2026 Sun Country Play Yellow Birdie Bash
Local PGA of America Golf Professionals and amateur golfers will fundraise to help the area’s children’s hospital along with golf programs that support children, members of the military, and those of diverse backgrounds who desperately need support.
$8,835Raised of $40,000
Play Yellow - Impacting & Saving Lives Through Golf
In partnership with University of New Mexico Children’s Hospital, Sun Country Golf House will be hosting our fourth Play Yellow Birdie Bash, raising vital funds for both our Foundation and UNMCH. Not only will we impact lives through golf, we will work to save them too. A field of up to 20 two-person teams, each consisting of an area PGA of America Golf Professional and an amateur golfer, will compete in 54 holes of golf with the goal of raising $40,000 or more. Many donations will be based on the number of birdies and eagles recorded by each team. However, many donations will also be flat amounts. So, even if you don't think your team can make a ton of birdies on the day, maybe your donors are happy to contribute to support your effort to play 54 holes! This event is designed to be a true community game-changer for everyone involved. Individual pledges and support from local businesses are essential to its success. We are excited to continue growing this event in 2026. Please help us make ours stand out among the Birdie Bashes held across the country!
Play Yellow: Golfers Making Big Change
Our Corporate Partners
Every Dollar Makes a Difference
Sun Country Golf Foundation
The Sun Country Golf Foundation is operated in partnership by the Sun Country PGA Section and Sun Country Amateur Golf Association. The Foundation's goal is to "Impact Lives Through Golf" within three Pillars of Impact: Youth, Military, & Inclusion. We operate junior golf programs, offer college scholarships, break down the barrier of price for children to learn and play golf, offer U.S. Military active duty and Veterans golf as a rehabilitative tool, and eventually hope to fund a Fellowship program to support people of underrepresented demographics in golf.
$20,000
Costs of Care
Your donations will go toward funding items like these:
$200 - One family night including meals & entertainment for inpatient families
$500 - Funding one day of PGA HOPE lessons for 15 Veterans.
$400 - Snacks for patients & families at the Child Life playroom
$50 - Providing one child patient gifts during the holidays and birthdays.
$300 - Providing a Military Veteran with access to a 6-to-8-week PGA HOPE program.
$500 - Providing a Military Veteran a free set of golf clubs
$1,000 - One month of Art or Music Therapy for patients and siblings
$30 - Throwing one child patient a birthday party while undergoing treatment.
$100 - Providing a Military Veteran a free set of golf shoes
$1,000 - One Medkin Doll to be used as a teaching tool to help alleviate fears for families through medical play.
$500 - Creating one golf play day for 12 Veterans.
$667 - One month of Beads of Courage, a narrative medicine beads program where patients receive special beads that represent each part of their treatment journey. Beads represent procedures including sedation, port access, surgery, hospital stays, and dozens of others.
$125 - Covering the cost of 25 rounds of golf through Youth on Course.
$208 - One week of toiletries for inpatient families
$1,500 - Support of a college scholarship.
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