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It is time again to play 100 holes in one day to support the thousands of children and veterans in our programs. Individuals and golf club teams can both play.

This year BallenIsles, Trump National Jupiter, Jonathan’s Landing, Ironhorse, Lost City Golf Club and Quail Ridge have committed to help us reach our goal of raising $80,000. Who else is in this year?

Ready to play? Please visit our website or contact Chapter Executive Director Carl Mistretta at [email protected] or 561-307-4060.

Ready to donate? Please support these folks crazy enough to play 100 holes in one day to support our mission and programs. Please visit our donation page for a secure tax-deductible contribution. 

Our annual golf tournament will be held on Tuesday, October 18th at The Bear’s Club. Sponsorships are now available for the event. Our day at Jack Nicklaus’ home course includes lunch, gift bag, golf, caddy, prizes, dinner and drinks. All players compete in both gross and net divisions.

This is your chance to join our current sponsors of Andrew and Cindy Brock, the TimberTech Championship, PGA TOUR Superstore, Keiser University College of Golf, John Craig Clothier, TruGreen, JP Morgan, Rendina Healthcare Real Estate, North American Development Group and Comcast. We are offering a variety of  sponsor opportunities.

The schedule for the day is noon lunch and warm-up, and a 1:00pm shotgun. The tournament format is play your own ball, no scramble, one best ball of the foursome. Limited field to ensure a fast pace of play.

For more information contact [email protected] or call 561-307-4060.

Pratt & Whitney continues their generous support of our veterans’ programs. Our nation’s heroes enjoy the game of golf together at the Finnegan Learning Center in Dyer Park, Alantis Country Club and John Prince Learning Center. Our goal with these programs is to not only teach golf but give comradery to these veterans who fought for our country. 

Our Chapter delivers weekly golf programs to many local veterans. We provide golf equipment, golf instruction, and opportunities to socialize and play local golf courses. To learn more or to register for a program, please visit our website.

Thanks to the generosity of the First Nonprofit Foundation, our students and coaches can use our own Trackman. It has been a game changing addition to our programs, especially for our more advanced players that wish to play middle, high school, and college golf. 

We use the Trackman multiple times each week to help students better understand and improve their game. Trackman is state-of-the-art hardware and software for golf. It is a radar system that reads club and ball data by the changing frequency of microwaves reflected off the club and ball (much like a doppler weather system). Trackman will remain an integral component of our instructional programs for years to come.

After a fun summer partnership with BGC, we held an end of program golf event at Drive Shack for their students. Coach Reva and Coach Corey spent 5 weeks preparing the students at their school with golf drills and games to prepare them for a school versus school competition. The results ended in Forest Hill High winning 3rd with 205 points, Lake Worth taking 2nd with 215 points, and Santaluces finishing 1st with 245 points.

Prior to COVID, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commissioner Gary Nicklaus and Chapter Board Member Bill O’Leary helped us form a partnership with FWC to offer a golf and fishing program to our students. Students hit on the range and practiced their chipping and putting and then grabbed the fishing poles to fish the lakes of the par-3 course at The Bear’s Club. On the last day of class, the students played the par-3 course and then hooked some big ones.

Pictured above left: Landon cost the most fish. Pictured above right: Sara shows off her nice catch.

With the assistance of FWC biologists Keaton Fish and Beau Yeiser, we conducted a summer program to teach eight students how to freshwater fish. The students were able to experience two fun Florida outdoor activities. Thank you to The Bear’s Club and our Coaches (Connie, Zack, Dane, Dariel) for conducting this program in partnership with FWC.

The Club at Ibis generously hosted our first annual Chapter Championship. Three person teams from the Treasure Coast, Palm Beaches and Broward Chapters competed in a one best-ball format. As expected, it came down to the last few holes with Palm Beaches shooting 2-under par 70 to edge Broward by two shots. 

“Because this was the first one, we really had no idea what to expect,” said Billy Reid. “This tournament was awesome! Great course, delicious food, fun format, nice tee gifts and prizes. If you are a chapter student, you want to play in this next year to make sure Palm Beaches defends our title.”

The winning Palm Beaches team players were Billy Reid, Zoe Shamy and Jayda Dookie (pictured above left with Palm Beach President Bobby Hendel and Program Coordinator Zack Anderton).

We also had an individual alumni division won by Tyler Mistretta (pictured above middle) with a bogey free round of 2-under 70 to beat Janelle Johnson by five shots.

THANK YOU SPONSORS!

Enroll your children in our First Tee programs as golf is the sport of business and the sport of a lifetime!

Our program locations include:
• Commons Park Golf Learning Center
• Drive Shack
• John Prince Golf Learning Center
• The Golf Club of Jupiter
• Keiser University Golf Coaching Center
• Madison Green Country Club
• Michael B. Finnegan Learning Center – Dyer Park
• North Palm Beach Country Club
• Okeeheelee Golf Course
• Palm Beach Par 3 Golf Course
• Park Ridge Golf Course
• Southwinds Golf Course
• Westchester Country Club
• The Village Golf Club

For more information and to register, please visit our website.