2023 IGA Yearbook

134 Youth on Course is all about access for junior golfers. Kids aged 6-18 can sign up for a yearly membership. Courses participate in the program and offer days and times when YOC members can come to play for $5 or less. Then the IGA Foundation sends each course a subsidy payment for every round played by a YOC member at the end of each month. Subsidies typically range from $5-7 per round, meaning the courses realize $10-12 per YOC round. IGA/IGAF Executive Director, Chad Pitts, had plans to complete a Hundred-Hole-Hike in 2023 to benefit YOC but a late season foot injury put a hold on the trek. The Hundred-Hole-Hike is a national fundraising effort where individuals take on the challenge of playing 100 holes of golf in a single day, walking those holes the entire time. Despite the injury, Pitts was able to raise just over $5,700 for the program. Youth on Course continues to grow year over year (we started here in Iowa in 2018). In 2023 we paid $38,148 in subsidies back to our participating courses. The program helps drive some “traffic” during off- Youth on Course Youth Age 6-18 Play for $5 All About Access