Category: Palm Beaches

Five Years Going Strong At John Prince

The special needs classes at John Prince Golf Learning Center have been in full swing for well over five years with a volunteer staff and LPGA Master Professional, Nancy Stuart.

The special needs students are creating a new family of friends and finding the game to be rewarding and fulfilling both mentally and physically.  Through First Tee, these students have many opportunities available to them because of their involvement with our organization.

“Xavier has been in the program for the past 5 years and the confidence he has acquired from his golf skills has also transferred over into his basketball and bowling skills,” said Coach Nancy. “He is a team player and talks about his coaches and team members all the time.”

Franklin Academy Fall Scramble

Students from the Franklin Academy visited Dyer Park for a Fall Scramble.  Parents and kids enjoyed a great time going “fore” it on a beautiful fall afternoon at the Finnegan Learning Center.  Franklin Academy is a long-time partner of our Chapter and we offer after-school programs throughout the year.

Valentina Wins SFPGA Player Of The Year

Huge congratulations to Chapter student Valentina Guertin. She won the 2023 SFPGA Player of the Year in the 13-18 age division. She played in 11 SFPGA events and scored a total of 1,621.50 points to win the POY award.  Valentina’s goal is to play D1 college golf.

Sponsor Spotlight: Skate Payments

We are delighted to announce our newest sponsor: Skate Payments, a South Florida based fintech company.

Would your club or business be interested in no longer paying credit card processing fees? Credit card fees paid by clubs and businesses each year total in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. Skate Payments empowers business owners and clubs with updated hardware and software that pass the credit card processing fees to customers. 

If customers want their points or cash-back incentives on their credit cards, why should your club or business pay these fees? Skate Payments transitions these fees to become a choice made by the customers.  

To offer customers a better experience and the ability to pay in cash, Skate Payments offers their SkatePay mobile app, which offers customers and businesses real-time processing of cash transactions in the form of ACH. This means no one pays the credit card processing fees and there are no longer disputes and/or chargebacks. Funds are settled the same day!

There is a reason PayPal bought Venmo, and seven banks/credit card companies now own Zelle. We will be the last generation to use credit cards. You already know that your teens and college students rarely use them. Skate Payments is positioned for the incredible opportunity to save their clients from paying millions of dollars in credit card fees while offering a simple solution for customers to access electronic cash. They have partnered with our Chapter as their goal is to have the golf industry be one of the early adopters of saving lots of money.

Would you like to learn more? Visit their website at: www.skatepaymets.com or please contact Kris Patterson at Skate Payments at [email protected] or 917-657-1895.

Great Time At 100 Friends Tournament

Chapter supporters, Trustees, Coaches, staff, Directors, students and veterans enjoyed an unbelievable day at High Ridge Country Club for our annual 100 Friends tournament.  High Ridge is one of the premier golf courses in the state and the country.  This was the first time many of our players had the opportunity to enjoy this highly ranked golf course and clubhouse.

The event was a huge success because of the generosity of our sponsors:

First place gross was won with a tournament record of 12-under par 60 by the team of  Bobby Collins, Trustee Bob Simses, Tommy Pitts and Drake Kelso.  First place net was won by the team of Drew DiAlberto, Lou Chiera, Ed Kolo and Michael Deno with a 22-under par score of 50.

Back At It: Birdies And Hooks 

We partnered with The Fishing Community Organization for another veterans Birdies and Hooks event. Veterans enjoyed a golf clinic hosted by Coach Nancy Stuart at John Prince Golf Learning Center. After tuning up their golf swings, veterans went to Lake Osborne in John Prince Park. While there was plenty of nibbles on their fishing lines, unfortunately, no one was able to reel in any fish, with one fish escaped off the hook in midair as it was reeled in.

Free Veteran Classes

Join us for FREE veteran golf clinics every Wednesday and Friday at 9:00 AM at Dyer Park. 

We provide golf equipment, golf instruction, and opportunities to socialize with your peers and play local golf courses. These programs are open to Palm Beach County veterans.

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