At The First Tee, core values like perseverance and confidence are key in not only teaching golf but the life skills that come with it. These two values are no stranger to nineteen-year-old Norman Xiong. An alumnus of The First Tee of San Diego, Norman joined the program at the age of five when his ...
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Family: A group of people (related or not); often held together by bonds of devotion and shared values and goals. At The First Tee, one of our Nine Healthy Habits is family. Families are vitally important in providing the first social interactions for a young person and set the basis for future heal...
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What is the Perfect Sense Unified Challenge? The Perfect Sense Unified Challenge is a team event with golfers from The First Tee paired as teammates with wounded veterans and Special Olympics golfers. In addition to playing two rounds of golf at top courses in the nation’s capital, golfers also en...
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Golf is Making a Difference When you think of golf, you may see it as just a game. You go out on the course, swing a few clubs, play a few holes and tally up your score. How can a game like golf make a positive impact on lives? Just how can golf make a difference? …
Goals are dreams you work hard to make come true. Angelica Harris, alumna from The First Tee of Greater New Orleans, knows this truth well. Her hard work and dedication earned her awards, scholarships and achievements, including her Ace-level certification with The First Tee. Ace is the highest leve...
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