⛳Operation Second Stride Presents
First Annual First Responders Golf Classic
Saturday, October 3, 2026
📍Willow Springs Golf Course | West Friendship, Maryland
🇺🇸 Golf for a Great Cause. Support Those Who Protect Our Communities.
Join us for a day of golf, camaraderie, and community as we come together to support the mental health and well-being of our first responders.
Whether you’re a firefighter, law enforcement officer, EMS provider, dispatcher, healthcare professional, business leader, or community supporter, this tournament is an opportunity to make a meaningful difference while enjoying a fantastic day on one of Maryland’s premier golf courses.
Every registration and sponsorship directly supports Operation Second Stride’s equine-assisted learning programs, allowing us to continue serving first responders at no cost to participants.
🐴 Why Operation Second Stride?
At Operation Second Stride, horses help teach lessons that words alone often cannot.
Through ground-based, equine-assisted learning experiences, first responders develop practical skills that help them:
- Build resilience
- Improve communication
- Strengthen relationships
- Regulate stress
- Restore connection
🏌️ Golfer Registration
Individual Golfer — $100
Includes:
- ✅ 18 Holes of Golf
- ✅ Golf Cart
- ✅ Lunch Provided
- ✅ Awards Dinner
Foursome — $400
Includes:
- ✅Registration for Four Golfers
- ✅ Golf Carts
- ✅ Lunch Provided
- ✅ Awards Dinner
⭐ Tournament Highlights
🎯 Four-Person Scramble (Captain’s Choice)
🏌️ Shotgun Start
🏆 Longest Drive (Men & Women)
🎯 Closest to the Pin
⛳ Putting Contest
🎁 Silent Auction
💵 50/50 Raffle
🍽 Awards Dinner
🎉 Door Prizes
💙 Become a Sponsor
Looking for a meaningful way to promote your business while supporting an incredible cause?
We offer sponsorship opportunities for businesses of every size.
Sponsorship Levels
🏆 Presenting Sponsor
🛡 Guardian Sponsor
🌿 Resilience Sponsor
🤝 Connection Sponsor
⛳ Hole Sponsor
⭐ Special Event Sponsors
Your sponsorship helps provide equine-assisted learning experiences for first responders while showcasing your business to golfers, community leaders, first responder agencies, and supporters from throughout the region.
📣 Challenge Your Department!
Think your department has what it takes?
Gather your coworkers and enter a foursome!
🚒 Fire
🚓 Law Enforcement
🚑 EMS
📞 Emergency Communications
🏥 Healthcare
🚨 Military & Veterans
🏆 Who will take home the bragging rights?
🎟 Register Today!
Stacie Nichols
Founder & President
Operation Second Stride