APGA and Callaway Golf strike strategic partnership to develop professional and youth golfers through APGA Tour and APGA Foundation
Callaway Golf to supply the Advocates Professional Golf Association with equipment to support APGA player and youth programming initiatives
LOS ANGELES and CARLSBAD, California (May 5, 2026) – Driven by a shared vision to promote inclusivity in golf, the Advocates Professional Golf Association (APGA) and Callaway Golf have announced a new partnership that will support APGA Tour players and junior golfers introduced to the game through the APGA Foundation.
Callaway Golf will supply the APGA with resources and equipment, such as golf clubs and golf balls, that the APGA Tour and APGA Foundation will integrate into its professional player development and youth programming initiatives.
The APGA Foundation organizes player development functions with its professional players and hosts pre-tournament youth clinics with organizations benefiting children in areas where the APGA hosts tournaments.
“We are thrilled to partner with Callaway Golf as we work together to grow golf in unrepresented communities,” said Solomon Hughes, the APGA’s Chief Operating Officer. “Their generous support will help us expand access and opportunities for our APGA Tour players and the youth we serve through the APGA Foundation.”
“We are proud to join this partnership with the APGA, and to support its outstanding tour and players,” said Mackenzie Mack, Callaway Director of Community Engagement. “At Callaway, we continue to focus on initiatives that make golf more inclusive, and we are delighted to work with the APGA to provide new opportunities within the game.”
Founded in 2010, the APGA is a non-profit organization dedicated to inspiring an inclusive future through the game of golf. The APGA was originally created by Ken Bentley and Adrian Stills to identify and develop underrepresented golfers and expand their access to the game by providing a professional pathway.
The APGA Foundation engages youth through a variety of programming, including golf clinics, virtual seminars, mentorships, and community initiatives. Over its lifetime, the Foundation has impacted more than 3,000 youth and awarded more than $250,000 in scholarships to affiliated youth
Since its inception, the APGA Tour has featured more than 600 professional golfers among its membership and has helped to advance its current and past members on to more than 200 starts in PGA TOUR events.
The 2026 APGA Tour season runs through November, with 12 tournaments hosted at elite venues from coast to coast. It tees up its fourth event of the season at the APGA Daugherty Foundation Championship at Glen Echo Country Club in St. Louis, Missouri from May 11-14.
