Victory Junction Gang Camp - Wyndham Championship
By Julie Petrovic

On Tuesday of the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, NC, PGA TOUR Wives Association members visited Kyle and Pattie Petty's Victory Junction Gang Camp. Victory Junction is a year-round camp chronically or seriously ill children. It is also a child's dream come true with a bowling alley, wheelchair accessible swim and splash areas, an arts and craft building, a beauty salon (that will make your hair purple if you want), and a theater area. To the delight of all campers, the camp also creates themed nights, like food fight night with colored mashed potatoes. They even extend the theme concept creating themed weeks like "super hero week" where everyone, even the medical staff, must dress as super heros!

After Pattie Petty hosted a tour of the camp, a speed putting contest was held on the 9-hole putt putt course. PGA TOUR player Tim Petrovic and his caddy, Austin, an enthusiatic camper and ambassador for the camp, raced against NASCAR great Terry LaBonte and his caddy. Terry sped through the course winning the "Mini-Wyndham" and the Sam Snead Jr. trophy. Tim, after congratulating Terry on his win, asked Terry if this was his first golf trophy and to everyone's surprise, found out that it was!

PGA TOUR Wives Association was honored for our commitment to children's charities during the awards presentation when Bobby Long, Chairman of the Wyndham Championship Board of Directors, presented a $20,000 check on behalf of Wyndham Worldwide and the Wyndham Championship to representative, Julie Petrovic. Julie was thrilled to accept a check on behalf of the PTWA and assured the attendees that PTWA members "are dedicated to positively impacting children's lives across the nation." PGA TOUR player Tim Petrovic added "The support of community minded companies like Wyndham is integral to charitable groups like the PGA TOUR Wives Association being able to complete their mission of bettering children's lives." And thanks to a large donation from the Wyndham Championship, the Victory Junction Gang Camp will be able to accept even more children into the camp, allowing them the opportunity to try new adventures, make new friends and just be kids for a few days despite their struggles with their illnesses.