Youth Guidance
Golf Marathon
Monday, August 31, 2026
An all-day golf experience benefiting Central Ohio Youth for Christ's Juvenile Justice Ministry. Golfers spend the day on the course so at-risk and incarcerated youth across Central Ohio can experience hope, mentoring, and life-changing relationships.
Your most challenging and rewarding day of golf.
- ✓Morning and afternoon rounds
- ✓Three meals, snacks, and beverages
- ✓Unlimited golf balls
- ✓Impact for at-risk and incarcerated youth
Golf with purpose. Invest in teens.
The Youth Guidance Golf Marathon helps provide hope and a future for at-risk and incarcerated youth in Central Ohio through the relationships they build with the staff and volunteers of Central Ohio Youth for Christ's Juvenile Justice Ministry.
- ✓Relational ministry: Caring adults consistently show up for young people who need encouragement, guidance, and hope.
- ✓Gospel-centered impact: Every gift helps create opportunities for students to hear about the transforming love of Christ.
- ✓Local focus: Funds raised support 5 chaplaincy programs for incarcerated youth across Central Ohio.
A flexible format for a full day of golf.
YGGM is designed to be fun, challenging, and meaningful, with options for golfers to participate in the morning round, afternoon round, or both.
How the day works
- Participate in the equivalent of 5 rounds of golf in 8 hours. In a format that allows for fellowship and fast play
- People are there all day but some golfers choose to do just a morning or afternoon round.
- Morning round is a one man scramble and you have your own cart. Afternoon is a 2 man scramble.
What makes it meaningful
- Each golfer raises support for Juvenile Justice Ministry.
- Supporters can give directly to a golfer or make a general event gift.
- The dinner includes a personal testimony about how God has transformed a young person's life.
Plan your Golf Marathon day.
Use this section for the key details golfers, donors, and sponsors need before event day.
Date
Monday, August 31, 2026
Location
Royal American Links
3300 Miller-Paul Rd. Galena, OH 43021
Golf Format
Morning round is a one man scramble and you have your own cart. Afternoon is a 2 man scramble.
Included
Three meals, snacks, beverages, and unlimited golf balls are included for golfers.
Dinner Testimony
The highlight at dinner is a personal testimony about how God has transformed the life of a young person.
Sponsors
Businesses, churches, and friends can sponsor a hole, a meal, or the event to help maximize ministry impact.
Partner with the Golf Marathon.
Sponsorship helps underwrite the event and increase the impact of every gift raised for Juvenile Justice Ministry.
Sponsor a Hole
$500+Donate $500 or more to any golfer and send your logo to be recognized as a hole sponsor.
Sponsor a Meal
$3,500Help provide the hospitality that fuels golfers throughout the day.
Thanks to Our Sponsors!
We could not do this without you! The work that is done through sponsorship and donations goes a long way for youth.
About Central Ohio Youth for Christ
Central Ohio Youth for Christ reaches young people everywhere, working together with the local church and like-minded partners to raise up lifelong followers of Jesus who lead by their godliness in lifestyle, devotion to the Word of God and prayer, passion for sharing the love of Christ, and commitment to social involvement.
