 players, and the tourney sells out fast, so get your foursomes together and make sure to sign up early.
The Memorial (formerly the Marty Finn Memorial) is the only fundraiser the group holds each year. Grandfathers is a purely volunteer organization, with no salaries for organizers, and no fees charged to students in the program. Grandfathers has been operating for more than 20 years in the Hemet/San Jacinto area, teaching hundreds of kids from all walks of life not only golf, but life skills such as sportsmanship, etiquette, camaraderie, and honor. Grandfathers gives every child a golf bag, clubs, balls, a uniform and lessons for free.
Fundraising for the past couple of years has been severely limited by Covid-19, so any help would be greatly appreciated. If you want to donate separately, please use the Donate button on the website, grandfathersforgolf.org.
