PGA Jr. League is the flagship youth pillar program of PGA REACH, with the goal of making the program accessible to all interested kids in the United States and around the world. As such, the program focuses on fun, recreation, good health, and sportsmanship. PGA Jr. League is recreational and developmental in nature and works with PGA Sections and local youth organizations across the country to offer an alternative, social golf format. This unique approach highlights team play versus individual competition and serves as a feeder system to transition youth golfers to existing junior golf programs.

During the summer of (2018), we inaugurated, the first ever in Brooklyn, PGA Junior League. In partnership with the Marine Park Golf Course (MPGC), Bergen Beach Youth Organization (BBYO), and the PGA, we have completed six Thursday sessions with 32 youngsters from 3-8th grades. Every youngster was issued their own golf clubs, tee shirts, and hats for the summer session. The students have been very enthusiastic and appreciative. They are already demonstrating real progress and skill at beginning golf. After the first three instructional sessions, in the final three weeks, the youngsters were taken out on the golf course, in groups, for competition and scoring. With additional support from the NY City Council, members Farah Louis and Mercedes Narcisse, we have expanded the program to two six-week sessions (Spring and Summer).

Thanks, to the PGA, BBYO, MPGC, and our sponsors, the program was offered at no charge to all the youngsters MAKING THIS THE LARGEST SCHOLARSHIP PGA JUNIOR LEAGUE PROGRAM IN THE UNITED STATES.

 At the conclusion of the program, a special recognition and awards dinner is held at MPGC for the youngsters and their families. Over 150 people attended, and each participant was given a completion certificate and an award trophy.

 The program Captain was our own golf professional, Sal Frasca, assisted by Associate Director of Instruction Dr. Roman Matthews, who led a spirited group of volunteer instructors, and the staff and counselors from the Bergen Beach Youth Organization and Elite Learners, a school and community-based organization providing athletic, educational, and mentorship programming to youth, their families to build community leaders.