2021 Purple Tee Golf Classic
Save the date! The Purple Tee Golf Classic, Metro Bethesda Rotary Club’s biggest fundraiser of the year, will be held on Thursday, September 23, 2021 at Whiskey Creek Golf Club. This year the Purple Tee will support two terrific veterans organizations, The Salute Military Golf Association and Team River Runner as well as the MBR Foundation. Registration for the Purple Tee will open shortly!
Please consider becoming a sponsor of the Purple Tee, giving your business visibility with over 140+ golfers and other participants. More information will be coming shortly, but in the meantime, please feel free to contact us at PurpleTee@MetroBethesdaRotary.org.
2021 Purple Tee Beneficiaries
Purple Tee Supports Wounded Vets
With the COVID Pandemic, many outpatient mental health programs for veterans are on hold or being held virtually. Some residential mental health facilities have closed. Under these conditions, suicide hotline calls by veterans were up by 12% in March, just a few weeks into the crisis. More than ever, we need to support organizations like SMGA and Team River Runners who directly support our wounded veterans by using golf and kayaking as therapy to improve their mental and physical well being.
The Salute Military Golf Association
The SMGA provides rehabilitative golf programs, experiences, and family inclusive golf opportunities for post 9/11 wounded war veterans in an effort to improve the quality of life for these American heroes. Eligible veterans and service members include those wounded or injured in post 9/11 military operations, including those with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and/or Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
Team River Runner
Team River Runner provides all veterans and their families an opportunity to find health, healing, community purpose, and new challenges through adventure and adaptive paddle sports. The Purple Tee supports the Walter Reed chapter of Team River Runner.
MBR Foundation
The MBR Foundation supports Metro Bethesda Rotary Club’s efforts to provide humanitarian assistance locally and internationally, and to promote peace, understanding, and educational and cultural advancement. It is operated exclusively for educational and charitable purposes in accordance with Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
2021 Purple Tee Details
2021 Purple Tee Golf Classic Details
When: Thu., Sept. 23, 2021
Where: WHISKEY CREEK GOLF CLUB, Ijamsville, MD
Where: WHISKEY CREEK GOLF CLUB, Ijamsville, MD
| 8:30 am | Registration & breakfast |
| 10:00 am | Shotgun start |
| 4:30 pm | Dinner |
| 5:30 pm | Silent Auction |