PGA Tour Superstore announced a $5,000 grant to The First Tee of Metropolitan New York to deliver educational programs that build character, instill life-enhancing values and promote healthy choices through the game of golf.
The grant will be awarded on Tuesday, Aug. 19 at 1:00 p.m. during The Barclays Tournament at The Ridgewood Country Club. Youth from The First Tee of Metropolitan New York will be in attendance. The Barclays Tournament begins on Aug. 19 and runs through Aug. 24, 2014.
“By teaching the game of golf, The First Tee of Metropolitan New York is educating, enriching and empowering young people throughout New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut,” said PGA Tour Superstore President and CEO Dick Sullivan. “Supporting those efforts is an honor for the entire PGA Tour Superstore organization.”
The First Tee of Metropolitan New York serves 31 locations throughout New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, reaching 34,572 youth through the game of golf.
PGA Tour Superstore has 19 retail locations. The superstores are owned and operated by Golf & Tennis Pro Shop, Inc., whose controlling owner and chairman is Arthur M. Blank, retired Home Depot co-founder and owner of the Atlanta Falcons. Blank became a Trustee of The First Tee in January 2012, committing $1 million to the youth development organization.
In partnership with The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, PGA Tour Superstore associates support The First Tee chapters reaching young people in East Palo Alto, Atlanta, Chicago, Paramus, Dallas, Delray Beach, Denver, Myrtle Beach, Naples, Phoenix, Westbury, Long Island, Irvine, California and Palm Desert, California.
