Making a positive impact on communities where PGA TOUR tournaments are held and players live is a sure sign that the golf organization’s charitable mission is a continuing success story all around the world.

This effort was celebrated in late 2005 when the PGA TOUR and its tournaments reached the “Drive to a Billion” milestone.  That cumulative effect, since the first donation in 1938, has reached more than $1.3 billion entering 2009.

The forecast is for the second billion-dollar mark to be reached in approximately the next five years.  PGA TOUR, Champions Tour and Nationwide Tour events annually benefit more than 2,000 charities and countless individuals worldwide.  Research shows that the majority of the funds raised each year are directly funneled back into the local market, so while there is not an “official charity of the PGA TOUR,” there are many who benefit from the TOUR’s one goal of “Giving Back.”

“Thanks to the incredible generosity of the tournaments, players, fans, volunteers and business partners who support the PGA TOUR, our goal of giving back continues to be our main focus,” PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem said.  “We are inspired by the continued enthusiasm for giving that ensures more and more assistance is generated for those in need around the world.”

The organizers of the Nationwide Tour Players Cup hope to increase contributions to all charities involved for years to come. The tournament staff wishes to recognize the following charities for their involvement in the TICKETS Fore CHARITY program:

ACS - RELAY FOR LIFE - BRIDGEPORT
ACS-RELAY FOR LIFE-WILLIAMSTOWN
AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY
AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION
AMERICAN RED CROSS NORTH CENTRAL WV CHAPTER
AMERICAN RED CROSS RIVER VALLEY CHAPTER
APPALACHIAN OUTREACH, INC
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS OF THE TRI-STATE
CHILDREN'S THERAPY CLINIC
CIVIL AIR PATROL - CLARKSBURG COMPOSITE SQUADRON
CLARKSBURG FIREFIGHTERS IAFF LOCAL 89
CLARKSBURG LEAGUE FOR SERVICE
CLARKSBURG MISSION
DIABETES CAMP OF WV
DIRECT ACTION WELFARE GROUP INC.
EASTER SEAL REHABILITATION CENTER
ENERGY EXPRESS WVU
FAMILY COUNSELING CONNECTION
FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES OF WEST VIRGINIA
GABRIEL PROJECT OF WV, INC.
GENESIS YOUTH CRISIS CENTER, INC.
GIRL SCOUTS OF BLACK DIAMOND COUNCIL
HARRISON COUNTY CATHOLIC SCHOOLS (NOTRE DAME & ST. MARY'S)
HARRISON COUNTY CHILD ABUSE TASK FORCE
HARRISON COUNTY SHELTERED WORKSHOP, INC.
HARRISVILLE LIONS CLUB
HEALTH ACCESS, INCORPORATED
HOPE- CHARLESTON CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
HUGH O'BRIAN YOUTH LEADERSHIP
KANAWHA PASTORAL COUNSELING CENTER
MAIN STREET FAIRMONT
MARION COUNTY CHILD ADVOCACY CENTER, INC.
MARION COUNTY FAMILY RESOURCE NETWORK
MARION COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY
MEDBROOK CHILDREN'S CHARITY
MON COUNTY HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
MON GENERAL HOSPITAL FOUNDATION
MOUNTAINEER SPAY/NEUTER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
MYLAN PARK FOUNDATION
NEMESIS SHRINE HOSPITAL TRANSPORTATION FUND
PARKERSBURG ROTARY
PEOPLE’S HOSPICE
PRESTERA FOUNDATION
PUBLIC INTEREST ADVOCATES
READ ALOUD WEST VIRGINIA
RIVER OAKS HELPLINE
ROSENBAUM FAMILY HOUSE
ROTARY CLUB OF MORGANTOWN
STEPPINGSTONES
ST. PATRICK SCHOOL
THE CENTER FOR RURAL HEALTH DEVELOPMENT, INC.
THE EDUCATION ENDOWMENT OF THE ROTARY CLUB OF GRAFTON, INC.
THE FIRST TEE OF WEST VIRGINIA
THE HUMANE SOCEITY OF HARRISON COUNTY
UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL WEST VIRGINIA
UNITED WAY OF GILMER, LEWIS, AND UPSHUR
UNITED WAY OF HARRISON COUNTY, INC.
UNITED WAY OF MARION COUNTY
UNITED WAY OF MONONGALIA AND PRESTON COUNTIES
UNITED WAY OF SOUTHERN WV
UNITED WAY OF THE EASTERN PANHANDLE
UNITED WAY OF THE RIVER CITIES, INC.
WEST VIRGINIA HOSPITALITY & TRAVEL ASSOCIATION EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
WEST VIRGINIANS FOR LIFE EDUCATIONAL TRUST FUND
WVU CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL
WVU DANCE TEAM
YMCAs OF WEST VIRGINIA