THE FIRST TEE OF THE TRIAD ANNOUNCES 2012 PROGRAMS AND SUMMER CAMPS;

Greensboro’s Carolina Golf Named First Tee Facility

GREENSBORO, N.C. – - Registration has begun for The First Tee of the Triad’s 2012 programs designed to teach kids golf and life skills, it was announced today.  In addition, Rick Murphy’s Carolina Golf has been named a First Tee of the Triad facility.

For a mere $135, Piedmont Triad kids ages 7-18 can take part in the First Tee of the Triad program that includes a 12-week spring session, summer camp and a 12-week fall session.  That comes to more than two dozen golf lessons and two dozen life lessons for just $135 per child.

In Winston-Salem, the program can handle a maximum of 400 children participating at Winston Lake, Tanglewood Park and Salem Glen golf courses.  In Greensboro, the program can handle a maximum of 300 children participating at Gillespie Park and Rick Murphy’s Carolina Golf, the newest facility taking part in The First Tee of the Triad.  A multiple award winner in golf instruction, Murphy is listed as one of the top teachers in the southeastern United States by Golf Magazine.

 “I am a parent of two children, and for families with children who do after school activities and go to summer camps, this is an unbelievable bargain,” First Tee of the Triad president and chief executive officer Mike Barber said.  “But the special thing about programs through The First Tee of the Triad is that in addition to golf lessons, we teach life lessons focusing on our nine core values: confidence, courtesy, integrity, honesty, judgment, sportsmanship, perseverance, respect and responsibility. Golf is a phenomenal sport, but when a child has an opportunity to learn about life through golf, it’s a wonderful opportunity.”

A simple registration process and information on scholarships is available at www.thefirstteeetriad.org.  Simply click on programs and instruction to register; scholarships can be requested during the online registration process. 

About The First Tee:

The First Tee, an initiative of the World Golf Foundation, has as its 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.”  The goal of The First Tee is to provide the golf-learning facilities and the experience that will enable kids from every walk of life to partake of a game that teaches values for life and which can be played for a lifetime. The First Tee of the Triad operates at Tanglewood Park and Winston Lake Golf Course in Winston-Salem and Gillespie Golf Course in Greensboro.  The First Tee of the Triad is one of 204 chapters operating at some 692 facilities in all 50 states and five foreign countries with more than 3 million participants.  More than 3,300 schools also participate in the program.  Founded by the World Golf Foundation in 1997, The First Tee is a way to bring golf to children that otherwise would not be exposed to the game or its positive values.  The program is overseen and has the active support of committee members representing Augusta National Golf Club, the Ladies Professional Golf Association, PGA of America, PGA TOUR and the United States Golf Association.  Former President George W. Bush serves as Honorary Chairman.