Beyond the Tee has started a golf vocational training program with Passionate Care of Palm Beach. In our first sessions, volunteers helped at Dyer Park by opening and unwrapping new U.S. Kids golf clubs for our young students. While the weather put a stop to golf practice, these students were more than happy to help us prepare the clubs for our younger students.
Under perfect skies at the Palm Beach Par 3, we had the distinct honor of hosting three remarkable veterans, Police Athletic League Officer Chris Heald, Army pilot Ken Thompson, and veteran Dr. Patricia Cepeda Russell, for a wonderful day of golf. This was a truly special experience for everyone involved. Seeing these heroes enjoy such a beautiful golf setting is an inspiring reminder of why our veterans’ program are needed.
The 2027 USNDP grant application is now open!
In their previous three grant cycles, USNDP awarded over 300 grants and nearly $3 million nationwide.
APPLICATION CLOSES OCT. 31, 2026
The USNDP Grant is an annual, reimbursement-based program with awards ranging from $2,500 to $15,000 for families of competitive junior golfers who demonstrate financial need and exceptional potential to progress through the USNDP Development Pathway. Selected families are reimbursed for qualifying athlete expenses, including tournament fees, travel, equipment, practice/green fees, and coaching. Recipients also receive free access to the Accel Golf stat-tracking app and exclusive athlete development webinars led by the USNDP Coaching and Athlete Development team.
We are excited to enter into our second year in partnership with Mission United for supporting our FORE Freedom veterans’ programs!
U.S. military veterans are some of our community’s greatest heroes. With over 73,000 veterans in Palm Beach County, MISSION UNITED is tasked to provide support to nonprofit agencies that serve our veteran population.
MISSION UNITED, United Way of Palm Beach County and their partners serve those who served our country by ensuring veterans receive the support needed to lead fulfilling, healthy lives after completing military service. This is accomplished by fostering communication and collaboration among these agencies while providing capacity-building and financial support grants. They accomplish this through working with local government, the Veterans Administration, and other non-profit organizations to ensure success.
MISSION UNITED provides a map for all veterans’ resources in Palm Beach, Broward, St. Lucie, and Stuart. If you wish to review the map, please visit their website.
Enroll your children and teens at one of our Martin and St. Lucie Counties Program Locations.
For the fourth year in a row, we partnered with Go Fore It, an organization dedicated to creating life-changing opportunities for youth through the game of golf, mentorship, and character development. We hosted an unforgettable experience for children from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Martin and St. Lucie Counties.
We welcomed 20 enthusiastic participants from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Stuart, Port Salerno, and Chuck Hill for a golf clinic designed to introduce and inspire the next generation of golfers.
We are so grateful for this continued collaboration and the positive impact it has on our local youth. A very special thank you to Andrew Hunt and Chris Everett for your unwavering support and dedication to creating these meaningful opportunities for children in our community.
We would also like to thank St. Lucie Trails Golf Club for hosting the clinic and helping make this event possible.
Martin County Parks and Recreation programs are off to an exciting start this summer! We have worked with campers from the J.A.S.E., G.A.A.P., and R.E.A.C.H. locations. This is an incredible experience as we are introducing golf to see many kids.
These campers are lucky because their classes are held at the hitting bays at Sailfish Sands. With approximately 50–75 campers joining us each session, the golf course is filled with energy, laughter, and excitement.
We had one student enthusiastically ask to become a professional golfer when they grow up. Another camper asked if they could stay overnight at the golf course to play again the next day!
Sailfish Point has been a generous supporter of our Chapter for many years by hosting Club Drives, making donations through the women’s golf association and hosting our annual golf tournament. For the fourth time, they graciously hosted our annual golf tournament in May.
60 Chapter supporters enjoyed a beautiful day playing this incredible golf course at the tip of Hutchinson Island. Thanks to the support of our sponsors, two of our Chapter students Cheetah Baez and Poppy Carson were invited to play with Coaches Emily and Gabbie (pictured right). Both students spoke at the dinner after golf about their experiences with First Tee and their love for the game. Cheetah just returned from the finals of Drive, Chip & Putt at Augusta National!
Pictured above left: The net winners from Team Lindstrom Air, a Chapter sponsor, of Doug Murphey, Gregg Snowden, Doug Lindstrom and Mike Sacks with Chapter President Andrew Hunt.
Pictured above right: The gross winners from Team Apogee, a Chapter supporter, of Nick Beddow, Randy Cropp, Robert Fox and Christian Garcia with Chapter President Andrew Hunt.
Huge SHOUT OUT to our Sailfish Point host member, Richard Dakers!
And THANK YOU SPONSORS!!
Welcome Triston Osborn as our new Program Coordinator.
Triston began playing golf four years ago during undergraduate studies at Oregon State University. He quickly fell in love with the game and soon landed a job in the golf industry. He discovered his passion for teaching by helping his friends improve their game while continuing to develop his own.
After graduating, Triston moved across the country to West Palm Beach to attend Keiser University, where he pursued a degree in Golf Management. He also enjoys competing and played for the club golf teams at Oregon State and Keiser. While living in West Palm Beach, he participated in a variety of junior golf events throughout the area as both a caddie and a starter.
Triston hopes to earn his PGA Class A certification as he continues his journey to help as many golfers as possible.
The adult class from ARC of Treasure Coast expressed their heartfelt gratitude to Coach Dave by presenting him with a generous thank you gift. These participants appreciate Coach Dave for helping them practice and develop their golf skills. In recognition of this commitment, Coach Dave received a gift bag filled with a variety of gifts, including a hat, a coffee mug with his initials, pain patches to ease his back, gum, mints, pretzels, and, not to be forgotten, delicious chocolate chip cookies.
The mission of ARC of The Treasure Coast is: Empowering children and adults with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) and other related disabilities to achieve their fullest potential through state-of-the-art residential, vocational, educational, behavioral and other health related programs and services that ensure choices, opportunities, advocacy & family support.
Congratulations to James Grimmie for breaking a hundred! He recently shot a 94 at Indian Hills Golf Course. When asked about what his improvement, he said that working on his driver and his chipping during our veterans’ class helps him tremendously. As his golf journey continues, James wants to improve his putting.
James is a member of our FORE Freedom Veterans program at Indian Hills Golf Course that occurs every Tuesday from 1-2pm. For more information, please visit our website.
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