Gene Weldon

As a lifetime member of the PGA of America with nearly 50 years as a PGA Professional, Gene Weldon was a longtime mentor to fellow PGA Professionals as well as countless individuals who made golf a primary focus in their lives. Gene’s life was driven by helping kids, and where he proudly made his most profound impact in service to others. Gene helped grow the game by developing junior golf programs throughout the Myrtle Beach area, working hand in hand with fellow Myrtle Beach Golf Hall of Fame Inductee Carolyn Cudone to form a junior golf program in her name. Gene was also instrumental in raising several hundred thousand dollars to help fund the Cinghiale Creek Learning Center for The First Tee of Coastal Carolinas, whose programs and Nine Core Values use golf as a tool for teaching life learning skills to area children. Myrtle Beach Golf Hall of Fame Inductee Kelly Tilghman was one of many lifelong beneficiaries of Gene’s mentorship and friendship, and upon Gene’s passing in 2017 she joined the Weldon Family in establishing the Gene’s Dream Foundation – to raise critical funds for The First Tee and other junior golf initiatives, and carry forth Gene’s legacy of caring for local children with golf as a focal point in youth development.