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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: $15,000
Purpose: This one-year matching grant will help support the
continuation of the Boys and GirlsClub of Southeast Alabama's after-school, summer,
and Saturday golf programming. USGA funds will specifically support course access,
range access, equipment, and transportation for 50 participants through year-long
programming. This program is available to all club and community members for
a small fee. The majority of participants are from economically disadvantaged
homes.
Contact: Lonnie Groomes, Executive Director
(334) 445-0512
Huntsville Metropolitan Youth Golf Foundation
Meridianville, Ala.
Awarded: $17,500
Purpose: This grant supports a junior golf program for almost
200 youths who wish to refinetheir game. The program provides golf instruction
through summer clinics, Saturday sessions, and in-school golf lessons, as well
as course and range access. USGA funds will be used for instruction, course access,
range access
, equipment, and transportation.
Contact: Charles Richardson, Executive Director
(256) 652-3218
Tennessee Valley Jazz Society
Huntsville, Ala.
Awarded: $14,000
Purpose: This one-year matching grant will support The First
Tee of Huntsville's summer golf program which will serve nearly 100 youths from
local social service agencies and churches. Participants will receive 72 hours
of instruction during the summer months. USGA funds will go toward certified
instruction, course access, and equipment.
Contact: Howard Bankhead, Director
(256) 858-0409
Boys and Girls Club of Miami,
Inc.
Miami, Fla.
Awarded: $7,000
Purpose: This one-year matching grant will help fund the Boys
and Girls Club of Miami's after-school program "Teeing Off in the Inner City." This
program will help reach 45 participants who annually attend these golf sessions.
The funding will be used for instruction, range access, and transportation to
and from the golf
course.
Contact: Frank Saavedra, Grants Administrator
(305) 446-9910
Community Family Center, Inc.
Lauderhill, Fla.
Awarded: $11,000
Purpose: This grant supports the expansion of The Community
Family Center's Tee-Stars junior golf program which takes place at The First
Tee of Lauderhill. The program is projected to reach 150 youths through summer
and fall instructional sessions and course access opportunities. USGA funding
will specifically support instruction, equipment, and range access for the program.
Contact: Rudy Julius, Executive Director
(954) 486-4814
Hollywood Diamonds in the Rough Foundation
Hollywood, Fla.
Awarded: $12,500
Purpose: This grant supports the Hollywood Diamonds in the Rough
summer golf program and continued course access opportunities throughout the
year. The program anticipates reaching 430 kids from various social service organizations
in the Hollywood, Florida area. USGA funds will only go toward certified instruction.
Contact: Doug Preston, Golf Contract Manager (954) 921-4653
South Florida Junior Golf Academy, Inc.
Plantation, Fla.
Awarded: $12,000
Purpose: This grant supports a junior golf program that reaches out to nearly 700 youths each year in Plantation, Florida.
Kids receive instruction within their respective PE classes and then attend golf sessions at the South Florida Junior
Golf Academy. USGA grant funds will be used for certified instruction.
Contact: Joe Vogel, Director of Golf
(954) 915-8015
TEE-Lo Golf Inc.
Orlando, Fla.
Awarded: $11,750
Purpose: This grant suppports the expansion of Tee-Lo Golf's
weekly program that is projected to reach 65 youths in the Orlando, FL area.
USGA funds will go toward instruction, course and range access, and equipment.
Contact: Otis Windham, Program Corrrdinator (407)
497-2937
The First Tee of St. Johns County
Elkton, Fla.
Awarded: $8,460
Purpose: This two-year grant supports the Family Integrity Program
golf classes at The First Teeof St. Johns County. This specific program focuses
on the development of foster care children in the region. Approximately fourteen
youths will be served in the initial program and the organization projects to
reach 50 participants in subsequent years. All participants will receive The
First Tee Life Skills Certification and the program places an emphasis on helping
participants secure employment after leaving foster care. USGA funds will be
used specifically for instruction and equipment for the program.
Contact: Thelma Ewell, Program Coordinator
(904) 825-4900
United Congregations for Communities & Youth
Development Corp.
Jacksonville, Fla.
Awarded: $12,500
Purpose: This grant supports an after-school junior golf program
that partners with The First Teeof Jacksonville to provide instructional lessons
and access opportunities to 25 participants in Jacksonville's urban core. USGA
funds will be used specifically for scholarships to The First Tee of Jacksonville,
instruction, course
access, equipment, and transportation.
Contact: Regina Young, CEO
(904) 720-0339
YMCA of West Central Florida
Lakeland, Fla.
Awarded: $50,000
Purpose: This grant supports The First Tee of Lakeland
during its first year of operation. The program offers instructional
classes and course access opportunities at the newly renovated YMCA Par-3
course.
Approximately 1,000 youths from
the Lakeland area will use the facility and instructional opportunities
in 2005. USGA funds will be used for PGA certified instruction.
Contact: Derrick McBride, Executive Director The First
Tee of Lakeland
(863) 644-3528
The Babe and George Zaharias Golf Foundation
Tampa, Fla.
Awarded: $15,000
Purpose: This grant will support an organization that
serves both economically disadvantaged youth from the Children's Home
of Tampa as well as individuals with disabilities from Camp Florida.
A total
of 300 individuals will receive golf
instruction in the summer and throughout the school year. USGA funds
will be used for certified instruction, golf course access, equipment,
and club repair.
Contact: Vern Schroeder, Vice President
(813) 236-5994
Troup County Parks and Recreation
La Grange, Ga.
Awarded: $75,000
Purpose: This grant will support the construction of the new
The First Tee of Troup County facility in La Grange, GA. The facility will include
a six-hole par-3 course with an attached driving range and practice area. USGA
funding will specifically support the construction of greens and an irrigation
system for the course.
Contact: Tod Tentler, Director (706)
883-1670
Boys & Girls Club of Southeast
Georgia, Inc.
Brunswick, Ga.
Awarded: $45,000
Purpose: This grant supports a program which reaches approximately
850 youths at five Boys and Girls Club branches. The program includes after-school
and summer instructional classes and on-course opportunities. USGA funds will
be used for instruction, equipment, transportation, range access, and golf course
access opportunities.
Contact: Brian Dolan, Executive Director
(912) 265-1455
East Lake Community Foundation,
Inc.
Atlanta, Ga.
Awarded: $120,000
Purpose: This three-year grant supports The First Tee of East
Lake golf programs held duringschool and after-school, as well as during Saturday
clinics and summer camps. Approximately 1,700 youths will benefit during the
2005-2006 school year alone. USGA funds will be used for instruction, course
access, and
driving range access.
Contact: Samuel Puryear, Jr., Executive Director
Fore! Augusta Foundation, Inc.
Augusta, Ga.
Awarded: $30,000
Purpose: This grant supports The First Tee of Augusta's
recreational golf leagues. The leagues are comprised of instructional
sessions and arranged
access opportunities for approximately 1,260 youths throughout the Augusta
community. USGA funds will go toward instruction, course and range access,
and equipment.
Contact: Jill Brown, Executive Director
(706) 823-3302
H & J Junior Golf Program, Inc
Stone Mountain, Ga.
Awarded: $10,000
Purpose: This grant supports the expansion of a junior
golf program in the eastern Atlanta metropolitan area. The program will
reach approximately 275 youths in 2005 through instructional clinics and
course access opportunities. USGA
funds will support instruction, course access, range access, transportation,
and equipment.
Contact: Jerome Brown, President
(678) 380-9876
The First Tee of Savannah
Savannah, Ga.
Awarded: $25,000
Purpose: This grant supports The First Tee of Savannah's after-school
program which anticipates serving 100 youths throughout the school year. All
meetings will take place on the golf course and participants will have access
to Bacon Park Golf Course outside of programming times for a discounted rate.
USGA funds will go toward certified instruction, course access, and transportation.
Contact: Jeff Middleton, Executive Director
(912) 231-9657
US Junior Golf Association
Watkinsville, Ga.
Awarded: $20,000
Purpose: This grant supports a new program outside of
Athens, GA which offers weekly golf instructional classes. Approximately
500-1000 youths from area schools in two counties will take part
in the program during 2005. USGA
funds will be used specifically for course access, range access,
and equipment.
Contact: Clay Chappell, Director
(706) 614-1927
Western Carolina Pacesetters, Inc.
Warne, N.C.
Awarded: $8,500
Purpose: This grant will fund the construction of a 3,000 square
foot artificial putting green at the Western Carolina Pacesetter's Adventure
Center. This green will complement the existing driving range, where all junior
golf programs are held. USGA funds will be used for the artificial turf, plumbing
supplies, manufactured sand, beach sand, 4 days of bobcat work, and labor.
Contact: Gil Hargett, Executive Director
(704) 389-3473
City of Greensboro
Greensboro, N.C.
Awarded: $4,000
Purpose: This grant supports the continuation of The City of
Greensboro's TYGR PAWS junior golf program which is projected to reach 300 youths
through summer clinics. Summer sessions include professional instruction and
continued access oportunities. USGA funding will specifically support instruction
and transportation for the program.
Contact: Darryl
Kosciak, Program Coordinator
(336) 373-2611
James J. Harris Family YMCA
Charlotte, N.C.
Awarded: $6,425
Purpose: This grant will allow more than 20 economically
disadvantaged youths to attend the Camp Hole-in-One week-long summer
program. Participants will receive more than 20 hours of instruction during
the
week as well as play on a
regulation course and go on a field trip. USGA grant funds will
be allocated toward scholarships and equipment.
Contact: Joanne Thompson, Golf Coordinator
(704) 643-1208
Junior Golfer Assistance Program, Inc.
Wilmington, N.C.
Awarded: $15,000
Purpose: This one-year matching grant supports The First Tee
of Wilmington's year-round golf program. Nearly 250 youths from Wilmington, NC
will receive intensive life skills and golf instruction. Additionally, all participants
will have access to Echo Farms Golf and Country Club for free during off-peak
times. USGA funds will go toward certified instruction, course and range access,
and equipment.
Contact: Kirk Glockner, Chairman, Board of Directors (910)
798-0033
Western Carolina Pacesetters, Inc.
Warne, N.C.
Awarded: $6,800
Purpose: This grant supports the Pacesetter Junior Golf Program
Clinics that operate from June until August at the Western Carolina Pacesetters
Adventure Center. The program targets youth that come into direct contact with
the North Carolina Juvenile Justice System. USGA funds will go toward certified
instruction and transportation.
Contact: Gil Hargett, Executive Director
(704) 389-3473
St. Croix Junior Golfers Association
Awarded: $20,000
Purpose: This grant will fund the St. Croix Junior Golfers Association's
year-round program, which will reach 50 kids in 2005-2006. The program will provide
instruction and course access to kids through the entire year at Carambola Golf
and Country Club. USGA funds will be used for instruction.
Contact: Veronica Rollins, Treasurer
(340) 277-3717
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