DON HOLLIDAY MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT

Brooke Smyth - 2025 Winner...

Congratulations to Brooke Smyth, the 2025 winner and 39th recipient of the $30,000 Don Holliday Memorial Scholarship!

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Taylor Davis - 2024 Winner...

Congratulations to Taylor Davis, the 2024 winner and 38th recipient of the $30,000 Don Holliday Memorial Scholarship!

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Garrett Sexton - 2023 Winner...

Congratulations to Garret Sexton, the 2023 winner and 37th recipient of the $30,000 Don Holliday Memorial Scholarship!

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Kaden Reinhard - 2022 Winner...

Congratulations to Kaden Reinhard, the 2022 winner and 36th recipient of the $30,000 Don Holliday Memorial Scholarship!

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  • Wednesday, 7 May 2025
    Brooke Smyth is the first student athlete from Glenvar High School to receive the Don Holliday Memorial Scholarship since 1995. She will attend Virginia Tech in the fall.
  • Thursday, 15 May 2024
    Taylor Davis is Salem’s first Don Holliday Scholarship recipient in 20 years. “It’s really awesome to know that there’s this group of people who want to give back to the high school students who are out here just playing golf and everything, and having fun,” she said. “Its a really great feeling to know there’s people who really care about junior golf in the Roanoke Valley.”
  • Thursday, 25 May 2023
    The first recipient from William Byrd since 2010, Garrett Sexton plans to apply the scholarship, part of $89,500 awarded by the Roanoke Valley Golf Hall of Fame, to his studies at Virginia Tech. "My main goal with playing high school golf was to have fun with it and just enjoy my time," he said. "I'm very thankful that it resulted in me winning this."
  • Thursday, 26 May 2022
    Reinhard is the first recipient from Floyd county, and plans to study psychology at Virginia Tech with the goal of becoming an FBI profiler.
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Photograph of Don Holliday

The Don Holliday Memorial Foundation (a 501-C3 Charitable Corporation) was formed in 1986 to honor the memory of Don Holliday. District Sales Manager of Piedmont Airlines. The Don Holliday Memorial Scholarship Fund was initially funded by Pace Magazine the in-flight publication of Piedmont Airlines. The first Don Holliday Memorial Golf Tournament took place in June 1987 with the proceeds going to the Scholarship Fund for the past 38 years. The Don Holliday Memorial Golf Tournament has grown to one of the top charity events in the state. We have awarded over $590,000 in scholarships. The scholarship is administered by the Roanoke Valley Golf Hall of Fame which each year awards a (4 year $30,000 scholarship) to a deserving boy or girl from Southwest Virginia who also has an interest in golf.

Founding Fathers

  • John Bays
  • Jim Bowden
  • Jerry English
  • John Hostutler
  • Mike Mauck
  • George Morehead
  • Ellsworth Snyder
  • Burch Sweeney
  • Pete Watkins

Board of Directors

  • Justin Ditmore
  • Ben Firebaugh
  • Andy Foster
  • Kevin Foster
  • Alex Harlow
  • Don Holliday Jr
  • Carter Holliday
  • Michelle Horne
  • Kurt Kreider
  • Josh Mattox
  • Chris Maxwell
  • Alan Miller
  • Shawn Potter
  • Chris Ransom
  • John Swanson
  • Scott Thomasson
  • Brad West
  • Jack Wilkes
  • Jimmy Woodson

Justin Ditmore
(540) 312-9126
justinditmore1@gmail.com

Alan Miller
(540) 815-8820
3930 Belle Aire Circle
Roanoke, VA 24018
alantmiller@gmail.com

GOLF TOURNAMENT

2026 Tournament Information

The Don Holliday Tournament is a one-day format, Captain's Choice, where 188 players participate. Every player gets a gift and there are many items to buy at auction. Thanks to the many fine merchants and friends in the Roanoke Valley who donate door prizes and other items for our players. The Don Holliday Tournament has become the most popular charitable/scholarship fund raising event in Virginia.

Saturday, June 27, 2026 - Roanoke Country Club

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