In 2020, at the height of the global COVID-19 pandemic and a mental health crisis facing the NYPD with a spate of suicides within our ranks, the NYPD Health & Wellness Unit, under the guidance and leadership of Deputy Commissioner Bob Ganley, Inspector Mark Wachter, and Sergeant Jimmy Hall, commissioned the creation of an NYPD Golf Team. We formed with a mission to serve our members, both uniformed and civilian, active and retired, with an outlet to de-stress and foster positive and healthy interactions through the game of golf.