Why are golfers wearing green ribbons at the 2025 CJ Cup Byron Nelson?
If you’ve been watching the PGA Tour the last two days you may have noticed some of the golfers have green ribbons on their hats. Let’s take a look at the reason behind the initiative.
Scottie Scheffler pulled away from the pack on Friday after shooting 8-under par giving him a total of 18-under par after 36 holes. The rest of the field is struggling to keep up and Saturday will be a long day after rain delays and postponement due to darkness on Friday.
While we’re used to seeing lots of green on golf courses, this week players have been seen wearing a green ribbon, most of them on their hats. We had to do a bit of investigation, but we found out what the idea is all about.
We encourage you to demonstrate their support by wearing green on May 1st, or any day throughout May, in recognition of #MentalHealthMonth. While we may not have buildings to illuminate, we can wear green attire, display green ribbons, and share our support on social media. pic.twitter.com/9rzefCLtwX
— CHE Services (@che_health) May 1, 2025
Why are players wearing green ribbons at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson?
Let’s get straight to it. The reason golfers are wearing green ribbons is to promote mental health. Golfers are taking the issue very seriously as some of them have struggled with stress of playing on the PGA Tour and others have come out and spoken about their issues and their work with sports psychologists to help them with a very important part of the game.
The Project Green Ribbon is a partnership with Salesmanship Club of Dallas to benefit the Momentous Institute in collaboration with the PGA Tour. Fans and players are encouraged to promote awareness of the cause by wearing green and/or attaching green ribbons to their attire.
The collaboration took place last year as well when Jon Drago, tournament director of THE CJ CUP, gave some context to the PGA website about the initiative, “Having professional athletes at this level recognize and talk about the importance of mental health is critical for helping to end the stigma around the issue,” he said.
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