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About The First Tee of Greater Austin
The First Tee began programming in fall 1999 with 13 boys whose after-school football coach had deserted them. Since that time we have served more than 5,000 young people in the greater Austin area. In April 2005 The First Tee of Greater Austin opened it’s classroom the Harvey Penick Golf Campus. Prior to that, The First Tee had delivered after-school programming on school playgrounds and at municipal courses where it rented space.
The Harvey Penick Golf Campus is a professionally designed nine-hole course with a three-hole short course, driving range, practice greens and a pavilion available for community use. The First Tee also built six ball fields - three baseball/softball fields and three soccer/football fields - for use by its partner, the East Communities YMCA.
A leading The First Tee Chapter, The First Tee of Greater Austin played a significant role in the adoption of The First Tee Life Skills Experience curriculum by The First Tee home office. The Austin founders persuaded the organization that its unique program would have greater impact on the lives of young people by coupling it with a research-based curriculum and trained mentors. The Austin founders invested in the writing and editing of The First Tee Life Skills Experience™ curriculum that is taught today at 256 facilities, including 206 Chapters nationwide and overseas.
A snapshot of our History:
- 1997 – The First Tee National Organization formed
- 1999 – The First Tee of Greater Austin was founded by John Ellett, Tom Martin and Jay Watson
- 2000 – The First Tee of Greater Austin and The First Tee home office create the Life Skills Experience Curriculum. Nine Core Values outcomes are created
- 2001 – The First Tee of Greater Austin starts satellite programs at local public golf courses
- 2003 – The First Tee of Greater Austin begins planning and construction of the Harvey Penick Golf Campus
- 2005 – Grand Opening of Harvey Penick Golf Campus
- 2007 – Chairman’s Council raises $1.5 million toward $3 million capital campaign
- 2007 – The First Tee of Greater Austin Alliance form with Joe Ogilvie as Honorary Chair. The First Tee of Greater Austin Alliance’s mission is to complete the capital campaign and connect with key groups, businesses and individuals in the Central Texas community
- 2008 – The First Tee of Greater Austin reaches a new milestone serving more than 1,000 participants that year
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Positive Values
The First Tee® Life Skills Experience, a curriculum for teaching character education through specific life skills, is one of the unique features that differentiates The First Tee from other youth initiatives and junior golf programs and ultimately strives to instill in participants The First Tee Nine Core Values: honesty, integrity, sportsmanship, respect, confidence, responsibility, perseverance, courtesy and judgment....
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Structure
Paralleling the structure of the golf instruction program, The First Tee® Life Skills Experience curriculum is divided into three levels, starting with Par (for beginners) and progressing through Birdie, Eagle and recently added, Ace.
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Modular Units
Each level consists of six life skills modules and every module contains a “core” lesson that all participants must be exposed to.
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