The nonprofit organization has purchased the Southern Pines, N.C., property, renaming it Longleaf Golf & Family Club. The acquisition is part of the organization’s strategic plan to develop a Kids Golf Academy near Pinehurst.
U.S. Kids Golf Foundation (USKGF), a Georgia non-profit recognized as a 501(c)(3) public charity has made a longtime commitment in support of its mission with the purchase of Longleaf Golf and Country Club in Southern Pines, N.C.
The sale, which included the Dan Maples-designed 18-hole golf course, driving range, clubhouse, tennis courts, swimming pool, and croquet court, totaling 175 acres, was recently finalized. The company’s mission is to help kids have fun learning the lifelong game of golf and to encourage family interaction that builds lasting memories. This core belief will be reflected in the renaming of the golf club to Longleaf Golf & Family Club.
The acquisition of the Longleaf Golf Club is part of U.S. Kids Golf’s strategic plan to develop a Kids Golf Academy near Pinehurst, “the Home of American golf.” U.S. Kids Golf brings 20 years of experience as the expert in kids golf to Longleaf Golf Club, and it is focused on bringing more golfers into the game.
“It has been a dream of mine, and our company, to be able to integrate more kids into a golf club life,” said Dan Van Horn, Founder and President of U.S. Kids Golf. “Longleaf is one of the favorite courses used for our World Championship, now in its 10th year in the Pinehurst area. It will be a perfect facility to develop a model kids golf academy and family club. Our focus will be on improving the facilities for the existing members, making the golf course more enjoyable for golfers of all skill levels. Additionally, we are in the early stages of creating a teaching facility for students to develop their game and for coaches to properly learn to teach the early stages of golf.”
Longleaf Golf & Family Club will continue to be managed by Peter Dejak, President of Signet Golf, a club management company with facilities in both North and South Carolina. Dejak, a long-time resident of Pinehurst, was formerly the golf course superintendent at National Golf Club. U.S. Kids Golf will relocate a staff manager for the property later this year, and there will be a U.S. Kids Golf Certified Coach on site as well. U.S. Kids Golf headquarters will remain in Georgia.
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