Miracle Open golf tournament raises more than $112K for brain disease research

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — The 2026 Miracle Open charity golf tournament raised $112,532 for research and families battling the effects of debilitating brain diseases, including ALS, Alzheimer’s, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Parkinson’s disease.

The Miracle for Mom charity was founded in 2014 by Atlanta News First reporter Adam Murphy, whose mother, Janice, lost her battle with a brain disease. Murphy said the money raised through this year’s 10th annual golf event moves researchers and advocates “one step closer to finding treatment and a cure for brain diseases.”

The sold-out tournament was held Friday, April 24, at Stone Mountain Golf Club and drew a record 244 golfers. Players competed across two courses during the daylong event.

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Sports radio station 92.9 The Game broadcast live from the tournament. Special guests, including former Atlanta Braves second baseman Glenn Hubbard and former Atlanta Falcons star Billy “White Shoes” Johnson, were also in attendance.

Sponsors included Bridgestone Golf, Trauma Services, Chick-fil-A, Marietta Diner, Emory Brain Health Center, Northside Hospital, Lumpkin Industries, Tin Lizzy’s, JD Law Group, GS Construction and The Varsity, among others.

Winners of the tournament earned the right to wear the charity’s signature pink jackets.

The Lakemont Course championship team included Jayson Janowski, Ludvig Rhodin, Hunter Hooten and Grant Henry, who finished with a score of 48.

The Stonemont Course winning team featured Jim Hauck, Touk Varney, Brian Oliver and Carson Cooper, who posted a score of 51.

The Miracle Open charity golf tournament has raised more than $600,000 for research and families in need of medical supplies and equipment during the past decade.