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OUR MISSION
The mission of The First Tee of Northwest Florida is to positively impact the lives of young people by promoting character development and life-enhancing values through the First Tee's "Life Skills Learning Experience" and the game of golf. The Mission is based on Nine Core Values: Honesty, Integrity, Sportsmanship, Respect, Confidence, Responsibility, Perseverance, Courtesy and Judgment.
Since the founding of our Local Chapter in 2003, we have worked to spread character education and junior golf to the counties of the Florida Panhandle through 53 National School Programs in area schools (Escambia, Santa Rosa and Okaloosa) and at 10 Golf Course program sites: Osceola Municipal Golf Course (Pensacola), Stonebrook Golf Club (Pace), Tanglewood Golf Club (Milton), Marcus Point Golf Course (Pensacola), The Club at Hidden Creek (Navarre) Tiger Point Country Club (Gulf Breeze) and our Military Affiliate Programs at A.C. Read Golf Course (NAS Pensacola), Gator Lakes Golf Course (Hurlburt AFB), Whiting Field NAS Golf Course, and Eglin AFB Golf Course.
Incorporating the Summer Tour of the Greater Pensacola Junior Golf Association and in partnership with the Pensacola Sports Association and Par Four Charities, we strive in particular to reach young people who otherwise might not have an opportunity to learn and play the game of golf and to learn its inherent values. The First Tee of Northwest Florida is committed to growing the game while ensuring that our programs are accessible and affordable to youth of all backgrounds, diversities, social strata and physical abilities, and always regardless of income or ability to pay.
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100 Holes of Golf Marathon
Joe Durant will host The Inaugural First Tee of Northwest Florida 100 Holes of Golf Marathon at Pensacola Country Club on Monday, March 19th, 2012. Click LEARN MORE for more information!!!
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Fall 2011 A/B Honor Roll
The First Tee recognizes outstanding academic achievement of all participants through its A/B Honor Roll program. Twice annually, chapters report to the home office their participants who have earned all As and/or Bs (or the equivalent) on their report cards and a Certificate of Achievement, signed by The First Tee Chief Executive Officer, Joe Louis Barrow, Jr, is awarded.
All participants, regardless of age, are eligible for this recognition. At the end of each semester, participants should bring their report card to their chapter.
The Deadline to submit report cards from Fall 2011 semester to be recognized has been extended to February 17th so please send your report cards in!
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Spring Session - Golf & Life Skills Clinic
2012 Spring Session Registration is now available. Please click the learn more tab for the dates/times of classes and to download the registration form.
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2012 Summer Tournament Schedule
2012 The First Tee Summer Tournament Schedule
Summer Tour
June 11, 12, 18, 19, 25, 26, July 2, 3, 9, 10
Divot Derby
July 22, 23, 24, 25, 26
Divot Derby Banquet Thursday, July 26th , 6-9 pm
at New World Landing
City Championship
August 1 & 2
A. Downing Gray Cup
August 6 & 7
This schedule is tentative and is subject to change
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The First Tee Military Affiliate Program
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
The First Tee of Northwest Florida Department of Defense Programs
Click the learn more tab below for more information
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Fall First Tee Participants Tournament
The results from the 2011 Fall First Tee Participants Tournament at A. C. Read Golf Course, Sunday, November 20th. Congratulations to all the tournament participants!
1st Place Team : Evan Griswold, Andrew Dorsey, Amber Roth, & Sarah Schroeder
2nd Place Team: Bobby Vose, Ty Aulger, Kristen Shave, & Alia Scotka
3rd Place Team: Mekhi Lucking, Dean Moulton, Madison Loy, & Izabella Erickson
4th Place Team: Jamie Kristie, Kenzie Allen, Sultana Pohlmann, & Madelyn Dimitroff
5th Place Team: Cole Kirchharr, Colby Goodwin, Lexie Nielsen, & Emma Chope
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Scholars Program & Scholarship Opportunities
Local Scholarships for First Tee Life Skills Clinic & Summer Tour Program Participants
Each year, The First Tee of Northwest Florida gives away two unrestricted college scholarships (one male, one female) valued at $1500 each to graduating seniors who are entering college in the fall of that year. Scholarships recipients are selected based on the following criteria:
1) Academic Achievement
2) Volunteer and Community Service
3) Financial Need
4) Years Participating in Program
While level of participation in the program(s) of The First Tee of Northwest Florida is a part of the criteria, please note that golfing ability is not a factor in the ratings process, which is conducted by an outside committee through a “blind” review of each candidate’s application. For more information or to request an application, please contact Scholarship Committee Chairman Steve Bobe via e-mail at steve.bobe@navy.mil
We will post the deadline to apply for one of the 2012 scholarships when date is determined; Scholarships will be awarded the evening of Thursday, July 26th at the Annual Divot Derby Awards Banquet.
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We are now on Facebook
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Florida Golf License Plate
Support Junior Golf
Purchase Your Golf Speciality Tag Today!
Click the "Learn More" link
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HOLE-IN-ONE 2010
The First Tee of Northwest Florida would like to recognize our participants that have achieved a Hole-in-One!
Here are their stories:
Ben Brown of The First Tee of Northwest Florida
Story submitted by Angi Brown
My 13-year old son, Ben Brown, is an Eagle Certified participant of The First Tee of Northwest Florida who also plays in the summer tour. He had his first hole-in-one on October 8, 2010. He was playing at his home course, Stonebrook Golf Club, when he scored his ace on the Par 3, 130 yard 5th hole using his 4 hybrid. Lucky for me, his mom, I was there to witness his achievement
Congratulations Ben Brown!
Jade Sanders of The First Tee of Northwest Florida
Jade Sanders, 12 year old First Tee participant, clinched the 12-13 girls division title of the first Tee of Northwest Florida’s 17th Annual Tom Dorsey Winter Classic with her first career ace on her final hole at A.C. Read Golf Course. She pulled a 2-iron hybrid out of her bag and uncorked destiny. The ball bounced three times, rolled another three feet and vanished into the cup. Sanders dropped her mouth open, then her club. “It was pretty awesome” said Terry Sanders, Jade’s father. “(The crowd around the green) threw their hands in the air, and that’s when we really knew. She said, ‘Oh my God!’ We were both amazed.” – As reported by Pensacola News Journal correspondent Chuck Corder
Congratulations Jade Sanders!
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Individual/Family Par Booster Club
Support The First Tee of Northwest Florida by becoming a member of the Par Booster Club.
We have Individual/Family and Corporate Memberships.
CLICK LEARN MORE FOR APPLICATION
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