Category: News

We are excited to share a new exclusive offer with our partner– Topgolf! Chapter participants, alumni, friends, and family can now enjoy $20 off game play at any US Topgolf location through December 30th, 2026.

In order to play, please fill out the Topgolf First Tee Offer Form to receive an email coupon for your next visit. Coupons can be applied to reservations made through the app, online, or as a walk-in.

This offer has unlimited redemptions, so feel free to use it as many times as you please. This offer can be combined with Topgolf’s discounted off-peak hours for even more savings!

Happy golfing!

We have concluded our first program with Deerfield Beach Senior Citizens. This partnership started this year, and we are proud of how the six-week program helped these senior citizens.

Their motto: “Age is simply the number of years the world has been enjoying you!”

Coach Robert Ferzoco lead the clinics where nine senior citizens participated in the program and were introduced to the game of golf.

Thank you to the community service center and Taketha Lherisse and Schelli Bailey for their help in organizing and directing this new program.

Congratulations to veteran participant Bogie Perez! Bogie is a part of our FORE Freedom veterans’ program at All Golf at CB Smith Park. He was selected to be a National PGA HOPE Ambassador.

Out of 40 nominations from across the country, only 20 ambassadors were chosen. This prestigious honor recognizes Bogie’s leadership, character, and dedication to serving fellow veterans through golf.

We are proud of Bogie and grateful to have him represent our program, our community, and the PGA HOPE family on the national stage.

We are proud to announce that our Senior Program Director and chapter alumna, Emily Valentine, LPGA, was selected as a chaperone for the First Tee Leadership Summit in partnership with PGA TOUR Superstore in West Creek Ranch, Montana this summer!

The Summit is designed for selected teens to explore leadership concepts like building authentic relationships, growing through challenge, and developing positive self-identity through dynamic outdoor and team building activities. Workshops are facilitated by leaders from PGA TOUR Superstore headquarters, West Creek Ranch, and First Tee headquarters. Congrats, Emily!

The 2026 100-Hole Challenge is upon us.  By donating, you can enter our raffle for a chance to win a trip to play and stay at Pebble Beach!

We are playing September 18th at the Rees Jones Par 3 Course at Coral Ridge Country Club.  Clubs, companies, individuals and high school and college students (think community service hours) are invited to play.  Please contact [email protected] for more information and to register to play.

Please visit our 100-Hole Challenge website to donate and support the thousands of students and veterans we serve each year in Broward County.

Coral Ridge Country Club is one of our most important and generous sponsors. They host our Par 3 Corporate Challenge in the spring and our 100-Hole Challenge in the fall, two of our biggest fundraisers that allow us to serve thousands of kids, teens and veterans in Broward County.  We sincerely appreciate the continued support of the membership, Managing Partner J.J. Sehlke and Director of Golf Scott Fox.

Their championship 18-hole golf course at CRCC is a timeless masterpiece designed by Robert Trent Jones, Sr. in 1954. Restored by son, Rees Jones in 2020, the course bears classic runway style tee boxes, a signature of his father, with undulating greens that are precisely bunkered. The course offers an array of course lengths and difficulties for their members of all ages and skill levels to enjoy playing. The course is commonly described as the “crown jewel” of Fort Lauderdale.

Enroll your children at one of our 6 Palm Beach County Program Locations. 

• Boca Raton Golf and Racquet Club
• Commons Park Golf Learning Center
• Keiser University Golf Coaching Center
• Michael B. Finnegan Learning Center – Dyer Park
• Palm Beach National Golf Club
• Park Ridge Golf Course

Chapter student Jordan Reyes was selected to play in the First Tee National Championship at the University of North Carolina.  The tournament brings together First Tee’s top players for an opportunity to showcase how the program has helped build the strength of character needed to play under pressure at the collegiate and/or next level.

Jordan improved his scoring each day of the tournament with rounds of 76-70-67 to vault up the leaderboard and finish in 8th place.

Pictured above left to right: First Tee Trustee and tournament sponsor Fred Tattersol, Elisa Hernandez from our Broward Chapter and Jordan.

Another great round of miniature golf, pizza, and smashing drives with the Achievement Center students at Drive Shack and the Puttery. The group also visited Dyer Park to experience hitting off of green grass at our practice facility. The students practiced their putting, chipping, and full-swing with the help of Coach Frank Wingate. 

Whether your junior is starting their golf journey or if they are a seasoned player looking to improve their game, Newell Golf Academy at Boca Raton Golf & Racquet Club and Park Ridge Golf Course has a class for you. You will find afterschool First Tee golf programs for beginners, intermediate players, and the elite golf program for experienced golfers. From fundamentals, learning the basic swings, and working with video/trackman analysis, these programs have your junior covered. Follow the links below to see their full schedule of programs and to register into one of their classes.

Please visit our website for programs offered at Boca Raton Golf & Racquet Club.

Happy 65th Birthday, Coach Glen Beaver! With all his summer camp students, the group celebrated Coach Glen’s birthday at Commons Park! Students gathered around to sing “Happy Birthday” before everyone enjoyed pizza and birthday cake together.

Coach Glen, thank you for all you do for our many students!

For more information on Coach Glen’s programs at Commons Park and to register, please visit our website.

Our special needs program, Beyond the Tee, has begun our Inaugural Special Olympics Training Camp at Forefront Golf and Fitness. Athletes went through an hour training session working on balance, rotation, and leg strength. The 7-week program will focus on core strength, positions in the golf swing, rotation, and balance.