Jack and Barbara Nicklaus with players from Birdie Bash 2023
March 28, 2024 – The South Florida Play Yellow Birdie Bash returns to PGA National Resort on Monday, April 15, to benefit Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation and the South Florida PGA Foundation (SFPGA).
Fifty PGA of America professionals will embark on an 81-hole challenge on The Match and The Staple courses at PGA National, and attempt to make as many birdies as possible in a doubles golf team format. Each birdie is backed by donor pledges with a goal of raising $500,000. The funds raised serve to further the missions of the SFPGA Foundation and Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation in support of Nicklaus Children’s Hospital. The Play Yellow Birdie Bash fundraisers have had a tangible and positive impact on the lives of individuals throughout the South Florida community.
This unique event has raised more than $900,000 for these impactful charities in its first two years of existence. In the past two years, the SFPGA Foundation has granted free golf lessons to more than 600 military personnel, granted $40,000 to support students in higher education, and provided smiles to more than 1,000 children going through a range of hardships at six medical facilities.
The South Florida PGA Foundation is a not-for-profit dedicated to serving the South Florida community and changing lives through the game of golf. The SFPGA Foundation administers a diverse set of programs that use golf to enhance the lives of local military personnel, children, and families.
Jack and Barbara Nicklaus founded the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation in 2004 to provide world-class pediatric care to children in Palm Beach County and beyond. The Foundation’s primary beneficiary is Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, which has helped children from every state in the union and 119 countries. Celebrating its 20th year, the Nicklaus Children’s Health Care Foundation has raised $200 million to advance and enhance health care for children locally and globally.
Back-to-back PGA champions Eric Veilleux and Ryan Fountain, who are representing The Bear’s Club, will return to the field this year. Veilleux and Fountain have raised a cumulative amount of $168,750 over the past two years of the event.
To support the South Florida Play Yellow Birdie Bash, click here.
To learn more about how to get involved, contact Brianna Alonso, SFPGA Foundation Manager, at balonso@pgahq.com.
