Look To The Stars News: First Tee

Charles Barkley Swings For The First Tee

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 12:00:00 -0000

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley hit the greens for charity last week as he took part in the 4th Annual Barkley, Bean, Bryant & Friends Celebrity Skins Game on Friday February 6 at the YMCA Par 3 in Lakeland Florida.

Barkley is no stranger to the event and has helped raise $725,00 for The First Tee of Lakeland’s youth golf facility’s budget.

“When I did it the first time, I just did it. And I had such a good time, it’s one of the first things I put on my schedule every year,’’ Barkley said.

This year, Barkley joined Champions Tour pros Andy Bean and Brad Bryant of Lakeland, as well as Jim Dent, Mark McNulty and Gene Jones of the Champions Tour for a nine-hole skins game, where they played for $1,000 a man, with the winner writing a check to The First Tee when play finished on the ninth green.

Jim Thorpe was also scheduled to take part, but was delayed due to filming "Uneven Fairways’’ for the Golf Channel. In lieu of his absence, Thorpe donated $1,000 to The First Tee, which served almost 1,000 local youths last year.

Hootie and the Blowfish to Play at Rock Fore! Dough IV

Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:35:15 -0000

Written by Regina Walton

Recording artists Hootie and the Blowfish, Colbie Caillat, Josh Kelley and John Krueger are scheduled to perform for the annual Rock Fore! Dough IV benefit concert. The event will take place on Tuesday, April 8th in Augusta, GA at the First Tee of Augusta.

The proceeds of the Rock Fore! Dough support the First Tee of Augusta, one of over 200 chapters of the First Tee Network. Over the past three years the Rock Fore! Dough event has raised over $200,000 for the charity.

First Tee’s goal is 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.”

First Tee teaches the young people in its program nine core values: honesty, integrity, sportsmanship, respect, courtesy, judgment, confidence, responsibility, and perseverance.

Tickets are on sale now for $25.00 and can be purchased at the gate for $35.00.

For more information about The First Tee, Augusta Chapter, visit their website.

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