The Ducks will bring back their annual Golf Classic presented by Honda on Thursday, Sept. 10, with Monarch Beach Golf Links serving as the backdrop for a day that benefits the Anaheim Ducks Foundation.
Registration opens at 10:30 a.m., followed by a warm-up reception and a noon shotgun start. Foursomes will be paired with Ducks players, coaches, broadcasters and alumni chosen through a virtual draft earlier in the week. Head Coach Joel Quenneville and Club President Aaron Teats are also set to be on hand.
The event will roll through a full slate of golf and on-course competitions, highlighted by a hole-in-one challenge with a brand-new 2026 Honda Passport TrailSport Elite on the line. It all wraps up at the 19th hole reception, where cocktails and awards will cap the day and the top foursome will take home the Ducks Golf Classic “Orange Jacket.”
Players in the field will also receive Ducks-branded gear, including a Ducks polo and a golf towel courtesy of Palm Golf.
Throughout the day, participants can also bid in a silent auction featuring Southern California experiences, travel and entertainment packages, and sports memorabilia.
The Ducks Foundation remains the club’s main charitable beneficiary. Launched at the start of the 2008-09 season, its mission is to support programs that create positive change for children and families across Southern California by expanding educational opportunities, growing access to hockey and addressing health and wellness needs in the community. Money raised through the Golf Classic will go toward the club’s Learn to Play hockey program and S.C.O.R.E. education curriculum.
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