Annual Review
View our First Tee Annual Review for a summary of our impact on youth during the last year.
Parents' Guide
Flip through our parents’ guide to see the wide-ranging and ever-growing education, life, leadership and golf opportunities for participants.
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Leadership
First Tee is led by a board of governors and executive leadership.
Employment
With a job at First Tee, you can introduce golf and core values to youth.
First Tee Ambassadors
Our First Tee National Ambassadors take their passion for golf and empowering kids and put it into action through their support of First Tee.
Character Gap
Based on new research from First Tee and The Harris Poll, today’s kids and teens are facing new challenges, but some things never change. Strength of character is still essential for overcoming obstacles.
History
When we began, we knew we were opening access to the game. What we discovered was that we were also opening access to powerful personal growth.
First Tee began in 1997 as a partnership among the LPGA, the Masters Tournament, the PGA of America, the PGA TOUR, and the USGA to make golf affordable and accessible for all kids. As we introduced the game, we also introduced a life skills curriculum that supported the development of values found within the game of golf, including honesty, integrity, perseverance and respect. This was a game changer – for the kids, and for our organization. Now, for over two decades we’ve been committed to helping kids build character strengths and important life skills through the game and providing all kids with access to opportunities for personal growth in a fun and safe environment. While we began on golf courses, we expanded by bringing our program to physical education classes across the country through our in-school and after-school programs.