The Morton Golf Foundation is a 501c3 organization that raises funds for golf programs in the Sacramento community.
Morton Golf Foundation – Annual Report 2021
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Are you, or someone that you know interested in rehabilitating using the game of golf? Golf Fore Health is the answer! This program consists of a spring and fall program that provides the participants the opportunity to improve their golfing skills while on their journey of recovery. These sessions consist of coaching sessions on Mondays and 9-hole play on Wednesdays. Each of these sessions concludes with a “Hot Dog Scramble” where the participants can have family, friends, or caretakers play … read more
The Special Olympics Golf Reginal was held at Haggin Oaks on September 9, 2022. We were thrilled to host all of the athletes and families that participated. Today was a very special day at Haggin Oaks. It’s been 3 years since the last Special Olympics Golf Regionals has held due to COVID-19. The Special Olympics Athletes started to arrive, the volunteers were in place & the BBQ grills were cooking burgers. 36 Athletes had the opportunity to play 9-holes of … read more
Nikki Chindavong is a junior golf development grant recipient for the past several years and it has been a joy to watch her development both on and off the course. Nikki recently sent a thank you letter to the Morton Golf Foundation and we wanted to share it with everyone here. We were touched by the great art and her kind words: Dear Morton Golf Foundation: Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for believing in me and supporting … read more
Morton Golf Foundation, First Tee- Greater Sacramento joined County Club Optimist Club for the Annual Robla School Giveaway. On Saturday, August 6th at 9:00 a.m. approximately 150 local school children from kindergarten through 6th Grade in the Robla School District joined in the fun for a back-to-school giveaway. What a wonderful way to get the students and families from the surrounding area of Robla School District off to a great start for the coming school year starting August 15th There … read more
The 31st annual Junior/Senior FUNVITATIONAL was held at Haggin Oaks Golf Complex on Friday, July 29, 2022. Every year we gather for the Junior Senior Funvitational when an adult plays golf side-by-side with a junior player. This is an opportunity that doesn’t happen often throughout the year which is why it is so special. Morton Golf Foundation is a huge supporter of this event as it involves most of the junior players who are supported by Morton Golf Foundation all … read more
April 1, 2022 was the deadline for graduating high school seniors to apply for a Morton Golf Foundation College Scholarship. At that time, 16 seniors applied and all 16 met the requirements to receive a scholarship. These scholarships do not require the student to play golf in college. Morton Golf Foundation scholarships are based on the student’s high school achievements. The 2022 total dollar amount awarded for 16 scholarships was $43,000.00. All WINNING scholars were invited with their parents to … read more
The 25th Annual Haggin Oaks Easter Egg Hunt and Pancake Breakfast was a huge hit! After 2 years of not having this event due to COVID-19 everyone at Morton Golf wanted to make sure this year was a HUGE success. Easter morning moved fast. Over a dozen junior golfers arrived at 8:00 a.m. to help layout 6,000 plastic eggs. They needed to make sure all age categories between 0 -10 had their share of plastic eggs along with several plastic … read more
Attention all graduating high school seniors! Now is the time to apply for a 2022 College Golf Scholarship from Morton Golf Foundation. In an effort to recognize high school seniors that have played on a high school golf team, been a member of the First Tee – Greater Sacramento, or worked at a golf facility during their high school years you are eligible to apply for a 2022 Morton Golf Foundation college scholarship. This scholarship does not necessarily mean that … read more
We were able to catch up with Morton Golf Foundation 2019 College Scholarship Recepient, Natalie Groom to find out what she’s been up to since we last spoke. How did the College Scholarship help you personally? It aided me in the past to be debt free so far in my college years. I am now in my Junior Year at Wayne State University in Detroit, Ml Please let us know how you are doing. I am doing well. I have … read more
How did the Youth Development Grant help your junior golf development? The Youth Development Grant helped me to be able to play in more events and grow within the game. I would not have been able to get better and obtain the experience that I did without this grant because my family and I simply could not afford to play in a bunch of tournaments. How did the College Scholarship help you personally? The scholarship tremendously helped me get started … read more