We extend our sincerest gratitude to Jack Nicklaus, our Honorary Chairman and a Trustee of The First Tee, and the members and staff of The Bear’s Club for recently hosting our annual 100 Friends tournament.
“Our sponsors and supporters simply had a wonderful time,” said Bobby Hendel, Chapter President. “The club is very special and the golf and food were spectacular.”
Pictured below: The winners of our 2016 event with a net score of 54 were – Mark Reid – Chapter Director, David Burke, Marc Haisfield, and Alex Gillmurray
Winners of the gross division with a score of 64 were Steve Rockoff – Chapter Chairman, Steve Kessner, Jaared Hack, and John Orchin.
Thank you sponsors!
Special thanks to our friends at Toro, Audubon International and the Palm Beach Golf Course Superintendents Association for hosting a “Live Green” event for our chapter in Dyer Park.
Over 50 students enjoyed a variety of environmental experiences including learning instruction about golf course agronomics, how golf courses help our environment, golf course maintenance and irrigation equipment, building bird houses for migrating purple martins and installing a new landscape design at our facility.
“Toro supports The First Tee nationwide and has helped us in so many ways,” said Chapter Executive Director Carl Mistretta. “They are an industry leader in community giving- from offering special pricing on irrigation and maintenance equipment to chapters of The First Tee and helping us with significant grants during our facility renovation.”
Toro has recently become a Trustee corporate partner of The First Tee- the highest level of giving. Toro and Audubon International sponsor seven Live Green! events per year around the country and our Chapter was very fortunate to be selected this year. The students received a free T-shirt and lunch was sponsored by Collins and Fish and Seafood.
Since 2007, The First Tee Life Skills Experience has been offered to students in Belle Glade with assistance from the Palm Beach Sheriff’s office.
Currently, our partnership is serving youth participating in Christ Fellowship’s after school programs. Students are transported to Sugar Cane Golf Club where they learn about golf and life skills with Coach Robbie Rush, PGA and Deputy Reggie Bush. Students from our Belle Glade programs have been selected to receive Palm Beach County Golf Association sponsored college scholarships. 
Two Chapter participants were invited to play in the Pro-Am and were paired with LPGA Professionals. Participant Frances Melendez, pictured above, played with Pro Martha Nause and Participant Janelle Johnson, pictured below, was paried with Pro Becky Iverson.
Connie Capanegra, Chapter Program Director said, “Our students had a great time playing with the LPGA Pros. Frances and Janelle learned some important tips, as both girls are excellent players and are always learning how to improve their game.” 
The Honda Classic’s Birdies for Children program teams up our chapter with the PGA Tour event to raise dollars with a fun chance to win a new Honda automobile! Our chapter benefits from the proceeds, plus we receive a 10% matching contribution courtesy of The Honda Classic.
HOW TO DONATE AND GUESS THE BIRDIES?
Make a minimum donation of $20 or more to our chapter and then guess the total number of birdies that will be made by the entire field in all four rounds of the 2017 Honda Classic. 