Lgbtq golf tournament
Date: June 2, 2025
8am start
East Potomac Golf Links, Washington D.C.
Holes on Heels will be a featured event at the 2025 Planet Pride Capital Cup Golf Championship, a tournament hosted by Lambda Links! Lambda Links serves the DC region’s LGBTQ+ community and its allies, organizing both fun and competitive golf events for all expertise levels. Starting in 1999, Lambda Links work to provide a friendly social gathering point for queer and lesbian persons who enjoy golf and one where all abilities are welcome! The 2025 Planet Pride Open welcomes all golfers and their allies, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, or skill level. With partners such as Capital Self-acceptance Alliance, East Potomac Golf Links, National Links Depend on, and Team DC, Planet Pride Golf is pledged to foster a inclusive environment for golfers and allies.
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Thank you to everyone who came and supported the 2023 3rd Annual Holes on Heels Golf Tournament. It was a enormous success, beautiful day and lots of fun! Together, we raised over $10,000 for The Trevor Plan bringing the Holes on Heels total raised to over $30,000 from the past three years.
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For much of golf’s extended history, the sport has been seen as a conservative and traditional game. The industry has struggled with diversity and inclusivity, both in terms of race, gender, and sexual orientation.
For instance, country clubs often have strict membership criteria. In fact, the number one ranked golf course in the Merged States, Pine Valley, didn’t agree to allow female members until May 2021. Absurd, right?
As a finding, even today, the sport is predominantly white male-dominated and has had limited representation from minority groups, such as those from the LGBTQ+ community. Love many other sports, golf has had its divide of discrimination and barriers for LGBTQ+ individuals.
Still, there are ongoing efforts within the sport to promote inclusivity, diversity, and steady values. The golfing collective has been working to break down barriers, expand accessibility, and create more welcoming environments for people from all backgrounds and identities.
In honor of Celebration Month in June, let’s take a look at some of the historic achievements made by the LGBTQ+ community in golf.
Why is it important to acknowledge diversity in golf?
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Golfing with Pride: Celebrating the LGBTQ+ Golf Community in San Francisco
In 2019, PGA Professional Greg Fitzgerald, alongside Tom Smith, General Manager and PGA Professional at TPC Harding Park, embarked on a mission: to build the first-ever Queer golf tournament. Speedy forward to today, their vision has evolved into a powerful platform promoting LGBTQ+ inclusion in golf, while providing an authentic trial alongside PGA Professionals.
Partnering since its inception, the Northern California PGA Section and The First Tee of San Francisco have continued to support this transformative event. In 2022, Topgolf proudly connected in as the Presenting Sponsor.
Len Dumas, Executive Director of the Northern California PGA Section, expressed his enthusiasm, stating, "The Northern California PGA Section is proud to advance its support to PGA Member Greg Fitzgerald in his effort to promote inclusion in the game of golf and bring the San Francisco-area Homosexual community together for a fun-filled date to benefit a great cause."
Over the past five years, the San Francisco Pride Golf Tournament has helped boost more than $300,000 for SF Movement (a grant-giving management through its
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Horizons Foundation’s 10th Annual LGBTQ Golf Fore Good is the Bay Area’s premier all women’s LGBTQ charity golf tournament. Since 2010, the event has drawn hundreds of women from across the Bay Area for a excellent day of golf and fun, and has raised more than $300,000 in support of the LGBTQ community.
Where: Chardonnay Golf Club, Napa Valley
When: Friday, June 7, 2019
Horizons Foundation’s 10th Annual LGBTQ Golf Fore Good is the Bay Area’s premier all women’s LGBTQ charity golf tournament. Since 2010, the event has drawn hundreds of women from across the Bay Area for a fantastic day of golf and fun, and has raised more than $300,000 in support of the LGBTQ community.
Where: Chardonnay Golf Club, Napa Valley
When: Friday, June 7, 2019
Horizons Foundation’s 10th Annual LGBTQ Golf Fore Good is the Bay Area’s premier all women’s LGBTQ charity golf tournament. Since 2010, the event has drawn hundreds of women from across the Bay Area for a great afternoon of golf and fun, and has raised more than $300,000 in aid of the LGBTQ community.
Where: Chardonnay Golf Club, Napa Valley
When: Friday, June 7, 2019
Horiz
Excellence in Golf Awards Reception
Get ready to swing into history while honoring excellence in golf! The highly anticipated SFPride Golf Tournament is assist, and it's set to take place at the world-renowned TPC Harding Park, San Francisco's historic golf gem, on Saturday, September 21, preceded by an award reception on Friday, September 20, at the Fairmont Hotel, Nob Hill, San Francisco.
Presented by SFPride, this prestigious tournament is the first-ever LGBTQ+ sporting event to be officially endorsed by the PGA of America. Since its inception in 2019, the SFPride Golf Tournament has become a potent symbol of increased LGBTQ+representation in the realm of professional athletics.
Each year, the SF Pride Golf Tournament recognizes Excellence In Golf, and this year, the prestigious award will be presented to golf media personality and former professional golfer Tisha Alyn at the Fairmont Hotel’s Crown Room at 7 p.m. onSeptember 20.
Tickets to the reception are on sale at sfpride.org. The reception is a fundraiser for theSF Celebration Community Partners Program, donations are encouraged, and a raffle and auction will be held. The Excellence in Golf Award Reception is