Mr. Keith Dawkins will be replacing Joe Louis Barrow, Jr. as CEO of The First Tee in 2018. Pictured here with Ryan Guthridge from our Omaha chapter, Mr. Dawkins brings years of positive youth development experience to The First Tee having worked for Nickelodeon prior. Welcome Keith!
Chapter Executive Director, Joel Kock is pictured here with The First Tee’s CEO Joe Louis Barrow, Jr. It was announced earlier that Mr. Barrow will be stepping away from his role as CEO after leading the organization through Phase IV initiatives that positively impacted over 10 million youth. Chapter offices from across the US gathered for the organization’s 20 Year Anniversary in Orlando, FL in November to celebrate this historic benchmark.
Is your family split between wanting to play soccer or golf this weekend? Footgolf might be the answer! What is Footgolf? It is a combination of soccer and golf….fun for the whole family! For more information, click here.
Nebraska native and Webcom Tour player Scott Gutschewski finished at -13, tied for 2nd place at the Pinnacle Bank Championship on 7/23. His strong play vaulted him to 32nd place on the 2017 Webcom Tour money list. The top 25 players on the Webcom Tour receive their PGA Tour card each year. The First Tee of Omaha would like to wish Scott and his family the best of luck on the rest of the season!
On behalf of all the golf enthusiasts in Omaha, The First Tee of Omaha would simply like to thank the Pinnacle Bank Championship tournament director, event management team and all the sponsors for putting on a great event! Thank you for bringing professional golf back to Omaha!
The First Tee of Omaha would like to thank all of the youth and adults who served as Driving Range attendants and Standard Bearers for the inaugural Pinnacle Bank Championship held at Indian Creek GC last week. Fun times for all involved!
Youth from The First Tee of Omaha served as standard bearers during the Pinnacle Bank Championship, enhancing the tournament experience for the professional golfers and patrons watching the event. Thank you to the many youth and their parents for serving in this volunteer role!
Hundreds of volunteers will be giving of their time to help launch the inaugural Pinnacle Bank Championship on Thursday, 7/20! The First Tee of Omaha is providing volunteer support at the driving range area and other areas. Our volunteers arrived bright and early on 7/20 to get the driving range area ready to go for the players. Welcome to the Pinnacle Bank Championship!
The Golf Club at Indian Creek hosted an inaugural Pro/Junior outing on Tuesday afternoon, 7/18. Twelve Webcom touring golf professionals were paired up with thirty-six junior golfers from the greater Omaha area to compete in a 9 hole scramble event. A shout out to all of the Webcom touring golf professionals for partnering with the Golf Club at Indian Creek to make this happen. Webcom professional Wes Roach is pictured here is with his three junior golfer playing partners.
First Tee of Omaha youth participants will have the privilege of getting “inside the ropes” at the Pinnacle Bank Championship, serving as Standard Bearers 7/20-7/23. What is a Standard Bearer, you ask? Standard Bearers work in tandem with the on-site scoring team to keep scoring signage up to date and visible to those watching at the course. The experience is pretty awesome as the youth participants also get to personally meet the players in their group. Fun stuff!
On Tuesday, 7/18, the Pinnacle Bank Championship and Indian Creek Golf Club will be hosting a Youth Day, open to the public. For those interested in learning more, please click “Read More” to view/download the Youth Day Info Sheet.
The First Tee of Omaha’s Westwood Heights GC TEAM golfers kicked off the summer season in full swing by participating in the event held at Platteview CC in Bellevue, NE. This group refers to themselves as the “squirrels” as each team is encouraged to have a creative team name. TEAM GOLF is run by the Nebraska Junior Golf Tour as a fun, social and less stressful approach to tournament golf providing juniors with knowledge and skills that encourage long term youth development and a lifetime of golf enjoyment.
