In May, Floridian National will host the inaugural Rosie Pro-Am. The event will benefit The “Rosie” Scholarship Fund and the students at First Tee – Florida Gold Coast. The “Rosie” scholarship was established in memory of our Honorary Vice Chairman, Tim Rosaforte, by Chapter President Bobby Hendel.
Please support The Rosie through an online donation or visit our silent auction site featuring world class golf foursomes, trips and instruction and sports memorabilia.
The inaugural James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational will be hosted March 31–April 6, 2025, at the Old Course at Broken Sound in Boca Raton, Florida. The tournament will feature a field of 78 PGA TOUR Champions players competing for a purse of $2.2 million dollars. Playing alongside the Champions Tour players will be 26 football legends, who will tee it up on Friday and Saturday of the event. The three-day tournament will be televised on the Golf Channel.
The James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational will support our Chapter, Habitat for Humanity and the Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation.
This new event will be managed by Pro Links Sports, a nationally recognized sports marketing and event management firm that assists in running several PGA TOUR and PGA TOUR Champions tournaments.
Senior Program Director Emily Valentine and Director of Operations Darrell Bock, PGA accepted a grant of $5,000 from The Country Club of Florida Ladies Association. The ladies conducted a charity day in February and chose First Tee – Palm Beaches as the beneficiary. Special thank you to CCFL member, Sherry Fleming, for organizing our participation and the club staff for a great day of golf!
Congrats to our board member and Palm Beach County Commissioner Maria Marino for being inducted into the 2024 class of the Palm Beach County Sports Hall of Fame.
In her induction speech, Maria thanked golf for opening the doors that have led her to a career of success and philanthropic work.
In 1977, after years of covering local sports, veteran sportswriter Chuck Otterson decided the time was right to formally recognize the accomplishments of area athletes. The Palm Beach County Sports Commission has been involved with this event since 2004, developing it into the successful program it is today.
Congratulations to Phil O’Connor for winning our Pebble Beach Raffle! He won a 3-night stay at the Lodge at Pebble Beach and a foursome to play one round at Pebble Beach Golf Links and Spyglass Hill Golf Course. Thank you everyone for entering and supporting our children and veterans.
The Admirals Cove Foundation was founded to improve lives in their surrounding community and to strengthen Admirals Cove through their culture of giving. Through their annual giving campaign, the Foundation’s efforts are focused exclusively in the areas of education, health, and social services.
Darrell Bock, PGA, our Director of Operations, Zack Anderton, Program Director, and Nyla Sims, Program Coordinator attended the Grant Reception to receive the $25,000 grant from the foundation. Our organization sincerely thanks the Admirals Cove Foundation and the members of the club for their continued support of our programs. Their generosity provides a far-reaching impact in Palm Beach County.
Our spring programs are under way. Enroll your children at one of our 14 Broward County Program Locations.
For more information and to register, please visit our website by scanning the QR code.
This year, Isabella Rubio was chosen to represent our Chapter as an ESPN Junior Course Reporter at the tournament. Guided by ESPN’s sports anchor Theo Dorsey, Isabella explored the media side of behind the scenes at the tournament. She learned the intricacies of event reporting. Together, they followed golf star Ricky Fowler. Isabella even had the fun opportunity to film some B-roll for a broadcast later in the day.
Chapter student, Jahsiah Bowie, was honored to serve as a Page for a week in the Florida State Senate.
The Senate Page Program offers participants the opportunity to learn about the legislative process in Florida through a hands-on approach to civic learning. Pages role-play as Senators, develop ideas for new laws, draft legislation, and file bills. The week culminates with a mock session in which bills are debated and voted on by Senate Pages. Additionally, Senate Pages assist members of the Florida Senate by distributing legislative materials and correspondence in the Senate Chamber while observing the Senators as they discuss and debate legislation. Pages also lead the Pledge of Allegiance during session, enjoy guest speakers, and participate in educational tours and activities.
Join our Ace Program! Ace is an additional capstone program built for teens to help them game-plan what’s next. It integrates the skills and inner strengths they’ve developed at First Tee and points them toward exploring, investing in, and building a clear plan and assets for their next step. In 2024, there will be 7-10 “ACE Days” that will take place during a day off of school where students will gather to complete projects and play golf. This is a program that is a benefit to your eligible students and is in addition to your already existing First Tee program. Students must be 16 years old and an active participant in our program for at least 3 years.
Our Veteran of the Year award was presented to Bolivar “Bogie” Perez at the Spring Season kickoff class at All Golf @ CB Smith Park.
Bolivar “Bogie” Perez, Navy, has been playing golf on and off for the last 30 years and is a first-time participant in our program at The Club at Weston Hills.
When talking about his experience in our program, he said: “I could not be happier with the level of instruction and comradery from the other vets. This has been a real blessing to keep me engaged and focused on improving my golf game and meeting new friends.”
Interested in joining our veterans’ programs? Please visit our website for more information.
