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Golf courses from members of the Korea Golf Club Management Association shared warm hopes for communities exhausted by the bitter cold and economic difficulties in 2025.
The Korea Golf Course Management Association announced on the 5th that a survey of the current status of social contribution activities by member golf courses nationwide in 2025 showed that the total amount of donations was 2.8 billion won.
This sharing activity includes not only simple donation delivery, but also field-oriented volunteer activities such as support for nearby villages and sharing daily necessities for the underprivileged.
According to the results of the survey, Hanyang CC was the golf course that participated most actively in social contribution. Hanyang CC took the lead in spreading the sharing culture by donating a total of 500 million won to the Community Chest of Korea and supporting golf scholars.
88CC then provided support for elementary, middle, and high school golf scholarships and donated KRW 484 million to veterans organizations such as the Korea Sangsang County Association. In addition, Cheonan Sangnok CC (240 million won), Happiness (180 million won), and Mungyeong CC (150 million won) have extended their warm hands to the community as well as to everywhere in need.
Although golf courses' social contribution activities tend to be concentrated at the end of the year, it has been confirmed that many golf courses continue to donate and serve in various forms by visiting protective facilities and underprivileged groups in nearby villages throughout the year.
An association official said, "There are golf courses that have not been able to respond to investigations due to long-term closures in winter, and in the case of some large corporate-affiliated golf courses, the amount of social contribution is managed confidentially," adding, "Considering these uncounted figures, the actual donation and social contribution of golf courses nationwide will be much larger than the results of this survey."
Choi Dong-ho, chairman of the Korea Golf Club Management Association, said, "I hope that the sincerity of golf courses that take care of the surroundings will be a great help to the local community in difficult times," adding, "We will continue to encourage the golf industry to fulfill its social responsibilities and become a leisure industry loved by the people."
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