The SMGA's mission is to provide rehabilitative golf experiences for combat-wounded veterans in an effort to improve the quality of life for these American heroes. The SMGA believes that the rehabilitative benefits of golf can improve the mental and physical condition of each and every soldier returning from combat.

What the SMGA and Olney Golf Park’s Veteran's Appreciation Events have accomplished so far:

• Equipped more than 75 soldiers with properly fitted golf clubs since 2004.
• Offered free lessons to nearly 400 combat-wounded soldiers.
• Enabled the rehabilitative benefits of golf to improve the mental and physical condition of every soldier who has participated in a SMGA golf program.
• Provided injured soldiers with individualized player development programs--offering golf clinics, personal lessons, and specialized equipment.

What SMGA will do:

Begun as a therapeutic outlet for soldiers undergoing prolonged medical treatment at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the SMGA will continue to strive to provide recreational therapy, through the game of golf, to combat-wounded American soldiers injured in Iraq or Afghanistan. While future SMGA programs may not be limited to a particular military conflict, our mission is to engage wounded soldiers in the game of golf as its inherent lessons of discipline, fortitude, and perseverance closely mirror those embodied in our nation’s military credos. The SMGA believes that every soldier matters and should be given the opportunity to learn and improve his or her golf knowledge and skill; the SMGA will provide a venue and mentoring to this end. 

Golf World featured the SMGA's work with combat-wounded veterans in a recent coverstory. GolfWorld Cover(pdf file) / Golf World story (pdf file)

Visit Olney Golf Park, the Home of the SMGA: www.olneygolfpark.com