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The First Tee Coachella Valley


The First Tee Founding Partners include:
Augusta National Golf Club
The LPGA
The PGA of America
The PGA Tour
The USGA



Founding Corporate Partner
is the Shell Oil Company


About The First Tee Golf Program

The First Tee Mission:
To impact the lives of young people by providing learning facilities and educational programs that promote character development and life-enhancing values through the game of golf.

What is the First Tee?
The First Tee was created in 1997 to introduce young people of all backgrounds to the game of golf and the life lessons it teaches. Through the First Tee Life Skills Experience, a curriculum for teaching character education through specific life skills, children and teenagers throughout the Coachella Valley will discover how the skills essential to success on a golf course can help them flourish in life.

Life Skills Experience
These skills include self management, interpersonal communication, goal-setting, mentoring and effective conflict resolution. The Life Skills Experience sets The First Tee apart from other junior golf programs and youth initiatives, and ultimately strives to instill in participants these Nine Core Values:

  • honesty
  • integrity
  • sportsmanship
  • respect
  • courtesy
  • judgment
  • confidence
  • responsibility
  • perseverance

For more information, we invite you to visit:
The First Tee Coachella Valley Web Site


"We need to do everything we can to promote positive values in our children, particularly thinking beyond themselves and caring for others." - Jack Nicklaus

FIRST TEE PAR & BIRDIE LEVEL

There are different class levels of The First Tee program; they are Par, Birdie, Eagle, and Ace. Each class progressively teaches golf skills and “life skills”. It’s been proven that during the program, your child will learn how to play golf while gaining positive core life values. He or she will discover what it takes to make and achieve goals both on and off the golf course. Our program offers skills on how to deal with challenges (golf & life) for more successful outcomes. Each child participates in the program at their own pace.


PAR 2
Location: The Golf Center at Palm Desert
Days: Tuesday & Thursday
Dates: October 21 – December 18
Time: 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Age:

7 – 18 years old
Requires: Previous Par Level Experience.


PAR 3
Location: The Golf Center at Palm Desert
Days: Saturday
Dates: October 25 – December 20
Time: 8:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Age:

7 – 18 years old
Requires: Previous Par Level Experience.


THE PAR LEVEL CLASS

This is the introductory class to The First Tee program. It’s a fun golf class that teaches your child basic golf skills. Interpersonal and self-management life skills are also introduced during the Par Level

PAR 1
Location: The Golf Center at Palm Desert
Days: Tuesday & Thursday
Dates: October 21 – December 18
Time: 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Age:

7 – 18 years old


PAR 1
Location: The Golf Center at Palm Desert
Days: Fridays
Dates: October 24 – December 19
Time: 3:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Age:

7 – 18 years old


PAR 1
Location: The Golf Center at Palm Desert
Days: Saturdays
Dates: October 25 – December 20
Time: 8:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Age:

7 – 18 years old


THE BIRDIE LEVEL CLASS

This is the next program level following the Par Level. It’s a
fun golf class that helps your child discover what it takes to make and achieve goals both on and off the golf course. It offers skills on how to deal with challenges (golf & life) for more successful outcomes. Requirements: Par Certification.

BIRDIE 1
Location: The Golf Center at Palm Desert
Days: Friday & Saturday
Dates: October 24 – December 20
Time: 3:30 – 5 p.m. Friday
10 – 11:30 a.m. Saturday
Age:

7 – 18 years old


BIRDIE 2
Location: The Golf Center at Palm Desert
Days: Monday & Wednesday
Dates: October 20 – December 17
Time: 3:30 – 5 p.m.
Age:

7 – 18 years old


THE FIRST TEE LITTLE LINKSTER

It’s the perfect class to introduce your little one to the basic concepts of playing golf. Designed by The First Tee program it uses large, safe plastic equipment; SNAG (Starting New At Golf) to teach kids the skills needed to play the game. They are also taught basic life skills that will make a positive impact on their game and their personal character. It’s a fun class sure to be the beginning of a life-long enjoyment for the game of golf.
Location: The Golf Center at Palm Desert
Days: Saturdays
Dates: October 25 – December 20
Time: 8:30 – 9:30 a.m.
Age:

3 – 7 years old



For more information contact Jan Hagan, Executive Director, First Tee of Coachella Valley at 760-779-1877.



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