Our Chapter began a new 2021 golf program with Special Olympics Florida. We send a special thank you to Spirit Airlines and Chapter Director Laurie Villa in assisting with funding for this program. This new program will run 9 consecutive weeks on Saturdays at the Grand Palms Hotel-Spa & Golf Res...
Read MoreFirst Tee registration is open at multiple program locations in Broward County. Please visit our website to learn more about class days and times at the following locations: • Grand Palms Hotel-Spa & Golf Resort • Hollywood Beach Golf Club • Parkland Golf & Country Club • Pompano Bea...
Read MoreOur Chapter has enjoyed a very long and continually growing partnership with the Palm Beach Par 3 Golf Course. Each year, the Par 3 Foundation funds three weeks of summer camps for our students at the course. These funds are raised each year at the Raymond Floyd Open. Our Chapter sends a team each y...
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Read MoreFirst Tee – Palm Beaches was awarded the Regional Florida Youth Conservation Centers Network (FYCCN) 2021 Outstanding Partner Grand Prize Winner! Florida Wildlife Commission Commissioner Gary Nicklaus contacted our Chapter to propose a golf and fishing pilot program. As a professional golfer a...
Read MoreZack Anderton – Coach of the YearZack has been a First Tee Coach for 4 years and runs multiple classes during the week at Dyer Park. Zack is a graduate of Keiser University and currently in the PGA program. In a challenging year, Zack persevered and safely delivered many First Tee programs to ...
Read MoreFirst Tee registration is open at multiple program locations in Palm Beach County. Summer camps are now being listed! Please visit our website to learn more about class days and times at the following locations: • Michael B. Finnegan Learning Center- Dyer Park • John Prince Golf Learning Cente...
Read MoreFor the last 12 years, our Chapter has conducted the Monday after The Honda Invitational. Our donors, supporters and students play the Sunday pins from the PGA TOUR event. A few crazy people even played the pro tees! “The course was in fantastic condition and the greens were lightning fast,...
Read MoreTim Rosaforte has been covering The Honda Classic for more than three decades, first as a newspaper writer for the Sun Sentinel and Palm Beach Post, then as a writer for Sports Illustrated and Golf World and lastly as a broadcaster for NBC and the Golf Channel. The Honda Classic announced Monday tha...
Read MoreDue to COVID, we were not able to host our Tuesday Junior Clinic this year. Instead, Kamaiu Johnson agreed to host the students on a video call. Kamaiu became a professional golfer because of the support and mentoring he has received from many generous individuals in the game. (Read more about Kamai...
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Our chapter is one of many in the First Tee network. First Tee is reaching young people in all 50 states and select international locations on golf courses, in elementary schools and through other youth-serving organizations.