Meridian Valley Country Club featured in Golf Channel segment | VIDEO

Meridian Valley Country Club in Kent was featured on the Golf Channel’s “Morning Drive” on Thursday for its support of military families.

The segment aired in celebration of the PGA of America’s centennial.

PGA professional Greg Manley, Meridian Valley Country Club’s general manager, has partnered with the Pacific Northwest PGA Section to host the Muckleshoot Casino Washington Open Invitational for several years.

Last year, the tournament, which features a golf clinic for service members and their families, raised more $43,000 for Folds of Honor, a non-profit organization that provides educational scholarships to the children and spouses of military service men and women killed or disabled while serving our country.

The event also honored Budd “Buddy” Cote, the stepson of a Meridian Valley Country Club member who was killed in action while serving in Iraq in 2006.

This year’s invitational is set for May 13-15.

The Pacific Northwest PGA Section has supported Folds of Honor since its inception in 2007, awarding a total of 122 scholarships to area military families.

The PGA Section Spotlights will on Golf Channel from Jan. 27–May 4, spanning 100 days in honor of the PGA’s centennial.

“In celebrating our centennial, we want to honor our 28,000 men and women PGA professionals in all PGA Sections across the country,” said PGA President Derek Sprague. “Each day, they’re growing the game and using golf to better lives in their communities, as evidenced by efforts like those of the Pacific Northwest Section. We’re very proud of these PGA professionals and look forward to highlighting their efforts this year.”

Pacific Northwest PGA Section Spotlight on Morning Drive – 2-11-16 from PGA of America on Vimeo.