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Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia
Dollar awards represent total monies committed by the USGA. Some awards take the form of
multi-year grants while others are challenge grants. The organizations listed as the grantees represent the legal
applicant of the grant, which is not always the same as the program name for which the grant was awarded.
Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Alabama Inc.
Ozark, Ala.
Awarded: $23,000
Purpose: This matching grant supports a new Boys and Girls Club pilot program. Programming will reach 50 youths from its
Ozark, AL site and will operate three to four days a week for 34 weeks. The goals of the program are to enable youth
from disadvantaged circumstances an opportunity to be exposed to the game of golf as well as learn skills, rules, and
etiquette. Funds will be used for instruction, access, and equipment.
Contact: Bette Byrd, Resource Director
(334) 445-0512
Boys and Girls Clubs of South Alabama
Mobile, Ala.
Awarded: $7,000
Purpose: This challenge grant supports the Boys and Girls Club of South Alabama implementing a pilot program in five of its 17
existing sites. Approximately 70 economically-disadvantaged youths will participate in summer programming meeting
15 times, for two hours a session. Additionally, the program will have a strong emphasis on leadership and
team-building seminars. Funds will be used for instruction, course and range access, and golf clubs and bags.
Contact: Kathee McGuire, Director of Fundraising
(334) 432-1235
City of Gadsden
Gadsden, Ala.
Awarded: $3,400
Purpose: This matching grant supports the implementation of a pilot junior golf program during the city's summer camps.
Programming will operate once a week for eight weeks, meeting two hours per day. Twenty-five economically
disadvantaged youths will be reached during the year. USGA funds will be used for golf clubs and bags, course
access, driving range access, and instruction.
Contact: Diane Short, Recreation Manager
(256) 549-4736
Greater Montgomery Youth Golf Association
Montgomery, Ala.
Awarded: $18,000
Purpose: This challenge grant will support the year-round Montgomery First Tee program. Nearly 440 youths will participate
in the program and will be recruited from 10 YMCAs within Montgomery County. USGA funds will be allocated toward
PGA instruction, access scholarships, and transportation.
Contact: W. Durden Dean, Director of Special Projects
(334) 269-4362
Right Start Junior Golf Academy
Montgomery, Ala.
Awarded: $8,000
Purpose: This grant will help support the expansion of Right
Start Junior Golf's spring and summerprogramming. USGA grant funds will support
instruction as well as driving range and course access for 40 youth in the Montgomery
area. Right Start teaches youth the game of golf and life skills while promoting
academic excellence in school, as expressed in their motto, "Starting right in
golf and life."
Contact: Essie McGhee, Executive Director (334) 396-6764
Tennessee Valley Jazz Society
Huntsville, Ala.
Awarded: $5,300
Purpose: This grant will support costs associated with course access, transportation, and golf clubs and bags for the
Tennessee Valley Youth Golf Development junior golf program. The program will consist of a four-week summer
session, meeting four days a week for four hours per day. The program plans to reach 50 inner-city youths from the
Huntsville area.
Contact: Howard Bankhead, Director
(256) 858-0409
The First Tee of Birmingham
Birmingham, Ala.
Awarded: $25,000
Purpose: This grant supports course access and instruction
costs for TFT Birmingham's junior golf program. This program
expects to reach 3,000 youths with in-school, after-school, and summer programming
as well as weekend clinics. Programming currently takes place at Highland Park
Golf Course, but will move to its own facility once construction is completed
in June 2004.
Contact: Nathan Grube, Executive Director
(205) 967-4745
On Even Par
Holt, Ala.
Awarded: $11,500
Purpose: This grant will help support On Even Par's two beginner
and intermediate sessions.Specifically, USGA grant funds will support driving
range access, course access, equipment, and instruction. On Even Par was founded
to develop, implement, and administer a multi-faceted educational program to
increase access to the game of golf for individuals with disabilities. On Even
Par provides clinical and therapeutic golf lessons for approximately 36 people
with disabilities while educating PGA instructors and golf professionals throughout
Alabama on golf couse accessibility through seminar series.
Contact: Annette Sullivan, President of the Board of Directors
Jerry Pope, President/CEO (205) 339-5075
YMCA of West Central Florida
Lakeland, Fla.
Awarded: $100,000
Purpose: This grant supports the general construction costs
of The First Tee of Lakeland at YMCA's 9-hole, par-3 course. The First Tee
of Lakeland will be constructing and renovating the Publix Supermarket 45-year
old lighted, tradition-based facility. The golf course and program anticipate
reaching more than 1,000 youths each year, as well as 1,500 seniors, individuals
with disabilities, college students, and parents.
Contact: Alice Slack Collins, President/CEO
(863) 644-3528
Boys and Girls Club of Alachua County
Gainesville, Fla.
Awarded: $2,500
Purpose: This grant will help to start-up a junior golf program
at the Boys and Girls Club ofAlachua County. Specifically, USGA funds will go
towards the creation of a club program that will operate during regular club
hours during the week by assisting with equipment and instruction, as well as
course and range access costs. The Boys and Girls Club of Alachua county will
provide golf programming to 100 club members as an addition to other sports activities
to create more diversified program offerings for the 100% African-American club
membership. The club also has plans to add the golf program to its Endeavor Program
which targets physically and mentally challenged children.
Contact: Mark Kahn, Sports Director (352) 373-6639
Boys and Girls Club of Charlotte, Inc.
Port Charlotte, Fla.
Awarded: $12,000
Purpose: This challenge grant supports a program that will
meet five days a week for eight weeks. Approximately 105 youths recruited
from Charlotte County, located on the Gulf Coast, will take part in the program.
The majority of participants will be on the free-or-reduced lunch program
and beginner golfers. USGA funds will be used for instruction, transportation,
and golf clubs and bags.
Contact: Charlie Rome, Executive Director
(941) 883-0999
Boys and Girls Club of Collier County, Florida, Inc.
Naples, Fla.
Awarded: $8,500
Purpose: This challenge grant supports the creation of a
new Boys and Girls Club junior golf program. Nearly 350 youths will receive
golf instruction at the Boys and Girls Club. Additionally, 30 interested
youths will receive lessons on the driving range as well as play a few rounds
of golf at a local course. USGA funds will be used for instruction, course
and driving range access, equipment, and transportation.
Contact: Lisa Hiscock, Operations Director
(239) 430-1562
Boys and Girls Club of Miami, Inc.
Miami, Fla.
Awarded: $15,000
Purpose: This challenge grant will support a junior golf
program with participants from three Boys and Girls Clubs within the city
of Miami. Programming will operate for 12 weeks throughout the summer and
will be held at Melreese Golf Club, the official home of The First Tee of
Miami. Forty-five youths are expected to benefit from this grant, and USGA
funds will be used for PGA instruction, course and range access, equipment,
and transportation.
Contact: Frank Saavedra, Grants Administrator
(305) 446-9910
City of St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg, Fla.
Awarded: $10,000
Purpose: This grant will help support the continuation of the
City of St. Petersburg and AcademyPrep's junior golf program. Specifically, USGA
funds will support the after-school and summer programming sessions by assisting
with instruction, course and driving range access, and transportation costs.
Academy Prep is a tuition -free, private, multi-faceted learning center offering
many programs designed to give economically disadvantaged youth a chance for
success. 115 youths, primarily from target redevelopment areas of St. Petersburg,
will be reached through summer and after-school programs.
Contact: Jeff Hollis, Director, Golf Courses (727) 898-7800
Mayor's Drug Free Communities
Sarasota, Fla.
Awarded: $60,000
Purpose: This grant award will allow The First Tee of Sarasota/Manatee
to significantly expand its current junior golf program by increasing the
number of sites offering the program as well as the types of programming
offered. TFT of Sarasota/Manatee plans on reaching 3,000 youths annually.
The grant award will support instruction, course and range access, golf clubs
and bags, and transportation.
Contact: Mary Ann Andrews, Executive Director
(941) 373-7373
North Florida Section PGA
Tampa, Fla.
Awarded: $20,000
Purpose: This grant supports continued course access opportunities
for nearly 125 schools inNorthern Florida. The "Swing Into School" golf program
is projected to reach more than 50,000 students in the upcoming year.
Contact: Jeff Gibson, Growth of the Game Coordinator (813) 854-2331
Smart School
Lauderhill, Fla.
Awarded: $45,000
Purpose: This three-year grant will support Smart School's,
The First Tee of Lauderhill golfprogram. The program is anticipated to reach
200 youths within Broward County Florida in this upcoming year. USGA funds will
be allocated toward certified instruction, transportation, and equipment in all
three years.
Contact: Pam Brooks, Assistant Director (954) 321-6777
South Florida Junior Golf Academy, Inc.
Plantation, Fla.
Awarded: $19,000
Purpose: This grant will enable South Florida Junior Golf
Academy to offer PGA instruction to 700 youths in five schools within Broward
County Florida. The program will operate over 24 weeks and its goal is to
introduce golf to all students in second through fifth grade. USGA funds
will support instructor wages and course access fees.
Contact: Joe Vogel, Director of Golf
(954) 915-8015
The First Tee of Jacksonville, Inc.
Jacksonville, Fla.
Awarded: $25,000
Purpose: This grant will support The First Tee of Jacksonville
(TFTJ)'s year-round program which is anticipated to reach more than 1,100
youths. The majority of participants come from poverty-stricken families
and nearly 85% are beginner golfers. This is TFTJ's second USGA grant, and
USGA funds will be allocated toward certified instruction and golf clubs
and bags.
Contact: Pepper Pete, Grant contact
(904) 347-3800
Children's Golf Foundation of Miami Springs, Inc.
Miami Springs, Fla.
Awarded: $50,000
Purpose: This grant supports a year-round program that serves
individuals with disabilities throughout the Miami-Dade County School system.
Programming will operate on a specially outfitted 3-hole golf course which
will be constructed on a portion of the Miami Springs Golf Course. Nearly
1,200 youths will benefit from this grant, and USGA funds will be allocated
for PGA instruction and golf clubs and bags.
Contact: Donna Wood-Beney, Executive Director
(305) 710-0253
Special Olympics Florida
Saint Augustine, Fla.
Awarded: $18,000
Purpose: This matching grant will enable 40 individuals
with disabilities to participate in a golf program held at two The First
Tee sites in northeast Florida. USGA funds will specifically be allocated
to instruction, course access, and equipment. Both The First Tee of St. Johns
and The First Tee of Jacksonville, where programming will be held, have received
USGA grants in the past.
Contact: Thelma Ewell, Golf/Life Skills Coordinator
(904) 429-0153
DeKalb County
Decatur, Ga.
Awarded: $25,000
Purpose: This matching grant will help support DeKalb County's
beginner golf program. Two-hundred youths will participate in a three-month
program, meeting two days a week. Youth will learn the basic fundamentals
of the game, life skills, and rules and etiquette. The majority of participants
are beginner golfers, African American and on the free-or-reduced lunch program.
USGA funds will be used for instruction, golf clubs and bags, range access,
and transportation.
Contact: Sheika Kendi, Grants Coordinator
(404) 371-2955
Friends of John A. White Park, Inc.
Atlanta, Ga.
Awarded: $20,000
Purpose: This grant supports Camp Best Friends, a summer
camp held at The First Tee John A. White Park. The summer camp is expected
to reach 150 economically-disadvantaged youths and meets five days a week
for eight weeks. TFT John A. White also operates after-school programming
and weekend clinics, reaching 1,100 youths total. Funds will be used
for instruction.
Contact: James Gabrielsen, President
(404) 237-6646
Muscogee Junior Golf Academy
Columbus, Ga.
Awarded: $25,000
Purpose: This grant supports course access and instruction
expenses for its beginner and intermediate/ advanced programs, which
each meet once a week for an entire year. MJGA plans on reaching 150
youths in its new beginner program. Additionally, MJGA plans on reaching
50 youths in its intermediate/advanced program. To follow their motto, "Grades Up, Scores Down," the
advanced program aims to develop youth by preparing them for college
golf through both strong academic and tournament records.
Contact: Crystal Nu-Man, President
(706) 321-9272
Project One Junior Golf Academy, Inc.
Atlanta, Ga.
Awarded: $10,500
Purpose: This grant will help support the expansion of the Project
One Junior Golf Academyprogramming to reach 100 participants in the Atlanta metropolitan
area. Specifically, USGA funds will support after -school programming as well
as weekend range and course access opportunities by assisting with instruction
and the cost of green fees. Participants will also have the opportunity to visit
the PGA Tour's BellSouth Classic and attend other area clinics while receiving
reserved starting times on weekends at a variety of Atlanta area courses.
Contact: Vic Clark, Executive Director (334)
396-9850
SNJ Golf Academy, Inc.
Villa Rica, Ga.
Awarded: $16,500
Purpose: This grant supports the expansion from a pilot
program to a formal junior golf program reaching 100 economically-disadvantaged
youths. Programming will operate once a week for 38 weeks. Funds will be
used for equipment and access.
Contact: Samuel Neeley, President
(706) 563-7814
Sonny Ackerman Adaptive Sports Foundation
Suwanee, Ga.
Awarded: $50,000
Purpose: This two-year grant supports two-day workshops
for PGA professionals and therapists, which teach them the therapeutic benefits
of golf for individuals with disabilities. The attendees then take the knowledge
learned and help maintain monthly clinics at various locations, primarily
across the southeastern region of the United States. The grant will assist
with instruction expenses as the program undergoes expansion of the two-day
workshops and the regularly scheduled monthly clinics.
Contact: Marc Timson, VP Operations/Board of Directors
(770) 614-7572
City of Greensboro
Greensboro, N.C.
Awarded: $5,500
Purpose: This grant supports instruction and transportation
for the TYGR PAWS golf program. Through this program, area youth take part
in summer clinics meeting once a week for seven weeks. A total of 300 youths
will participate in this program.
Contact: Darryl Kosciak, Program Coordinator
(336) 373-2611
The First Tee Chapter of the Sandhills, Inc.
Vass, N.C.
Awarded: $15,000
Purpose: This grant will enable The First Tee of the Sandhills
to offer PGA instruction year-round to 100 youths within the Sandhills region
of North Carolina. The First Tee of the Sandhills is also implementing after-school
programming in 12 elementary schools and six middle schools reaching nearly
3,240 youths. USGA funds will specifically be allocated to course and driving
range access for the year-round programming.
Contact: Al Arrigoni, Executive Director
(910) 692-1941
Blackville Golf Club, Inc.
Blackville, S.C.
Awarded: $4,000
Purpose: This challenge grant supports a pilot program,
which will meet two days a week for six weeks. Programming will reach 60
youths, of which the majority are beginner golfers, on the free-or-reduced
lunch program and African-American. Funds will be used for course access
and golf clubs and bags.
Contact: Perry Gunnells, Club President
(803) 284-2465
The First Tee of Spartanburg
Spartanburg, S.C.
Awarded: $15,480
Purpose: This grant will assist TFT Spartanburg with course
access and instruction costs for its First Swings golf program. Programming
will operate four days a week in one week sessions throughout the summer
and reach 180 economically disadvantaged youths. TFT Spartanburg will expand
on programming this coming year by offering a structured life skills component
and TFT Par level curriculum.
Contact: Mike Byce, Executive Director
(864) 579-0360
Bamberg School District One
Bamberg, S.C.
Awarded: $1,060
Purpose: This grant supports a pilot program, which will
reach 211 fourth and fifth grade economically disadvantaged students. The
majority of participants will be beginner golfers, on the free-or-reduced
lunch program, and African American. Programming will operate during school
hours, once a week for nine weeks, and consist of two trips to a local golf
course. USGA funds will be used for course access and golf clubs and bags.
Contact: Phyllis Overstreet, Grant Coordinator
(803) 245-3053
Fairfax County Park Authority
Fairfax, Va.
Awarded: $3,880
Purpose: This challenge grant supports the expansion of
the Youth Golf Initiative Program to two different locations. Approximately
40 primarily at-risk youths will take part in a seven-week junior golf program
held in the summer. USGA funds will be allocated for transportation, equipment,
instruction, and driving range access.
Contact: Gary Temple, Manager of Greendale
(703) 324-8700
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