PHOENIX -- Kirk Triplett has introduced a winning cause for his professional golf game: helping find permanent homes for foster children as he competes on the PGA TOUR.

To bring this program to life, Triplett has formed a partnership with the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. Triplett's golf bag, custom designed by the Foundation to attract widespread visibility as he plays at each tournament, will display prominently a photo of a local child in foster care seeking a permanent home. Triplett also will use the public stage he has on the TOUR to tell each child's story to media, spectators and viewers.

"My wife Cathi and I have two adopted children, Alexis and Kobe, who have enriched our family in many ways," Triplett said."With the new program, we want to introduce children like ours to prospective parents across America, with the ultimate hope that we create some permanent bonds."

The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing the adoptions of the more than 150,000 children in North America's foster care system, will help Triplett advance his cause throughout the TOUR. Via the adoption agencies it funds nationwide, Foundation staff will identify children to feature in each of markets on Triplett's TOUR schedule.

The Foundation also will manage requests from families interested in adopting children or learning more about the process. Requests will be fielded via www.davethomasfoundationforadoption.org or 800/ASK-DTFA (1-800-275-3832).