Huge SHOUT OUT to the staff at The Champion’s Club for joining in on the fun with the kids from the Boys and Girls Club of Port Salerno. Special THANK YOU to the Champions Club at Summerfield for donating their beautiful golf facilities to our chapter students.
Chapter Coach and Chapter Program Coordinator, Steven Andrade, taught the lesson of Confidence with the students of Boys & Girls Clubs of Martin County – Port Salerno!
Our Chapter has funded the construction of a new 35,000 square foot artificial turf golf learning facility at the Boys & Girls Club of St. Lucie County Westside Club Complex. The facility is complete, and you are invited to the Ribbon Cutting on Monday, February 7th at 3:00pm. Please RSVP to 772-460-9918.
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:
• Champions Club
• Crane Watch
• Fairwinds Golf Course
• Jensen Beach Golf Club
• Saints at Port St. Lucie Golf Club
• Trident Golf Club
For more information and to register, please visit our website.
Coach Jim DeLarme, PGA delivers our program weekly to children at the Boys & Girls Clubs of St. Lucie County – Infinity Club. They play golf, run relay races and enjoy the afternoon outside with their peers. Our Chapter partners with after-school programming providers to bring golf to children that may have not otherwise have the opportunity to learn the game of golf and inherent life skills that the game teaches seamlessly. Thank you to all our trained Coaches and program partners for making a difference in our community.
Participant of the Year: Katie Harwood is an ACE level participant at Crane Watch Club with Coach Bo Bachelor. She has been in the First Tee program for 8 years and volunteers her time back to the younger children in the PLAYER class. Katie is a senior at Martin County High School and is excited to attend college in the fall.
Volunteer of the Year: Anthony Graham is a dedicated volunteer at Fairwinds Golf Course assisting Coach Willie Scott and Mark Cammarene, PGA. He has been volunteering with First Tee programs for over 2 years.
Coach of the Year: Willie Scott is our Lead Coach at Fairwinds Golf Course. He leads Saturday morning programs and also coaches veterans and First Tee programs at the Boys & Girls Club of St. Lucie County and many other outreach programs. Willie enjoys working with his fellow veterans and the many children and teens in his First Tee programs.
Our Chapter has funded the construction of a new 35,000 square foot artificial turf golf learning facility at the Boys & Girls Club of St. Lucie County Westside Club Complex. The facility is nearly complete, and you are invited to the Ribbon Cutting on Monday, February 7th at 3:00pm. Please RSVP to 772-460-9918.
Holiday break is over and we are beginning our spring programs. Enroll your children as golf is the sport of business and the sport of a lifetime!
Our program locations include:
• Champions Club
• Crane Watch
• Fairwinds Golf Club
• Jensen Beach Golf Club
• Saints at Port St. Lucie Golf Club
For more information and to register, please visit our website.
Three of our veterans are invited each month for an 18-hole round hosted by veteran outreach director, Jack Bloomfield. Last month’s event was played at The Club at Weston Hills in Weston, FL. Veteran participants were Scott Siegel, Robert Enquist, and Kevin Bolender (pictured above). Scott was able to play all 18 holes despite losing 90% of his eyesight many years ago.
Special thanks to Weston Hills Director of Golf, Jonathan Banas, for hosting this event.
Our veterans’ programs are made possible by a generous grant from the Harry T. Mangurian Jr. Foundation.
Join us as the LPGA returns to Boca Raton for the Gainbridge LPGA Junior Clinic!
The clinic gives the chance for local kids and teens ages 5-18 years old to learn about the game of golf from some of the best female golfers in the world!
Participation is FREE and each registrant will receive two (2) complimentary tickets to the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio Golf Club valid any day January 27th -30th.
Children and teens will learn chipping, driving, putting and golf etiquette from top LPGA players and local professionals! The junior clinic will be held at Osprey Point Golf Course from 3:00pm-4:30pm on January 24th, 2022.
Osprey Point’s address is 12551 Glades Rd, Boca Raton, FL 33498.
All students must register online to attend the clinic.
Gainbridge Youth Standard Bearer:
Standard Bearers carry the scoreboard for each group during tournament play. Parents/Adults can accompany during the round.
Free registration for all Youth Standard Bearers. Volunteer package comes with one (1) Official Tournament Golf Polos, one (1) Official Tournament Hat or Visor, Official Tournament Volunteer Pin, Volunteer Badge acts as Weekly Grounds Pass and two (2) additional Weekly Grounds Passes.
Students and golfers ages 13 and older can register online for the Standard Bearer committee.
Scroll to Youth Bearer Volunteer and enter code: YLPGA!
Contact Graham at [email protected] with questions.
The Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio runs from January 24 – 30, 2022 and is held at Boca Rio Golf Club and will feature one hundred-twenty of the best female golfers in the world. For tickets or more information, please visit the Gainbridge LPGA website.
Our Special Olympics program conducted its ninth and final week of programming in December.
Twelve Special Olympics athletes participated in this program funded by Spirit Airlines to First Tee- Broward.
Coaches in group photo (above left) Greg Mingo, James Rondeau and Robert Ferzoco conducted the program at the Grand Palms Hotel-Spa and Golf Resort.
All Special Olympic athletes in need of golf equipment were given their own bag of clubs.
Holiday break is over and we are beginning our spring programs. Enroll your children as golf is the sport of business and the sport of a lifetime!
Our program locations include:
• Bridges at Springtree
• Club at Weston Hills
• Cooper Colony Golf & Country Club
• Davie Golf Club
• Eagle Trace Golf Club
• Hollywood Beach Golf Club
• Parkland Golf & Country Club
• PGA TOUR Superstore – Plantation
• Pompano Beach Golf Club
For more information and to register, please visit our website.
It has been two years since Chapter students, supporters, coaches, staff, veterans and parents could all get together. In December, we had a record crowd at the Finnegan Learning Center in Dyer Park at our end of the year bash. The celebration included:
• The Dennis Walters Golf Show- pictured top.
• A session on tempo from the Jupiter High Drum Line- pictured above left.
• LPGA Tour player and Chapter Director Marina Alex hitting a few shots and answering student questions about what it takes to make it on tour- pictured above middle.
• Games for the kids and Trackman for the high school students- pictured above right.
• Delicious burgers, chicken, hot dogs and mac and cheese!
• Billy Reid receiving Participant of the Year Honors- pictured below left.
• Billy signing his letter of intent to play college golf in the Fall at Keiser University- pictured below right.
