Birdies for Babies Program Holds Check Presentation

DURHAM – On Thursday afternoon at the Washington Duke Inn & Duke Golf Club, members of the Duke men’s and women’s golf programs along with doctors and staff from the Duke Children’s Hospital gathered for a check presentation.  

For the 2022-23 season, the men’s and women’s golf programs raised $20,818.75 for the Duke Children’s Neonatal and Pediatric Intensive Care Units.  The Blue Devils presented the doctors and staff with a check for the amount raised.  Starting its seventh year, the Birdies for Babies program has raised $107,803.95.  

The Birdies for Babies program was created by former women’s golf national champion Virginia Elena Carta.  A native of Udine, Italy, Carta was a four-time All-ACC selection and the 2016 NCAA Individual Champion.  The 2016 WGCA All-America and Honda Award winner turned in an NCAA-record 16-under-par ledger of 272 as a rookie to register her first collegiate victory.  She became one of only four Blue Devils to win both a NCAA Individual and team NCAA title.

The Blue Devils are encouraging fans to sign up to support the Birdies for Babies program for the 2023-24 campaign to help the children in the neonatal and pediatric intensive care units.  

If you are interested in supporting Duke’s partnership with Duke Children’s, you can pledge for each birdie made during the season or make a one-time donation.  Pledges start at $0.50 and higher increments are welcome.  If the Blue Devils register an eagle (counts as two birdies), albatross (three birdies) or hole-in-one (four birdies), they will count as stated.

Duke Children’s is a 180-bed inpatient hospital within Duke University Hospital. The central outpatient clinic, the McGovern-Davison Children’s Health Center, is a 66,000 square-foot facility that is adjacent to the hospital, and combines medical and surgical specialty services in one colorful, child-focused location. Additionally, there are numerous Duke Children’s primary care and specialty care clinics across North Carolina to care for the needs of children throughout the state. Duke Children’s is one of the largest health care providers for children in the Southeast, and the only children’s hospital in North Carolina to be ranked in all 10 specialties by the U.S. News & World Report. Learn more about Duke Children’s online at www.dukechildrens.org or at…