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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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
We recently spoke with Kattie Harris, one of the Morton Golf Foundation’s Youth Development Grant recipients, about what she’s been up to since we last saw her. How did the Youth Development Grant help your junior golf development? The grant gave me a lot of opportunities to decide what I wanted to do after High School Please let us know how you are doing. I am now in my Junior year at Portland State on a golf scholarship. Due to … read more
We are starting a new column here with our Morton Golf Foundation scholarship recipients. First up is Thomas Coppola. Let’s take a look at what he’s been up to: How did the College Scholarship help you personally? It helped me afford my textbooks for my first year of college. Please let us know how you are doing. I ended up graduating from the University of Idaho with a B.S in business and my full class A PGA status. I am … read more
The 3rd Annual Capital Cup Challenge was held at William Land Golf Course under perfect conditions. The event was kicked-off on Wednesday, December 1st with a practice round to get everyone geared up for the competition the following day. The sun was shining bright, the wind was low and the golf course was in perfect playing condition. There were 8 City Elected Officials wearing blue shirts playing a 2-person scramble golf match against the 8 County Elected Officials wearing red … read more
Bing Maloney Golf Course hosted the Morton Golf Foundation’s “100 Holes of Golf on Saturday, November 6. From the moment we drove in the entrance of Bing Maloney Golf Course & saw the “Welcome Junior Golf Marathon” on the marquee we knew it was going to be a great day. 30 juniors, families & friends gathered to play “100 Holes of Golf” on the E9 as a fundraiser to support the 2022 Junior Golf Development Grant program. The juniors themselves … read more
On Monday, October 18th, 2021 the 20 Scholarship WINNERS for Morton Golf Foundation were invited to go on stage and be recognized for their high school achievements through the game of golf. The scholarship winners are awarded dollars to use to future their education. They are not required to play golf in college to receive this scholarship. This year with “Golf & Guitars” being held in October due to COVID-19 many of the 20 scholarship winners were already at school. … read more
Morton Golf Foundation junior golfer, Jaden Dumdumaya wins his way to the final Drive, Chip & Putt National Competition the Sunday before The Masters in Augusta, CA in 2022. This event is a combined effort of The Masters, USGA and PGA and is free to all participating juniors. Jaden always had a dream of winning this competition since he starting competing in the Drive, Chip & Putt at the age of 7. He finally won his age level of Boys, … read more
Morton Golf Foundation was thrilled to support our First Tee of Greater Sacramento Junior Golfers at the PURE Insurance Championship this week. Nikki Chindavong, Hannah Harrison, Ethan Liu, Ellie Sand & Haley Wong were the 5 talented junior golfers from First Tee -Greater Sacramento chosen to play in the PURE Insurance Championship this week. The fun began on Tuesday evening at a Pairings Party when they found out which Champions PGA TOUR player they were paired with. Then it was … read more
What fun watching our past Morton Golf Foundation 2012 College Scholarship Winner play in his 1st PGA TOUR tournament in the Fortinet Championship, Silverado Country Club, Napa, CA on September 16 – 19, 2021. We all remember on his 13th birthday when he was hitting long drives at The First Tee Bodycraft charity golf tournament at Granite Bay Golf Club. Another Morton Golf Foundation alumnus, Richie Gibbs was quoted as, “When I, my brother Alex & Austin were little we … read more