319 Golf Society believes that golf should be accessible to everyone, and our membership helps to drive that mission forward. Initially, 319 will support the Congaree Foundation Scholarship for Coastal Carolina University’s PGA Golf Management program. Half of our membership fees directly support this award, which provides resources and opportunities to first-year, full-time, South Carolina residents who have completed the Congaree Foundation programming.
As we begin to expand our community, 319 Golf Society is committed to growing beyond this scholarship by providing additional opportunities and resources to ambitious and underserved golfers through other organizations such as the First Tee and Caddy Programs. We hope to grow the game of golf by enabling women and minorities to pursue their dreams of working in the golf industry or playing at the collegiate level.
Par-fours are the most common hole on traditional golf courses, so the circled “3” in “319” represents a birdie, or scoring one stroke less than par, on these holes. “19” denotes the bar room or restaurant, often in the clubhouse, that the golfers will reach at the end of their round.
We are focused on improving the quality of golf being easy to obtain or use by providing opportunities for a new generation of golf that encourages women and minorities to not only play the game, but also pursue a career in the golf industry.
We believe community is about fostering meaningful connections between individuals, and how these connections can be forged and bolstered on the golf course. We place a high value on getting involved with groups and organizations to provide opportunities for our community members to network and connect with one another.
We are determined to challenge the discrimination within the golf industry by providing equal opportunities and resources for young, underserved golfers to follow a path of either working in the industry or playing at the collegiate level. We are all committed to promoting an environment that treats everyone justly in terms of status, rights, and opportunities.
Through the scholarship, we are dedicated to positively impacting the lives of young people across the globe who share a passion for golf regardless of gender, race, or income. This opportunity provides financial resources that will enable ambitious students to pursue their dreams of working in the golf industry or playing at the collegiate level.
Good sportsmanship builds teamwork, character, and teaches respect, honor, discipline, kindness, inclusion, resilience, perseverance, and more. We highly value the ability to conduct oneself in a kind and respectful manner, even in a competitive environment.
As leaders in our communities, our team is dedicated to holding ourselves accountable by using our platforms and resources to independently assist others that were not afforded the same opportunities.
