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2016 The First Tee College Golf Prep Academy
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Noor Ahmed and Jonathan Tanihana, from The First Tee of Greater Sacramento, will attend The First Tee College Golf Prep Academy in Reno, Nev., July 20-27. Ahmed and Tanihana are among 24 junior golfers from The First Tee, ages 15-18, selected by a national panel of judges to participate in this academy for elite players.
The First Tee College Golf Prep Academy is a unique opportunity for participants within the network that are interested in pursuing collegiate golf. Participants will receive life skills and golf instruction from The First Tee Coaches and special guest speakers to help improve their chances to compete at a higher level athletically and academically.
 Noor has been a participant of The First Tee of Greater Sacramento for 8 years. She is finishing up her junior year at Vista del Lago High School. She was named all 3 years an All League Player and helped her team capture 3 league titles and 2 straight San Joaquin Section Titles. Noor is a member of the California Scholarship Federation and the School Unity Project at VDLHS. She received several academic and golf awards including the Sutter Middle School Cougar Award for Respect and was selected by The First Tee for the Outstanding Participant Leadership Summit, The Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach, the NorCal Life Skills Academy, and The First Tee Life Skills and Leadership Academy. She is Eagle certified and is working on her Ace project. Noor continues to volunteer as a Life Skills instructor on the Junior Tour and a volunteer junior coach at Haggin Oaks Golf Course.
 Jonathan is 16 and a junior at John F. Kennedy High School in Sacramento. He learned to play golf with his dad and was introduced to The First Tee of Greater Sacramento by participating in the Little Linkers Program at 6 years old. He was named to the First Team All-Metro League the last 3 years and 2016 Metro League MVP. Jonathan is a member of The First Tee of Greater Sacramento Junior Tour and was named 2016 Player of the Year in the Boys 16-18 division. He is currently enrolled in The First Tee Life Skills Experience Program, Ace level and has enjoyed being a part of the Junior Tour life skills coaching committee. He also enjoys helping younger kids as a junior coach at William Land GC with Coach Sam.
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25th Annual Jr/Sr Funvitational
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25th Annual Jr/Sr Funvitational
Friday, July 29th, 2016
Birdie Level Sponsor - $500
Includes Hole Sponsorship and 2 Playing Spots (1 Jr & 1 Senior)
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2016 The First Tee Northern California Leadership Academy
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In June, five participants had a great time attending the Northern California Leadership Academy in Monterey, CA. Madison Green, Katelyn Harris, Ryan Parry, Hailey Rietz and Ari Samuel attended this fun and educational experience that allowed them to work on their leadership skills that they can use at their chapter, school, and community. Participants were housed in dorms at the Robert Louis Stevenson School in the 17 Mile Drive. During the week participants had the opportunity to meet fellow participants from other The First Tee chapters, interact with the top Coaches in our network, and engage in fun, extracurricular activities within the Monterey and Pebble Beach area.
 Madison is a junior at Davis Senior High School and started with The First Tee of Greater Sacramento in 2015. She enjoys volunteering as a junior coach with the younger participants in the Saturday morning programs. She first picked up a club when she was four, but did not start playing tournaments until her freshman year during the high school golf season. Madison was also involved in a local ballet company for nine years and just completed her sophomore year maintaining a 4.33 GPA.
 Katelyn will be a sophomore at Antelope High School this fall where she plays on the girls varsity golf team and maintains a 3.85 GPA. She has been a member of The First Tee of Greater Sacramento since she was six. Katelyn loves to volunteer at the SPCA, Morton Golf Foundation and with the California Eagles - Special Olympics program. She is a life skills coach on the Jr Tour and is Eagle level in her life skills.
 Ryan is a Freshman at Jesuit High School. He has played a variety of sports thus far in his life and has been associated with The First Tee of Greater Sacramento since 2014. Ryan is a junior coach at the Haggin Oaks Program Locations and volunteers his time with different organizations for individuals with disabled persons. He also focuses heavily on schoolwork and received honor roll freshman year.
 Hailey is 15 years old and will be a sophomore at Granite Bay High School in the fall. She first played golf at the age of nine. Hailey started Little Linkers at William Land when she was 10 years old and The First Tee of Greater Sacramento Junior Tour when she was 13 years old. As a freshman, she maintained a 4.0 GPA and played on her high school varsity girls' golf team earning a Sierra Foothill League MVP. Hailey is a member Junior Tour Life Skills Coaching Committee. She also likes reading and photography.
 Ari will be a junior in the fall at Pleasant Grove High School and has been on the girl's varsity golf team since her freshman year. She has been a member of The First Tee of Greater Sacramento for three years and has been playing golf for 4 years. Ari enjoys sketching and track & field. She has been providing community service at Edna Batey Elementary School to students for over 5 years.
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Meet Lillian Rubi, a member of The First Tee of Greater Sacramento program at Bing Maloney Golf Course. Lillian (5) has participated in the Tots on the Tee program last summer and has now joined the Saturday FUNdamental program. She is very competitive and always wanting to beat her older sister at golf.
Hobbies: Likes to draw and watch T.V.
Favorite food: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich What is your favorite Core Value and why? Courtesy because you should always be nice to everyone If you could play golf with anyone who would it be? Carter from the tot on the tee class
What golf club is your favorite and why? Driver, I can hit the ball far.
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To impact the lives of young people by providing educational programs that build character, instill life-enhancing values and promote healthy choices through the game of golf
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The First Tee of Greater Sacramento
2016 Events
Haggin Oaks GC
July 29, 2016
Granite Bay GC
September 19, 2016
Junior Tour Fundraiser
Empire Ranch GC
October 29, 2016
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Introducing
The Class of 2016!
We wish them all the best as they begin their college journey.
Chisay Arai
Holy Names University
Austin Bennett
University of Nevada, Reno
Jacob Brown
Sierra College
Trent Buchanan
California State University, Sacramento
Jack Dibachi
UC Santa Barbara
Austin Fox
University of the Pacific
Garrett Henley
California Polytechnic State University
Amelia Hicks
California State University, Sacramento
Sara Knepshield
San Diego State University
David Laskin
University of Arizona
Kenji Lo
University of California, Davis
Kathryn Low
University of California, Berkeley
Shannon Milliken
California State University, Chico
Ryder Sanders
University of Georgia
Nicole Schroeder
Oregon State University
Brian Sterri Utah Valley University
Justine Tadlock
University of Utah
Dylan VanderVeer
Saint Mary's College of California
Rileigh Varga
California State University, Sonoma State
Jordann Vigna
California Baptist University
Sam Yamauchi
California State University, Fullerton
Leslie Young
University of Alabama
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The First Tee Invitational
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We are very excited to announce this year's Honorary Chairman for the
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Thank you to our Sponsors
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