College Scholarships

Our first chapter college scholarship was established to honor the memory of one of our founding Directors- Erling Speer.  The scholarship was generously founded to honor Erling by the The Andrew and Robin Hunt Philanthropic Fund.

Erling was an instrumental chapter Director and helped launch the Treasure Coast chapter in 2012. His relationships with other youth serving organizations, especially the Boys and Girls Clubs, were key factors in our chapter’s early growth and today’s continued success.  Erling, a true Southern gentleman, will be remembered as an entertaining storyteller and, very literally, the nicest person you could ever meet.  He was loved and respected by all who knew him.

Leonard “Lenny” Franklin Loyd passed away peacefully, just shy of his 77th birthday. He lived a life full of adventure, creativity, and purpose. After years as a restaurateur in the Cayman Islands, Lenny settled in Stuart, Florida, where he built a successful career as a Financial Planner and became a founding board member of First Tee – Treasure Coast. His love of golf brought many highlights—US and British Mid-Amateurs, an albatross, two holes-in-one, and his induction into the Palm Beach County Golf Association Hall of Fame. His passion for music lived on through The Patch, his final album now on Spotify under the name Lenny Loyd.

In his memory, the Lenny Loyd Scholarship has been created to support First Tee alumni with tuition and room and board grants to help them pursue their college goals.