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Keep The Fun Going With First Tee App

It’s official… the First Tee App is now live! 

We are excited to bring a fun, interactive way for your participants to engage with First Tee away from the course! The First Tee App includes games and challenges that will enhance concepts taught during class and bring them to life in new ways. Kids and teens will earn badges and points as they complete activities within the app, motivating them to keep playing, and tracking their progress over time.

You can access the app from your Apple or Android device or tablet, or from an internet browser. The games and activities are also available to download for offline use.  

Download the First Tee App:  

Apple iOS: apps.apple.com/us/app/first-tee/id1579272763

Google Play (Android): play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.pga.firsttee

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Awesome Trip To Sage Valley

In partnership with First Tee – Aiken, 6 of our students took a road trip and volunteered at the Junior Invitational at Sage Valley Golf Club. The group was even invited to tour the new PGA Tour Headquarters in Ponte Vedra. 

Isabella Rubio, said about the experience, “I had such an amazing time being a standard bearer for the best junior players in the world. It is such an honor to represent our chapter at this tournament. I learned so much from simply watching the great play. The agility, strength, and mental thinking of these players is so inspiring. Their ability to restart and recover from a bad shot was incredible. South Carolina was truly a wonderful place to visit. This was such a remarkable experience!” 

Register For Summer Camps And Programs

Summer is here!  Enroll your children in our Palm Beach County programs.  We have 16 program locations across the county.

Classes are grouped by ages.  All ages (from 2 to 18 years old) are invited to Saturday classes at the Finnegan Learning Center at Dyer Park!

2-3 years old: Little Chippers
4-6 years old: Rugrats
7-9 years old
10-14 years old
15-18 years old

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

8th Annual Par 3 Corp Challenge

Coral Ridge Country Club recently hosted our annual Par 3 Corporate Challenge on their Rees Jones Course. 36-players representing nine local companies helped raise $30,000 to fund our mission and programs. 

This year’s winning team with a score of 4 under par was LaRocca & Associates comprised of Joe LaRocca, Nick LaRocca, Anthony Fasano, and Brady Quinn (pictured above left).

The Presenting Sponsors included Steady Returns, Gunther Motors and AutoNation. The Awards Sponsor was City Furniture, and the Carts Sponsor was Spirit Airlines.

Special thanks to the other teams that competed in this event: Young Consulting Group, Miller Construction and BDO.

Visiting The Moving Wall

Coach Robert Ferzoco and veterans Robert Bartholomew, Tony Spina, and Scott Siegal visited The Moving Wall – The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Traveling Half-Size Replica at Sportsplex Park.  This memorial is sponsored by Veterans helping Veterans & Their Families, a 501(c)(19) Veterans Charitable Organization.

This memorial is a traveling half-size replica of the Vietnam memorial in Washington D.C. with over 58,000 names who gave their lives between 1957 and 1975.

The guest speaker, Tom Melville (pictured right) is a veteran who served on the USS Coral Sea CV-43. He spoke of his service and of the 18 men he personally knew and their names are on the wall.

Veteran Spotlight: Ed Fitzmaurice

Ed Fitzmaurice, Marines USMC, has been playing golf for the last 5 years as a part of our veterans’ golf programs.

When talking about his experience in our programs, he said: “A very warm, friendly, and congenial group of both students and instructors. Coach Darrell has had a lot of patience with me. Knowing that, I keep coming back! Truth be told, the classes are therapy for both students and coaches.”

This program is generously sponsored by The Harry T. Mangurian, Jr. Foundation.

Veteran Tom Kruse Scores A Hole In One

Tom Kruse, a 4-year participant in our veterans’ program, scored a hole in one last week at our annual Par 3 Corporate Challenge. He achieved this amazing feat on the 3rd hole of the Rees Jones Par 3 Course at Coral Ridge Country Club.

Tom was volunteering for the day by hitting a shot for each foursome that came through, allowing the foursome to use his shot if it was better than their worst shot.

He achieved his first ever hole in one with the final foursome of the day.

Congrats to Tom! He gives the Coaches at Pompano Beach Golf Course much of the credit for the improvement in his game.

Fun With Boys & Girls Clubs

We just wrapped up a fun-filled programming cycle at the Boys and Girls Club, Jim and Jan Moran Unit in Deerfield Beach.  Over the past 4 weeks, the kids and teens were introduced to the fundamentals of the golf swing, golf course etiquette, and participated in golf games where they collaborated with each other. We are so thankful for the leadership staff at the Boys & Girls Clubs, Moran Unit: Miss Jill Arbogast and Miss Christine Richardson, for making this successful program possible!

Participant Spotlight: Bijan Lombeshkon

Bijan Lombeshkon, age 15, has participated in our programs at Parkland Golf and Country Club and Eagle Trace Golf Club for the last 3 years.

When asked about his time playing golf, Bijan said, “I never thought that golf would be a game for me but now I love it. I have met many interesting people and made great friends. I outgrew the first set of clubs and was so happy to have a replacement set from First Tee that fits me perfectly. Thank you to the generous donors that made all this possible!”

Register Now For Summer Camps

Summer is almost here! Enroll your children in our Broward County programs and of course we offer weekly summer camps at multiple locations.

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