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Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Pennsylvania
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.
Decatur County Family YMCA
Greensburg, Ind.
Awarded: $2,500
Purpose: This grant supports a summer golf camp program in its inagural year. The program will reach approximately 60 youths
in 2006. Participants will receive eight hours of instruction and will have the opportunity to play on a golf course
during every meeting. USGA grant funds will be used for professional instruction, golf course access, range access,
and golf clubs and bags.
Contact: Barry Davis, Associate Executive Director
(812) 663-9622
Indiana Golf Foundation
Franklin, Ind.
Awarded: $30,000
Purpose: This grant supports the Gongaware Golf Academy at the Golf House of Indiana. In 2006, the Academy will host
approximately 500 youths at its facility and will offer instruction, access, and mentoring components in an
overnight camp setting. USGA funds will be used to pay for 73 full scholarships for participants from the
Indianapolis Department of Parks and Recreation summer golf program.
Contact: Mike David, Executive Director
(317) 738-9696
Muncie Boys and Girls Club
Muncie, Ind.
Awarded: $7,500
Purpose: This grant supports the Longest Drive Junior Golf Program at the Muncie Boys and Girls Club. Approximately 50
participants from the local area will take part in this summer and fall program located at MD's Golf Academy and
Crestview Golf Course. USGA funds will support instruction and course access.
Contact: LeCedus Thompson, Sr. Program Director
(765) 282-4461
Muncie Boys and Girls Club
Muncie, Ind.
Awarded: $6,400
Purpose: This challenge grant supports a winter progam for 100 participants at the Muncie Boys and Girls Club. Participants
will attend MD's Golf Academy for six weeks and will receive instruction in four principle areas of the game. During
this initial year, USGA funds will be used for instruction, access, and transportation.
Contact: LeCedus Thompson, Sr. Program Director
(765) 282-4461
YWCA of Gary
Gary, Ind.
Awarded: $12,000
Purpose: This grant supports a new seven-week program that will serve approximately 150 economically disadvantaged youths.
The program will offer participants more than 40 hours of instruction and on-course play as well as more than 20 hours
of life skills instruction. USGA funds will be used for instruction, golf course and driving range access, golf clubs
and bags, and transportation.
Contact: Janell Irving, Program Coordinator
(219) 881-9922
Positive Swing
Southport, Ind.
Awarded: $22,500
Purpose: This matching grant supports six golf programs that will operate out of the Golf Dome. Participants will attend
either weekly or monthly sessions at the Dome and will come from either local social service agencies or from groups
serving individuals with disabilities. The programs will operate year-round in the indoor facility and each will
implement a new life skills curriculum. USGA funds will go toward course and range access, instruction, and
equipment.
Contact: John Stack, President
(317) 786-2663
Cliff Hagan Boys and Girls Club, Inc
Owensboro, Ky.
Awarded: $45,000
Purpose: This grant supports all programming at The First Tee of Owensboro. In 2006, more than 300 participants will receive
instruction and access to the TFT Perfect Par-3 golf course. The program will operate year-round and will include
participants from several local social service agencies. USGA funds will be used for instruction, course and range
access, and golf clubs and bags.
Contact: Don Mitchell, Founder
(270) 316-5274
Green Tee Foundation, Inc
Greensburg, Ky.
Awarded: $14,000
Purpose: This grant supports the summer junior golf program run by the Green Tee Foundation. The program will operate for
twelve weeks and will reach approximately 50 participants in its inaugural year. USGA funds will support instruction,
golf clubs and bags, transportation, and golf course access.
Contact: Jim Perkins, Director
(270) 932-7491
The Midnight Golf Program
Detroit, Mich.
Awarded: $45,000
Purpose: This grant supports a program which serves approximately 90 economically-disadvantaged young adults (ages 17-22) in
Detroit. The program, which meets for 30 weeks, offers participants a unique combination of golf instruction and
life/career skill development opportunities. USGA funds will be used for professional instruction, golf course
access, range access, golf clubs and bags, and transportation.
Contact: Renee Fluker, Founder/Director
(313) 863-0463
Tip of the Mitt Junior Golf Association
Harbor Springs, Mich.
Awarded: $20,000
Purpose: This grant supports a new program that will serve approximately 225 youths in northern Michigan. The program will
offer participants a minimum of 18 hours of instruction and on-course play and will provide participants with
opportunities to continue playing outside of the program. USGA funds will be used for professional instruction, golf
course access, golf clubs and bags, range balls, and transportation.
Contact: Shauna Bezilla, Executive Director
(231) 526-9364
Traverse City Junior Golf Association
Traverse City, Mich.
Awarded: $20,000
Purpose: This grant supports a summer program that will provide group lessons and instruction-based tournament
experiences to approximately 440 youths in 2006. USGA funds will be used for PGA instruction, course access,
range access, and equipment.
Contact: Bob Lober, Executive Director
(231) 935-4653
Sparrow Foundation
Lansing, Mich.
Awarded: $11,000
Purpose: This grant supports the organization's adaptive golf program. The program, which enters its tenth year, will reach
approximately 60 individuals with disabilities. Participants will attend a half-day golf clinic and then participate in
six weeks of league play. USGA funds will be used for clinical instruction, golf course access, and adaptive golf
clubs.
Contact: Kevin Gray, Budget and Fundraising Coordinator
(517) 364-5277
Advantage Academy
Southgate, Mich.
Awarded: $7,500
Purpose: This grant supports a program at an alternative high school that will be a portion of a semester-long course.
Approximately 60 students will take part in the class, which will have a fall session and a spring session. The
program will offer 30 hours of instruction and course play. USGA funds will be used for professional instruction,
golf course access, range access, golf clubs and bags, and transportation.
Contact: Ruth Kemp, Academic Advisor
(734) 246-4633
John Cook Family Foundation, Inc
Ashville, Ohio
Awarded: $20,000
Purpose: This grant supports the construction of a junior course at The First Tee NorthStar facility located outside of Columbus,
OH. The junior course will consist of six holes and will be located within the driving range of NorthStar Golf Resort.
All youths will have free access to the junior facility when it opens in the summer of 2006. USGA funds will be used
for synthetic turf.
Contact: James Cook, President
(740) 983-3055
Bob Kramer Youth Golf Academy
Middletown, Ohio
Awarded: $4,900
Purpose: This grant supports the expansion of The First Tee of Greater Miami Valley. In 2006, the program projects to reach
nearly 200 youths in Warren and Butler counties. The program has benefited from partnerships with local social
service agencies including Boys and Girls Clubs, the Special Olympics, children's homes, and community centers.
USGA funds will be used to support course access and golf clubs.
Contact: Ronald Richardson, Co-Founder
(513) 425-0804
Boys and Girls Clubs of Lorain County
Oberlin, Ohio
Awarded: $7,500
Purpose: This challenge grant supports the junior golf program for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Lorain County that will reach
participants from four affiliated sites. The program will serve 40 youths during the three month summer period and
operate programming at both a golf course and driving range. USGA funds will go toward PGA instruction,
transportation, equipment, and access.
Contact: Michael Conibear, Executive Director
(440) 775-2582
City of Dayton, Ohio- Department of Parks, Recreation, and Culture
Dayton, Ohio
Awarded: $45,000
Purpose: This grant supports the summer and fall junior golf programs operated by the City of Dayton. The program plans to
reach approximately 300 participants and will operate at three golf courses and several local recreation centers.
USGA funds will support instruction and transportation.
Contact:
(937) 333-3378
Clubs for Kids International, Inc.
Boardman, Ohio
Awarded: $14,000
Purpose: This grant supports a program that will provide 20 hours of instruction and on-course play to more than 200
economically disadvantaged youths. All participants receive a custom-made starter set of golf clubs and receive
discounted continued course access at Whispering Pines Golf Course. USGA funds will be used for instruction,
course access, and range access.
Contact: John Hamarik, President
(330) 774-4350
LP's Southside Community Youth Center
Sandusky, Ohio
Awarded: $20,000
Purpose: This matching grant supports a junior golf program in Sandusky, Ohio that utilizes local schools and a local
municipal course as programming locations. The program reaches more than 140 participants and operates for
approximately 24 weeks during the year. The program will be adding range access to its curriculum for the 2006
season and also hopes to serve many of the participants from 2005. USGA funds will support equipment, access,
transportation, and instruction.
Contact: David Prophet, Executive Director and President
(419) 239-1533
LP's Southside Community Youth Center
Sandusky, Ohio
Awarded: $20,000
Purpose: This matching grant supports a junior golf program in Sandusky, Ohio that utilizes local schools and a local
municipal course as programming locations. The program reaches more than 140 participants and operates for
approximately 24 weeks during the year. The program will be adding range access to its curriculum for the 2006
season and also hopes to serve many of the participants from 2005. USGA funds will support equipment, access,
transportation, and instruction.
Contact: David Prophet, Executive Director and President
(419) 239-1533
Ohio Junior Golf Association
Norwalk, Ohio
Awarded: $20,000
Purpose: This matching grant supports programming run by The First Tee of Lake Erie. The program plans to reach more than
600 participants at four designated sites in northern Ohio. It will primarily run during the summer but will also
provide some in-school target programming in the spring and fall months. USGA funds will support access,
transportation, and PGA instruction.
Contact: Heather Horowitz, Director
(419) 706-8585
The First Tee of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Awarded: $45,000
Purpose: This grant supports the program in its first year of operation at its new facility, the Washington Golf Learning
Center. The program will operate year-round and will serve more than 550 youths. USGA funds will be used for
professional instruction, golf course access, driving range access, and golf clubs and bags.
Contact: Doris Evans, Executive Director
(216) 373-2779
Tony Yates Caring for Kids Foundation
Cincinnati, Ohio
Awarded: $14,000
Purpose: This grant supports the Tony Yates Junior Golf Academy, which has been running successful programming for many
years. This program serves 300 kids per year from across the greater Cincinnati area. USGA funds will be used for
instruction, transportation, and golf clubs and bags.
Contact: Tony Yates, President
(513) 984-6799
Cincinnati Recreation Commission Foundation
Cincinnati, Ohio
Awarded: $12,000
Purpose: This grant supports a program that will serve 95 youths and adults with disabilities in 2006. The program operates a
series of golf clinics in addition to offering individual lessons and an "Accessible Scramble" golf tournament. USGA
funds will be used for instruction, golf clubs and bags, and adaptive golf cars.
Contact: Alayne Kazin, Recreation Program Coordinator
(513) 352-4945
ViaQuest Foundation
Dublin, Ohio
Awarded: $32,500
Purpose: This grant supports a summer golf program for economically disadvantaged youths with developmental disabilities. The
program integrates golf instruction and activities with life skill development. USGA funds will be used for
professional instruction, golf course access, range access, golf clubs and bags, and transportation.
Contact: Derek Kinzer, Director of Community Relations
(614) 889-5837
Whittier Middle School
Lorain, Ohio
Awarded: $1,300
Purpose: This matching grant supports a school-based program that exposes 7th and 8th grade students to golf through
instruction, rules and etiquette lessons, practice sessions, course play, and numerous field trips. The program will
reach approximately 60 youths in 2006. USGA funds will be used for instruction, access, and transportation.
Contact: Mark Jaworski, Science Teacher
(440) 277-7261
City of Erie
Erie, Pa.
Awarded: $80,000
Purpose: This grant funds the renovation of J.C. Martin Golf Course, a 9-hole regulation size course. This course is played
by approximately 1,000 juniors each season and is used by several local schools and community organizations.
Following completion of the renovations, which include construction of practice areas, the City will hold formal
instructional programming for juniors at the course. USGA funds will be used to construct or reconstruct up to five
greens.
Contact: Doug Mitchell, Director Public Works
(814) 870-1455
Butler County Family YMCA
Butler, Pa.
Awarded: $3,900
Purpose: This grant supports the Junior Golf Instructional Program for the Butler County Family YMCA. This program has been
successfully teaching kids the game of golf for several years, and will serve 175 kids in 2006. With the opportunity
to play on a par-3 golf course in the area, kids have several on-course experiences during the program. USGA funds
will be used for golf course and driving range access.
Contact: Eric Leathem, Sports and Family Director
(724) 287-4733
Greater Erie Community Action Committee
Erie, Pa.
Awarded: $5,920
Purpose: This grant supports the Erie Kidz Golf Mentoring program. The program will match 30 economically disadvantaged
youth golfers with retired mentors within the Erie, Pennsylvania area to help the kids learn about the game and its
values. All programming is offered free of charge to the participants. USGA funds will support instruction, course
access, range access, golf clubs and bags, and transportation.
Contact: Ron Howze, RSVP Program Director
(814) 459-4581
West Penn Minority Junior Golf Association, Inc.
Monroeville, Pa.
Awarded: $65,000
Purpose: This organization provides junior golf instruction, as well as a GolfWorks internship program that places participants
in various jobs at local golf clubs. The program will reach approximately 45 youths in the Pittsburgh area in 2006.
Specifically, this three-year partial matching grant will fund GolfWorks salaries, USGTF instruction, and
transportation.
Contact: Robert Robinson, President
(412) 823-4585
Mid-South Junior Golf Association
Memphis, Tenn.
Awarded: $225,000
Purpose: This grant supports the construction of a nine-hole golf course on the old Firestone plant property. This course and
practice facility will be a centerpiece for the revitalization of the New Chicago community and be a secondary site
for The First Tee of Memphis. It plans to reach more than 500 participants upon opening in 2008. USGA funds will
support putting green construction.
Contact: Vince Alfonso, Executive Director
(901) 744-0333
Chattanooga Junior Golfers Development Program
Chattanooga, Tenn.
Awarded: $35,000
Purpose: This grant supports year-round programming at The First Tee of Chattanooga. The program will reach more than 350
participants from both urban and rural environments. It operates at two facilities within the city limits and provides
affordable access for participants outside of programming. USGA funds will be used for instruction and access.
Contact: Kathleen McCarthy, Executive Director
(423) 855-8535
Mid-South Junior Golf Association
Memphis, Tenn.
Awarded: $65,000
Purpose: This grant supports year-round programming at The First Tee of Memphis. The organization annually reaches 400
participants and operates the Memphis Athletic Ministry facility which includes a nine-hole golf course and driving
range. USGA funds will support instruction, access, and transportation.
Contact: Vince Alfonso, Executive Director
(901) 744-0333
Tennessee Golf Foundation
Franklin, Tenn.
Awarded: $12,000
Purpose: This grant supports the Tennessee Golf Academy at the Golf House of Tennessee. Approximately 48 youths from the
Ft. Campbell Military base will be given full scholarships to a week-long camp that provides playing opportunities
and instructional components. USGA funds will be used for scholarships.
Contact: Steve Merrill, Vice President, Resource Development
W.C. Two
Knoxville, Tenn.
Awarded: $40,000
Purpose: This grant supports The First Tee of Williams Creek programming at the Wee Course. Approximately 500 participants
will be introduced to the game of golf and will be given free access to the Wee Course during the 2006 calendar year.
The organization will also offer a new after-school program that will allow approximately 50 youths to receive
instruction up to four days a week. USGA funds will support course and range access, instruction, and
transportation.
Contact: Yvonne Summers, Assisiatnt Programs Director
(865) 546-5828
Citizens Conservation Corps of West Virginia
Beckley, W.Va.
Awarded: $25,000
Purpose: This grant supports the first The First Tee program in West Virginia. The initial program is projected to reach 150
participants in its first year and programming will take place at a newly constructed facility. USGA funds will
specifically support safety netting at the new driving range.
Contact: Abigail Greer, Organizational Development Coordinator
(304) 254-9196
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