The PGA TOUR and Coca-Cola are putting $250,000 behind men's and women's golf programs at historically Black colleges and universities, the Ponte Vedra Beach-headquartered organization announced Monday, Aug. 24.

The HBCU Golf Impact Grant, now in its second year, distributed funds across 16 golf programs at 10 partner schools. Each program received a base grant of $11,250, with an additional $70,000 split among three competitive award winners: Clark Atlanta University (first place), Alabama State University and Texas Southern University.

The number of eligible programs grew from last year's inaugural round, according to a PGA TOUR media release.

"The funds will make an immediate impact in further growing our game across underrepresented communities nationwide," Kenyatta Ramsey, PGA TOUR vice president of player development, said in the announcement.

Clark Atlanta's win carries extra weight. The university's golf team enters its inaugural season this fall, becoming just the third HBCU women's golf program in Georgia. Student-athletes and administrators from Clark Atlanta celebrated Tuesday, Aug. 25, with a behind-the-scenes tour of East Lake Golf Club during the TOUR Championship in Atlanta.

Grant money can go toward facility upgrades, course or practice-area renovations, tournament entry fees, travel expenses and equipment purchases including clubs, balls and apparel. A joint selection committee of PGA TOUR and Coca-Cola representatives evaluated the competitive awards through Coca-Cola's "The World is My Yard" Golf Award program.

The grant falls under the PGA TOUR's Pathway to Progression initiative, which supports junior and collegiate golfers from underrepresented communities. That same pipeline recently added a two-day invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio, scheduled for July 6–7, 2027, through a partnership with the LeBron James Family Foundation announced Aug. 25.

Stephanie Eaddy, senior director of cultural marketing at Coca-Cola North America, said the program is "rooted in the shared belief that talent and potential should not be limited by access or opportunity."

Clark Atlanta's women's golf team opens its inaugural season this fall.