First Tee of Howard County is once again selling Charity Mania golf sweepstakes tickets for 2020 — a great opportunity to sharpen your focus on the four golf majors, support our area’s premier youth development organization, and have the chance to win cash prizes! With cold weather still...
Read MoreAt First Tee, we believe that helping young people build strength of character is fundamental to success in life. Our active learning experiences are all about ensuring young people build inner strength, self-confidence and resilience, so when they face new challenges they are equipped to overcome t...
Read MoreThomas Nickel from First Tee of Howard County among 23 National Ace-Certified Recipients in 2019 Columbia, MD (November 26, 2019) – Thomas Nickel from First Tee of Howard County has achieved Ace certification, the highest level of certification from First Tee, a national youth development...
Read MoreBranden Nguyen heads to Pebble Beach this month Columbia, Maryland (September 16, 2019) – The First Tee and PGA TOUR Champions have announced that Branden Nguyen will represent The First Tee of Howard County when he competes in the 2019 PURE Insurance Championship Impacting The First Tee, an offic...
Read MoreWe were fortunate to catch up with ACE-level participant and Howard High student Logan Lurie about her experience this summer at the Joe Louis Barrow, Jr. Life Skills and Leadership Academy (a national opportunity through The First Tee) at Boise State in Idaho. Read on for the low-down from Logan on...
Read MoreDear Parents of The First Tee of Howard County: Ten years goes by quickly! It seems like only yesterday that I arrived at The First Tee of Howard County searching for something worthwhile to do after more than 40 years in the service of the nation, either military or civilian. I knew I loved to &hel...
Read MoreWe are pleased to share that Wells Fargo has awarded a $5,000 grant to our chapter in support of the National School Program, a partnership with the Howard County Public School System that offers The First Tee programming during regularly-scheduled physical education classes. Currently, there are 33...
Read MoreTo those parents who provided their impressions of your own and your child(rens’) experiences with The First Tee of Howard County in 2018, a hearty Thank You! This was our inaugural survey of opinions, and our plan now would be to conduct a similar survey each off-season to help us set our goals f...
Read MoreGirls participating in sports, like golf, and are physically active:* Have greater levels of self-esteem and self-image Associated with a lower prevalence of sexual risk-taking behaviors Are more satisfied with their weight (regardless of how much they weigh) Significantly less likely to have ever u...
Read MoreHappy New Year! There will be some subtle changes in registration for 2019 classes beginning with the Spring Session (4/24-6/25 2019). We want you to know about those, and also make a few requests to ease the administrative burden on us and you in registering your children this year. So here are Sev...
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Our chapter is one of many in theFirst Tee network. First Tee is reaching young people in all 50 states and select international locations on golf courses, in elementary schools and through other youth-serving organizations.