Major Chris Cordova Heads to Congressional Country Club for National Golf and Wellness Week

PGA REACH Colorado Sends Major Chris Cordova (US Army) to Congressional Country Club for PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) National Golf and Wellness Week

PGA REACH Colorado, the 501c3 charitable arm of the Colorado PGA, is honored to send Major Chris Cordova, Army, to Congressional Country Club in Maryland for the 2022 PGA HOPE National Golf and Wellness Week. Major Cordova is one of only 20 veterans across the country who have been nominated by their PGA Professional Coach to attend this special week.

MAJ (R) ChrisCordova joined the Army out of Mechanicsville, MD in 1996 as a Medical Specialist (MOS 91B). His enlisted career spanned 10 years, and culminated in the rank of Sergeant First Class. His leadership was recognized by induction into the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club.
His military awards and decorations include: Silver Star, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star with 3 OLC (Oak Leaf Clusters), Meritorious Service Medal with 4 OLC, 2010 Surgeon General PA Recognition Award, 2016 AAPA Veteran Caucus Military PA of the Year, induction into the Order of Military Medical Merit and a litany of additional awards, badges and decorations.

Upon his return from Congressional Country Club Major Cordova will officially become the PGA HOPE Ambassador for the Colorado PGA Section. Chris will work hand in hand with Colorado PGA Professionals and Section Staff to promote and grow PGA HOPE across the Section. On a local level, PGA HOPE Colorado serves 200-300 veterans annually through a developmental, six-to-eight-week program taught by PGA Professionals that is completely free to veterans who are enrolled in the VA. Nationwide there are over 215 PGA HOPE Chappers that positively impact over 7,500 veterans annually.

In addition to some of the top PGA Professional Instructors, health and wellness trainers, and 1991 US Ryder Cup Captain Dave Stockton, Cordova will be joined locally by Colorado PGA Professional Visanu Tongwarin and COPGA HOPE Lead Justin Limon, PGA. Visanu plans to bring PGA HOPE to his club of employment in 2023 to become the 8th PGA HOPE Colorado Chapter helping to continue to serve the needs of the growing program.

To learn more about the PGA HOPE National Golf and Wellness Week, CLICK HERE.

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