October 6, 2026
MADERA, Calif. – Valley Children’s Healthcare and Topgolf broke ground Tuesday on Topgolf San Joaquin Valley, marking the first major tenant in Valley Children’s planned commercial development and the company’s first partnership with a children’s hospital.
The new facility on the Central California campus of Valley Children’s Hospital marks a significant step toward fulfilling Valley Children’s vision of a community development that includes retail, dining, hospitality and entertainment offerings – a move that hospital leaders say will help the organization provide lifesaving care to children.
“Topgolf fits into the mission of Valley Children’s because Topgolf will allow us to have more revenue to invest in patient care,” said Valley Children’s Healthcare President and CEO Todd Suntrapak. “This is about creating a strategy that does not rely upon either state or federal funding to help us continue to heal children. It’s all about being here a hundred years from now healing children.”
Topgolf San Joaquin Valley will feature 72 climate-controlled hitting bays, a full-service restaurant and bar, expansive arcade, patio and family-friendly mini golf course. The venue will also showcase a first-of-its-kind design for California and marks Topgolf’s first-ever partnership with a children’s hospital.
“From the moment we visited Valley Children’s, we knew this was something special,” said David McKillips, CEO at Topgolf. “Topgolf exists to bring people together, and there’s no better partner for that mission than a hospital that’s spent decades doing exactly that for families across the Valley. This venue brings something new to our California footprint, and we couldn’t be prouder to help strengthen this community for years to come.”
