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April 25, 2024 
John Carpineta, a Philadelphia PGA section member and assistant golf professional at Bensalem Township Country Club, is the recipient of the 2023 Patriot Award.
The honor goes to a PGA professional who personifies patriotism through the game of golf and demonstrates unwavering commitment and dedication to the men and women who have served and protected the United States of America.
An inspiration to many, Carpineta earned his PGA membership at 63 years old. Today, at age 81, he remains a driving force in leading the growth of the PGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) program in the Philadelphia Section. A U.S. Army veteran, Carpineta is an advocate for golf programming to be used as a form of therapy for veterans, and thanks to his efforts, more than 500 veterans have been positively impacted. Additionally, Carpineta is a staunch supporter of Patriot Golf Day, hosting events annually to support the initiative.
Carpineta has been the recipient of multiple awards at the Section level, including Golf Professional of the Year in 2019, the Patriot Award (2017, ’18, ’20) and the Player Development Award in 2015. Carpineta has also been instrumental in mentoring other PGA professionals who have aspirations to be heavily involved in PGA HOPE programming. His commitment to service at the Section level includes being the co-chair of PGA HOPE Bensalem since 2016, a member of the Player Development Committee since 2016, and an Education Committee member since 2011, among other Section and Chapter committees.
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