PGA Reach Provides Access through Fellowship

Randall Hunt is the CEO and founder of Athletic Apex. Also a golf player, Randall Hunt not only attended Pepperdine University in Malibu on a golf scholarship but also went on to play professional golf, even becoming a member of the PGA of America right after college.

Long known for its tours, PGA of America is also a home to the PGA Reach program, which provides young adults with internship opportunities through its PGA Works Fellowship. The PGA Reach program is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that seeks to positively impact the lives of those in the military, youth, and diverse populations by providing access to PGA Golf, and the PGA Works Fellowship is one of the programs that carry out this mission.

The fellowship is a one-year, paid internship that immerses the person in the world of golf-mainly its PGA Section’s Foundation operations. The internship is offered during the fall and winter and is designed to give students a glimpse of what a career in golf might be like.

The program focuses on providing access to people from a cross-section of the population, regardless of race, class, gender veteran’s status, disability, religion, ancestry, or national origin. This year, 11 fellows work in 11 PGA Sections, and since the fellowship’s inception, nine of the 10 fellowship alumni have gotten employment in the golf industry with the one gaining employment in another part of sports.