5th Annual COOPER CUP

Charity Golf Tournament

Monday, June 16, 2025 | Carmel Country Club

A day of Golf, Friends & Fun to support Special Needs Individuals & Initiatives in the Region.

10:30 AM | Registration + Warm Up

12:00 PM | Tee Off + Shotgun Start

3:00 PM | Adaptive Golf Clinic Begins

4:30 PM | 19th Hole Reception Begins

2024 Cooper Cup Highlights. Filmed and Produced by Billow Media.

Two Unique Golf Tournaments - One Amazing Day on the Course

Cooper Cup SCRAMBLE | North Course

  • Foursome Teams | Captain’s Choice

  • On-course Games and Contests

  • Golf Prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place

  • No Handicap Required

$1200 / Foursome Team

 

Cooper Cup FOUR BALL | South Course

  • Twosome Teams | Best Ball

  • Cash Prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd Place

  • First Place Engraved on “Cooper Cup”

  • GHIN Handicap Required

$800 / Two-Person Team

Sponsorships Opportunities are Available for 2025!

For more info on event or sponsorships: events@cooperroyallfoundation.org

Join us after Golf for the 19th Hole Reception!

4:30pm - 7pm, Smoked BBQ and Brick Oven Pizza for Dinner with Middle James Brews on tap.

Games, Prizes and a Golf Themed Live Auction.

Available to non-golfers, golfer’s families, friends and guests. Invite your crew!

$30/adult - $15/child

Adaptive Golf Clinic - Why We Are Here!

Complimentary Golf Clinic during the tournament for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities and Their Families.

Hosted by Carolina Adaptive Golf. Contact CRF for more information.

 

2024 SPONSORS (Updates Coming Soon)

Course Sponsors:

Platinum Sponsors:

Beverage Sponsor:

 
 

Production & Video Sponsor:

 
 

Adaptive Golf Clinic Sponsors:

Hole Sponsors:

 

Kaj Vazales

 

19th Hole Reception Sponsors:

 
 

Player Experience Sponsors:

 

Landen Bartholomew Family

 

Friends of The Cup:

Bourgeois McGinn Builders

Lauren and Turner Dayton

Spencer and Roddey Dowd, III

Erin Varol

Who We’re Playing For

The Cooper Royall Foundation’s mission is to “Provide Resources and Awareness to Amplify the Love and Understanding of Special Needs Families”.

We focus on pre-school, post-secondary, and lifelong family support initiatives that “wrap themselves around” traditional K-12 offerings. CRF is partnering with likeminded organizations across the region to strategize & AMPLIFY the impact on those they serve.

Autism Society of NC - Camp Royall

Camp Royall is the Nation’s oldest and largest camp for individuals with Autism - located in Pittsboro, NC.

The Cooper Royall Foundation funds yearly scholarships to their weeklong summer camp for Autistic campers. Additionally, CRF is visioning and funding an Adaptive Play Zone and other strategic growth opportunities to bolster the Camp’s offerings!

INREACH NC

INREACH provides a wide variety of services, including job training, to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and their families, in the Charlotte region.

CRF has funded the INREACH puppet troupe to perform “Barnyard News” at schools across the city. The show is performed by individuals with intellectual disabilities and teaches young children about people with disabilities and inclusion.

ClemsonLIFE

ClemsonLIFE, is one of the nation’s leading post-secondary programs for young adults with Special Needs. The program focuses on teaching life and employment skills.

CRF funds a yearly grant in aid to assist one student to attend LIFE and has co-developed the 50 by ‘25 Initiative w/ LIFE to grow the program by 25% and create an Inclusive Certificate of Hospitality Management.

Western Carolina UP Program

The WCU UP Program provides an inclusive, two-year, on-campus living and learning experience for college-aged persons with intellectual disability. The goal of the program is to facilitate UP students' transition from secondary school to adult life with education, employment, and independent living.

Winthrop LIFE

WinthropLIFE is a federally designated post-secondary program built to strengthen skills in the areas of employment, self-determination, health and nutrition, social networking, and independent living. CRF has partnered with WinthropLIFE to hire additional faculty to double the size of the program!

The Cooper Royall Foundation is embarking on an EXCITING NEW INITIATIVE to enhance the employment ecosystem in Charlotte for individuals with intellectual disabilities. We envision a place-based strategy to grow jobs opportunities, training, transportation and awareness anchored in the SouthPark neighborhood:

  • Partner with Charlotte based nonprofits that focus/create employment training and job opportunities for the intellectual disability community.

  • Create/ fund necessary supports to create a hub of employment that supports South Park’s 350+ neighborhood hotels, shops, restaurants, and service providers.

  • Incrementally create an ecosystem of inclusivity, opportunities, and celebration of people of all abiliies in the heart of Charlotte.