Our Executive Director, Bucky Dudley, sat down with WCBD News 2 Anchor and First Tee Board Member Carolyn Murray to explain what First Tee is all about and why he got involved.
Listen to Carolyn’s Let’s Talk podcast weekly for more local news, and contact Bucky to learn more about how you can get involved with Charleston Area youth development programs.
*Program cost is referenced in this podcast. 97% of First Tee – Greater Charleston program participants receive free programs in schools, through community partnerships and via on-course program scholarships. On-course program fees are $60 for families who do not qualify for financial aid.
Game Changers pose with mock trial volunteers at Charleston Historic Courthouse | Photo by Gabriel Conn
July 20, 2023 | Program Update
Program Update January 1, 2024: The Game Changers Immersion Program is now called Pathfinder Immersion Program.
Our Game Changers Immersion Program (GCIP) held its third annual mock trial event at Charleston’s Historic Courthouse yesterday. Amanda Perry, Esq. and Steven Smith, Esq. have been practicing with GCIP kids all summer in preparation for two cases—the State vs. Gold E. Locks and the State vs. Jack Robinson (of Jack and the Beanstalk).
First-year Game Changers (rising sixth graders) prosecuted and defended Jack. Second and third-year participants (rising seventh and eighth graders) represented Gold E. Locks and her accusers, the Bear family.
While all parties presented persuasive arguments, the jury reached unanimous verdicts in both cases. Gold E. Locks was found guilty of bad manners and theft. Jack Robinson was found not guilty of second degree intentional homicide.
Special thanks to Amanda Perry, Esq. and Steven Smith, Esq. who support this enrichment opportunity year after year with their time, talent, and energy. Our Game Changers have learned so much from you!
And thank you to the many volunteers and staff members who helped make this year’s event a success—Solicitor Scarlett Wilson, Esq. (judge), Officer Gause (bailiff), Officer Rice (bailiff), Ryan Webster, Esq. (juror), First Tee Program Director Meghan Taylor (juror), First Tee Marketing Director Kendall Flock (juror), Game Changers Immersion Program Director Lerone Johnson, and camp counselors Maddie, Antonio, Vada, Olivia, and Gabe.
Charleston, SC–First Tee – Greater Charleston instated two new Advisory Board Members during a Board Meeting on July 12th. Alex Andrews and Tommy Hall, both long-time supporters, will be joining the ranks of other community leaders to enhance Charleston Area youth development programs.
First Tee Advisory Board Members serve in strategic planning, awareness, and fundraising capacities. Alex Andrews and Tommy Hall have a proven track record in all of these roles.
Alex Andrews
Alex Andrews served on the First Tee – Greater Charleston Board of Directors for 6 years (2017-2022), where she spent four years as Secretary. She has played an instrumental role in organizing First Tee’s Annual Lowcountry GOLF&GALA event; she coordinated funding for First Tee through foundation support; and she also helped facilitate a corporate partnership with Renwick for Girls Golf programing.
Tommy Hall
Tommy Hall , CEO of Hall Management Group, served on the Board of Directors for 6 years (2017-2022). He has been influential in GOLF&GALA planning efforts, and he has hosted events at Halls and Halls 5 Faber to promote awareness of First Tee’s mission and impact.
Bucky Dudley, Executive Director of First Tee – Greater Charleston says, “We are excited for Alex and Tommy to join the Board of Advisors. Their passion for local youth and advocacy for First Tee programs is as strong as ever, and as Advisors, we look forward to their continued involvement as we serve more children on the golf course and beyond.”
For a complete list of First Tee – Greater Charleston’s Board of Directors and Advisory Board Members, please visit our About Page.
First Tee – Greater Charleston program participants pose for a photo at the Rolex Junior-Am Fundraising Tournament at Briar’s Creek.
July 3, 2023 | Program Update
We love it when the Rolex Girls Junior Championship comes to town! This year’s event featured a fundraising tournament on June 19 benefiting First Tee – Greater Charleston. It’s an amazing opportunity for First Tee program participants like Lilly, age 10, to play with and learn from some of the best rising golf stars in the nation…
“I liked meeting and playing with Yurang Li. She was really nice and a good golfer. I liked riding with her and seeing how she warms up for a match and learning about her playing golf in college. I hope I can do that too one day.”
– Lilly, First Tee – Greater Charleston Program Participant
Thanks to a long-time partnership with AJGA and generous community support, we were able to send 20 participants to play in the fundraising tournament at Briar’s Creek, and some of those young people were afforded the opportunity to shadow tournament administration and support staff through AJGA’s Day In A Life program. Participants like Jackie, age 17, enjoyed learning about career opportunities in the industry beyond playing the game…
“I enjoyed playing with Megan Meng during the fundraising tournament, and I especially loved the Day In A Life program. It was great to experience how a tournament works. My favorite part was being able to track pace of play and talking with [AJGA interns] Helena and Mia! They were great to learn from, and I enjoyed getting to know more about how the intern program works because it relates to what I want to do in my future career. …These events are great opportunities for kids like me. It’s important to understand how much work staff puts into making tournaments possible. Participating in events like this is a great way to make new connections as well!”
– Jackie, First Tee – Greater Charleston Program Participant
We look forward to following the careers of all the golfers who played in this year’s Rolex Junior-Am Fundraising Tournament, and we hope that some of our program participants will follow in their footsteps or consider a career in tournament management!
Want to help us make educational opportunities like this accessible to kids from all walks of life? Email [email protected] to learn how you can get involved.
Thanks to generous community support, we were able to purchase a bus last month! This is our second vehicle and will play a critical role in getting kids to various enrichment activities.
Two vehicles will satisfy the transportation needs of our growing Game Changers Immersion Program, allowing more students to visit local businesses, college campuses, and golf courses Monday-Friday each summer and on Saturdays during the school year. A bus will also open doors for new partnerships with CCSD schools, equipping us to to transport up to five school groups to On-Course Golf & Life Skills classes this fall.
Additional vehicles or transportation partners will be needed as our Immersion Program grows. Want to help? Consider a monthly gift or email Bucky to learn more about how you can get involved.
Summer is an exciting season for First Tee – Greater Charleston! When the school year ends, we’re able to reach hundreds of kids through community partner organizations, and we host a full-day, Monday-Friday camp for our Game Changers Immersion Program participants. This is in addition to summer Core Golf & Life Skills classes at six course locations. Needless to say, we need all the help we can get… which is why we are very excited and exceedingly grateful to introduce our 2023 team of summer interns!
Vada Williams, Dee M. Robinson Fellow
Vada will be working with our Game Changers Immersion Program, and as a Dee M. Robinson Fellow, he will also be learning the inner-workings of nonprofit life. Vada is a rising senior at Chicago State majoring in business management. He is currently the men’s golf team captain and serves as the Student Athlete Advisory Board President! He is looking most forward to being able to mentor the kids the same way he was when he was a First Tee participant growing up.
Antonio DelCastillo, Game Changers Intern
Antonio will be working with our Game Changers Immersion Program this summer. He’s a student at the University of Alabama and is expected to graduate in May of 2026 with an Anthropology, Economics, Pre-Med, STEM path to his MBA. He is a member of the National Hispanic Honors Society and is also a Level 1 First Tee Coach who graduated from the First Tee – Orange County program, where he was involved since the age of 6.
Madeline Webster, Game Changers Intern
Madeline will be working with our Game Changers Immersion Program. She is a rising Junior at the University of South Carolina majoring in Sport and Entertainment Management. FUN FACT: She went to a 2019 PGA TOUR event and got a fist bump from Tiger Woods! Madeline is excited to spend her summer on the golf course and connecting with young people who share her love of the game.
Gabe Conn, Game Changers Intern
Gabe is pulling double duty as a marketing and Game Changers Immersion Program intern. He is going into his senior year at University of South Carolina and is majoring in sport and entertainment management. Gabe currently works for the News and Creative Media Team at USC covering all sports and he looks forward to applying those skills to help tell the story of First Tee and our amazing program participants.
Olivia Ratliff, Game Changers Intern
Olivia will be working with our Game Changers as well. She is a sophomore at South Carolina State majoring in Middle Level Education and Political Science. She enjoys playing tennis and watching sports in her free time. She is most looking forward to helping kids develop life skills as her passion lies with teaching, education, and youth development.
Tanner Reynolds, Outreach Intern
Tanner is one of our Outreach Program interns. He is a rising senior at the University of South Carolina and majoring in sport and entertainment management. Before his time at USC, he was captain of the men’s golf team at Montreat University. He is excited to work with the kids in our programs and help them build a relationship with the game of golf!
David Fahrer, Outreach Intern
David will be working alongside Tanner as an Outreach Program intern. He is entering his junior year at the University of South Carolina, and he is majoring in finance. David has been a First Tee program participant since he was five years old and is most looking forward to helping kids learn life skills!
Learn More About Internships
Interning with First Tee is a meaningful way to build your resume, and it’s also a lot of fun! We advertise internships and volunteer opportunities in our monthly newsletter. Subscribe to our email list or contact Meghan Taylor to learn more.
The Rolex Girls Junior Championship is returning to the Golf Club at Briar’s Creek Monday, June 19, and this year’s event will feature a Junior-Am Fundraising Tournament benefitting First Tee – Greater Charleston.
Annually, this championship attracts the best up-and-coming golfers (ages 12-19) in the nation, most of whom will go on to play Division 1 collegiate golf and potentially the LPGA Tour. The charity event presents an amazing play opportunity for any golfer—young women in particular.
Thanks to a generous gift, one of our program participants, Alice Li, was able to play the Junior-Am Fundraising Tournament when it was last at Briar’s Creek.
“The event showed me how serious I could be about golf, and it pushed me to pursue a role in my high school golf team. It also helped get me into bigger golf tournaments, like SCJGA and PKBGT… I wish others knew that you don’t have to be super good at golf to play in the Charity AM. When I played, I’m pretty sure my nine-hole average was in the 50s. It was really just a super fun experience to go out and play some tournament golf.”
– Alice Li, First Tee – Greater Charleston Program Participant
Alice brought home more than happy memories from the event. She also won a charity event contest, and her prize was a 60 degree wedge, a keepsake that she still loves and uses today.
Register to Play or Sponsor a Team
Register to play or give our program participants a chance to play with future LPGA stars by sponsoring a team. The cost is $500 per girl or $1500 per team. First Tee teams will feature three of our program participants paired with an aspiring pro.
On May 22, Friends of First Tee – Greater Charleston will take on the incredible challenge of playing 100 holes of golf in one day at Wescott Golf Club. That’s a lot of golf! And while some might suggest that it’s too much golf, we promise it is for a good cause.
The 100 Hole Golfathon, formerly known as the 100 Hole Hike, got its start in 2019. To date, this fundraiser has sponsored 5,000+ FREE rounds of golf through our Swing it Forward program, 400+ rides to local golf courses and enrichment activities, and 1,200+ scholarships for on-course Golf & Life Skills classes. None of that would be possible without committed Golfathon-ers and the generous friends, family members, and colleagues who support them with pledges.
Meet Our First Tee Alumni Golfathon-ers
In the spirit of friendly competition, we’ve recruited two First Tee – Greater Charleston alumni to face off with board members, YAC members, PGA club professionals, and other seasoned golfers in the Charleston community.
Maya Timmons
Maya is a First Tee alum who participated in our Golf & Life Skills program for 12 years. She attended Ashley Ridge High School, certified Ace at First Tee in 2015, graduated high school 2017, attends Western Governors University, and works at Topgolf. She graciously volunteered to cheer on our teams at the 2022 100 Hole Golfathon. This will be her second year attending and first year captaining a team!
“I’m really excited about playing in the 100 Hole Golfathon… I wish more people knew about it so that we could get a bigger crowd of people fundraising for our kids! I also wish that people knew playing 100 holes isn’t as daunting as they may believe. Last year’s event was extremely fun!”
– Maya Timmons, First Tee – Greater Charleston Alum
Kyle Myers
Kyle is a First Tee alum with more than 10 years Golf & Life Skills experience. He attended Fort Dorchester High School (where he played on the golf team), certified Ace at First Tee in 2015, and graduated high school in 2016. He now coaches First Tee classes at Pine Forest Country Club in Summerville.
“I’m overjoyed to participate in the 100 Hole Golfathon, especially with it being hosted at my old stomping grounds, Wescott Golf Course. I am looking forward to some good shots and great memories while raising money and awareness for First Tee, an organization that I spent over a decade of taking golf classes from and now get the privilege of coaching classes of my own. First Tee provides a safe, positive and instructional environment to teach golf and life skills that can be used on and off the course. I can’t wait to tee off the first hole and make the most out of this great opportunity!”
– Kyle Myers, First Tee – Greater Charleston Alum
Help Maya & Kyle Keep Kids On Course
Maya, Kyle, and their teammates will battle it out for Golfathon bragging rights in the following categories:
Most funds raised
Most donor support (number of donors)
They will be out at Wescott Golf Club from sun-up to sun-down, walking, running, and riding 20+ miles—taking hundreds of swings along the way. We’re confident that they have what it takes to stay the course, but it’s going to be a long day. Support from you will keep them going, and it will also help us keep kids on course throughout the year!
All per hole pledges and flat-rate donations welcome, and they add up to accomplish big things like scholarships for On Course Programming, and free rides to the golf course.
Visit our PledgeIt page to see fundraising progress, and tune into our Instagram and Facebook feeds on May 22 for day-of-play coverage.
Charleston Area elementary school students traveled to Wescott Golf Club on March 29th to compete in the First Tee – Greater Charleston Champions Cup tournament. Each team, led by their PE teacher, tackled 9 golf challenges and 9 core value challenges to demonstrate all they have learned as part of our In-School Golf & Life Skills Program.
Volunteers from the Lucy Beckham Golf Team kept tournament participants on track and having fun.
This year’s tournament featured players from Charleston Development Academy, Chicora Elementary School, James B. Edwards Elementary School, Julian Mitchell Elementary School, Lambs Elementary School, Marrington Elementary School, Montessori Community School, Oakland Elementary School, Orange Grove Charter School, Sanders Clyde Elementary School, and St. John’s Catholic School.
Students enjoyed putting, chipping into our inflatable hippo, driving, and sling-shotting SNAG balls angry bird style. They even had an opportunity to learn about golf course design from course architect Troy Miller.
Students from Charleston Development Academy enjoy “Pin the Hazard on the Dogleg” with course architect Troy Miller.
Teams demonstrated a firm grasp of the interpersonal and intrapersonal skills they’ve been learning about in their PE classes by answering questions about honesty, integrity, courtesy, confidence, judgment, perseverance, respect, responsibility, and sportsmanship. These core value questions factored into each team’s point total.
We are extremely proud of all 2023 tournament participants, including Orange Grove Charter School, Sanders Clyde Elementary, and Marrington Elementary who placed first, second, and third. Our champions will be recognized at a special awards ceremony where they will receive sets of clubs.
Coach Jackson high fives a student (Chicora Elementary), and our 2023 champions (Orange Grove Charter School) pose with their trophy.
The Champions Cup tournament is an annual event, sponsored by First Tee and the Henry & Sylvia Yaschik Foundation, to celebrate school program participation. To maintain COVID safety protocols, we hosted virtual tournaments in 2021 and 2022 where students participated in golf and core value challenges remotely from their schools. While those events were well attended, we’ve missed the magic of a green grass venue. Many of the students who participate in Champions Cup have never visited or played a golf course before. As such, it was all the sweeter to gather in person this year at Wescott… a uniquely special event for kids, coaches, volunteers, and spectators alike.
Thank you to the dedicated Physical Educators who administer First Tee curriculum and go the extra mile to train kids for this event. Thanks also to the MANY volunteers who make Champions Cup possible year after year. We look forward to seeing you all again in 2024!
Mr. Chris Pinckney pictured with wife Beatrice, granddaughter Megan, and great-grandson Teagan.
February 22, 2023 | Local Spotlight
Mr. Chris Pinckney could be described as a “usual suspect” at the Charleston Municipal Golf Course. In fact, Charleston City Paper wrote an article on the subject in 2021 to celebrate renovations to the beloved course. In that article, we learned that Mr. Pinckney has been playing the Muni’s citywide amateur golf tournament since 1962. He even won the city title in ’79 and ’83. The now 79 year-old James Island native still plays the course two or three times a week, a freedom that he hasn’t always enjoyed.
As a youth (13 or 14) in the late 50s, Mr. Pinckney worked as a caddy for the Muni. He wasn’t allowed to play the course until 1961, when it became the first in South Carolina (public or private) to successfully integrate.
As an organization that exists to promote access to golf and all the intrinsic and extrinsic opportunities that go along with it, we found ourselves wondering… How does a young man without course access learn to play (and learn to play extremely well)?
We decided to give Mr. Pinckney a call to find out.
Mr. Pinckney told us that he was one of the first black golfers to play the Muni in 1961. He was 17 or 18 at the time and had already learned a great deal about the game as a caddy and from his older brother, Irvin Pinckney. The Pinckney family lived on a plot of land off Riverland Dr that had been purchased by Chris and Irvin’s grandfather. Irvin made a few golf holes on the property, and Chris recalls school friends stopping by to play. The boys also sharpened their game at the Little Rock Club on Grimball Road, a homemade 6-hole course designed by Richard “Lunk” Smalls in the 1950s. That course and military bases would have been the only facilities open to black golfers in South Carolina prior to integration of the Muni. Mr. Pinckney would eventually gain access to base courses when he went to work as a welder and machinist, first for the Naval shipyard and then the Air Force Base.
Competitive Play Inspires Port City Golf Club
Fast forward to 1961. Mr. Pinckney is an adept golfer with ambitions of competitive play, but tournament entry presented yet another stumbling block. “[In the 60s] these guys could play the course, but they couldn’t get a handicap because our course isn’t a club…” says Marshall Ormand, Charleston Municipal Golf Course Manager. “That’s why they [Mr. Pinckney, Johnny Middleton, and a few others] started the Port City Club. When that didn’t work, they started the Port City Classic Golf Tournament. It’s an incredible story.”
“Golf has been really, really good to me. It keeps my mind sharp… And the Muni has been good to me. It’s allowed me to qualify for tournaments all over.”
– Chris Pinckney
Mr. Pinckney has competed in a variety of public links tournaments. He’s traveled to Florida, Maine, Arizona, and Hawaii to play. In Phoenix, he finished 4th in the nation.
Mr. Pinckney’s bride, Beatrice, accompanied him to tournaments in Florida and Hawaii. She has fond memories of annual trips to North Carolina where the couple made lifelong friends… “Golf opens doors… You meet a lot of nice people on the golf course,” she says.
Golf seems to be keeping Mr. Pinckney young, a good thing now that he has grandchildren and one great grand to enjoy. He looks forward to teaching his great grandson to play one day, and Mr. Pinckney’s granddaughter, Megan Pinckney Rutherford (who also happens to be Miss South Carolina USA 2013) is eager for her son to carry on her grandfather’s legacy…
“His is a story of grit and determination and deserves telling. Can you imagine loving something so much, and being told that you can’t be a part of it because of the color of your skin, but then going on to be successful at it anyways? Growing up we all knew how much the sport meant to him; he spent most of his free time on the golf course… but it wasn’t until I was older that I could understand why. He had been denied access to that course so, in a way, it was like he was making up for lost time.”
– Megan Pinckney Rutherford
Mr. Pinckney Meets Our Game Changers
Earlier this month, Mr. Pinckney, Mrs. Pinckney, and Megan met our Game Changers at Topgolf. We talked about what it means to persevere, and the kids asked Mr. Pinckney about tournaments, traveling, and his shoe size (for the record, he wears a 12). We also discovered that Mr. and Mrs. Pinckney attended Gretchen Meggett High School where they were taught by Coach Johnson’s grandmother.
Mr. Pinckney can still drive a ball over 200 yards, and the kids were eager to watch.
When asked if he had any advice for young golfers, Mr. Pinckney said, “You just got to get out there and do it.”
We hope our young people will take that advice to heart—on and off the golf course. When life is hard, when others doubt, when a system is unfair… We hope they will remember Mr. Pinckney, who, despite incredible odds, became one of Charleston’s greatest golfers.
We’re gearing up for a new season of Immersion Program enrichment activities, and if fall was any indication, spring is going to be fun!
Game Changers Immersion Program participants meet Monday-Friday over the summer, and once a week (usually on Saturdays) throughout the school year. This past fall, weekly meetups alternated between of golf outings, enrichment presentations, and fieldtrips.
Our Game Changers routinely visited Wescott Plantation, where they worked with Coach Johnson and Coach Perry to improve their golf game. They also spent a few afternoons at Stono Ferry getting pointers from Coach K, Coach JP, and the College of Charleston Men’s Golf Team.
“Being a part of the Game Changers program was thoroughly enjoyable. Due to our students’ busy schedules, interaction with members of our local community doesn’t happen as often as we would like. To share their love of golf with the young men and women of Game Changers allowed our team to work together and hone their path towards becoming community leaders. It was not long ago that students in our program would have been part of programs like the Game Changers. To be able to share their skills and passion was exciting and humbling.”
– Mitch Krywulycz, Head Golf Coach | College of Charleston
Aside from golf, Game Changers enjoyed a photography lesson by YoArt at the Cigar Factory (complete with photo scavenger hunt) and the Epic Gameshow Experience at Elite Games.
Educational enrichment included a tour of the Charleston Southern University campus with Associate Athletic Director Betty Palmer and a presentation by Officer Michael Rice and Amanda Perry, Esq. The presentation was a continuation of a mock trial activity that took place last summer.
“I had an opportunity to work with [the Game Changers] last summer during a mock trial program. I was thoroughly impressed by their willingness to get involved, ask thoughtful questions and really put in the work that was necessary to make the mock trial a success. Last fall, I had the privilege to assist Officer Rice and Coach Johnson with an educational presentation… The kids asked poignant questions that were applicable to their lives, and hopefully they will carry this information with them into the future. I was honored to be a part of this program because these children are leaders of tomorrow.”
– Amanda Perry, Esq.
The presentation featured law enforcement scenarios constructed by Officer Rice, and Amanda gave examples of legal action that may result from each of the scenarios. Our Game Changers were certainly engaged. We may have a few future attorneys and officers on our hands!
“I wanted these young men and women to leave with a better understanding of policing with an emphasis on why we do what we do. The overall goal for me is to bridge the gap of understanding between law enforcement and the communities we serve, and that effort starts with our youth… The Game Changers were engaged in topics and discussion and were eager to ask questions regarding my career. Not every day a child gets the opportunity to ask numerous questions to a police officer. I was happy to provide them with that opportunity.”
– Officer Rice, Mount Pleasant Police Department
Our Game Changers ended the season with a carefree afternoon at SkyZone—complete with lunch, ice cream, and surprise holiday gifts from our Teen Advisory Council.
“All activities from the start of the Fall to the last fieldtrip before winter break have been very informative and enjoyable for the Game Changers. It has allowed them the opportunity to sharpen their golf games on the golf course as well as learn real life skills from a variety of enrichment speakers. …And our Teen Advisory Council did an awesome job selecting different Christmas gifts for the Game Changers. They were very thankful!”
– Coach Lerone Johnson, Director of Special Programs | First Tee – Greater Charleston
Want to get involved with our Game Changers in 2023? Email Coach Johnson to explore opportunities.
We recently interviewed 10 year-old program participant Florence to learn more about her move from Washington DC and what she loves most about First Tee. Here’s what she had to say…
How long have you been involved with First Tee?
Florence: I’ve been playing golf my whole life. I’ve had little kits since I was one or two, but I’ve been playing with the First Tee for about four or five years.
So you started with First Tee in DC before coming to Charleston?
Florence:Yes.
That’s quite a move! How did it make you feel?
Florence:It was a really big move, and I didn’t like it at first.
What do you like most about First Tee?
Florence: What I like most about First Tee is that they don’t just teach you how to play good golf; they teach you proper manners and how to act in situations.
Is First Tee – Greater Charleston different than First Tee – Greater Washington?
Florence: The accents are different… [At this point Florence delighted us with her best impression of a Southern accent, which we unfortunately did not catch on camera.]
Coach Charlie and Coach Chuck tell me that you’re a great golfer! How does that make you feel?
Florence: If someone says that I’m a good golfer, it makes me feel really proud because I’ve worked hard all of my life to achieve that.
First Tee focuses on some important core values (honesty, integrity, sportsmanship, respect, confidence, responsibility, perseverance, courtesy and judgment)… Can you think of a time when one of those values helped you accomplish a goal?
Florence: I recently went to the CJ Cup with my dad and his friend, Mr. Russ. I used respect by being the only one asking for just a high five instead of asking for things.
That’s awesome! I’m sure you impressed the pros..
Florence: Ooh! I got several people’s signatures there! …Shane Lowry, Collin Marikawa, and Rory McIlroy (aka the world’s best golfer).
Aside from golf, what do you like to do and/or who do you like to spend time with?
Florence: Aside from golf, I really like to spend time with my dog and to horse ride, but we’re having trouble finding a pony for me to ride down here. …But we are going to a hunt club this weekend, and I’ll get to ride there!
Do you think you’ll keep playing golf?
Florence: I think I’ll continue to play golf because it’s a great way to spend time outside and get fresh air.
At First Tee – Greater Charleston, we’re teaching more than golf. We want to help kids build confidence and resilience that are applicable to all aspects of life. Email [email protected] to learn more about ways to get involved.
