Tim Finchem donates $13 million to support PGA Tour's charity strategy
ESPN Golf • 2 min read • Latest: Aug 24, 2026, 12:31 PM
Last updated Aug 24, 2026
Tim Finchem and his wife are donating $13 million to help establish a new charity strategy for the PGA Tour, announced prior to the Tour Championship. The PGA Tour will launch PGA Tour Charities, focusing on national campaigns aimed at health, youth, access, and community service. This development comes as the tour emphasizes charitable contributions alongside its commercial activities. PGA Tour Charities aims to maintain charity levels from events that fall to the Challenger Series in its 2028 schedule. Players, corporate partners, and fans will have a dedicated platform for community investment.
- •Finchem's donation supports the launch of PGA Tour Charities.
- •The PGA Tour aims to enhance charitable giving with national campaigns.
- •The Tour Championship has a purse of $40 million, awarding $10 million to the winner.
- •PGA Tour has raised more than $4.4 billion for charity since 1938.
- •Lucas Glover is leading player initiatives for the new charity strategy.
- 1:53 PMESPN Golf — Ex-commish donates $13M to PGA Tour charity
- 12:31 PMYahoo Sports — Former commissioner Tim Finchem donates $13 million as PGA Tour reshapes its charity strategy
"Ten years after he retired as commissioner, Tim Finchem and his wife are donating $13 million to help launch a new charity strategy at a time when so much emphasis in golf is on profit in the new commercial enterprise of the PGA Tour. The tour on Monday revealed plans for PGA Tour Charities ahead of the season-ending Tour Championship, which has a $40 million purse that awards $10 million to the winner. Along with building its charity strategy around national campaigns with a more local impact, the PGA Tour is prepared to make up any difference, if needed, to maintain charity levels from tournaments that move down to the Challenger Series in the 2028 schedule.
"Ten years after he retired as commissioner, Tim Finchem and his wife are donating $13 million to help launch a new charity strategy at a time when so much emphasis in golf is on profit in the new commercial enterprise of the PGA Tour.
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External links- ESPN GolfAug 24, 2026, 1:53 PMEx-commish donates $13M to PGA Tour charity
Ten years after he retired as commissioner, Tim Finchem and his wife are donating $13 million to help launch a new charity strategy at a time when so much emphasis in golf is on profit in the new commercial enterprise of the PGA Tour.
- Yahoo SportsAug 24, 2026, 12:31 PMFormer commissioner Tim Finchem donates $13 million as PGA Tour reshapes its charity strategy
Ten years after he retired as commissioner, Tim Finchem and his wife are donating $13 million to help launch a new charity strategy at a time when so much emphasis in golf is on profit in the new commercial enterprise of the PGA Tour. The tour on Monday revealed plans for PGA Tour Charities ahead of the season-ending Tour Championship, which has a $40 million purse that awards $10 million to the winner. Along with building its charity strategy around national campaigns with a more local impact, the PGA Tour is prepared to make up any difference, if needed, to maintain charity levels from tournaments that move down to the Challenger Series in the 2028 schedule.
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