Leadership Links
Why do you give back?
Leadership Links helps kids impact their community and help others. Since 2009, more than 4,000 juniors have volunteered over 50,000 hours and raised more than $6 million for charity.
HOW IT WORKS
Impact a charity of your choice along with the AJGA's Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE) Grant Program (50/50 split).
Track volunteer hours.
The AJGA provides a personalized website and marketing materials, processes all donations, and issues tax letters. A check is mailed to you at the end of the program for a charity presentation.
CHOOSE A METHOD
Raise money for your cause:

Accept one-time donations or birdie pledges.
Host a Cobra Puma Golf State Cup Series match play event with friends.
Join community donors for golf or social functions.
Create your own unique event or idea.
CHOOSE A CHARITY
Select from one of the following options:

Nicklaus Children's Health Care Foundation
AJGA's ACE Grant Program
Any charity with a 501(c)(3) designation

Matching Funds Available:

Veteran Golfers Association
Tennessee Golf Foundation
Sneds Tour
Our Kids
Bay Area Lyme Foundation
Junior Golf Charities
Get started on the registration process.
MAKING A DIFFERENCE SINCE 2009
2,500
Total Charities Supported
4,000
Total Juniors Involved in the Program
$6.3M
Raised since 2009
LEARN MORE
Golf with Rickie Fowler, meet Jack Nicklaus, earn PBE status, and much more by participating in Leadership Links.
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Compete against top junior golfers from your state while raising money to support causes like AJGA's ACE Grant financial assistance program
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More than $1 million was raised in 2021 alone
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See active junior campaigns and donation options.
VIDEOS
Junior golfer explains why he started a Leadership Links campaign to aid COVID-19 relief in his home country of China.
Junior golfer explains why she started a Leadership Links campaign to aid COVID-19 relief in her home country of China.
William Mirams of Stroudsburg, Pa., was honored as a 2019 recipient of the USGA-AJGA Presidents’ Leadership Award for his work with the Lehigh Valley Hospital.
Contact Katrina Salzer to learn more about Leadership Links