What is Play Yellow?
Play Yellow is a unique cause platform for the golf industry. Barbara and Jack Nicklaus are asking for your support. Barbara and Jack Nicklaus have established a lifelong commitment to saving the lives of children by supporting children's hospitals and Children's Miracle Network Hospitals provide the perfect platform to give back to children's hospitals. Its network of 170 children's hospitals across North America allows the golf community to give back to the communities in which they play and support. CMN Hospitals was build on the premise of keeping funds in local communities and allowing hospitals to use the funds where they are needed most.
Launched in cooperation with the PGA Tour, the Play Yellow campaign has a goal of raising $100 million in the next five years for Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. Nationwide Children's Hospital, which has been the primary beneficiary of the Memorial Tournament since its inception in 1976, is one of 170 CMN hospitals in the country. The hospitals rely on donations to fund pediatric care for millions of children.
Golfers wear yellow to show their support for children's hospitals, but did you know that this gesture started because of a personal connection Jack Nicklaus had that goes back more than 50 years?
Craig Smith, a young friend of the Nicklaus family, was diagnosed with a rare cancer in 1968. After Craig's diagnosis, Jack often wore yellow — Craig's lucky color for Jack — as he played as the top golfer in the world. Craig passed away in 1971 at age 13, but Jack continued to honor him by wearing yellow, including during his iconic win at the 1986 Masters.
Ways to Support the Play Yellow Campaign
Donate
You can support the Play Yellow campaign by simply donating to the program today. When you donate, your gift will be used to make life better for children in North Texas by funding programs that will improve care and help us discover cures for childhood illnesses.
Sign Up to Play
Looking for ways to get on the course in support of Children's Health? Visit our Golf at Children's Health page to find your best way to get involved with raising money for Children's Health.
Swing Fore Miracles
As the local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital for the Dallas region, Children’s Health will host their signature Play Yellow event, Swing Fore Miracles, on October 10, 2024. Join us for a day of networking, fun and raising money to make life better for children!
Wear Yellow
Jack and Barbara Nicklaus, Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, and the PGA TOUR invite you to Play Yellow! You can make a difference for local children's hospitals while playing the game you love. Wear yellow while you're on the course to raise awareness of the campaign that has raised more than $100 million for CMN Hospitals since 2019.
The Impact of Play Yellow
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, together with the PGA TOUR and Play Yellow co-founders Jack and Barbara Nicklaus, have raised more than $100 million raised through the game of golf to help make life better for children across the continent. Since the inception of Play Yellow in 2019, the golfing fundraising movement has established itself as the top way to raise money for children's hospitals through the game of golf. Join Golf at Children's Health to help push the movement forward and continue to raise money for our kids.