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Green Valley Ranch Golf Club and The First Tee of Green Valley Ranch is honored to share that our first caddie applicant from The First Tee GVR has been awarded a full tuition and housing Evans Scholarship to CU Boulder from the Western Golf Association/Evans Scholars Foundation.

The scholarship program wouldn’t be as successful as it is without the support of the CGA, CWGA and thousands of generous donors throughout Colorado. And it wouldn’t have been possible without the leadership and support of The First Tee program at Green Valley Ranch since this program is what brought Andrea to the game of golf in the first place. Being in The First Tee opened the door for her to start playing golf and caddying. Now she is a varsity golfer at East High School and one of the first two African American girls to receive the Evans Scholarship to CU (the other being Asni Solomon from CommonGround Golf Course)!

Thanks to all of you as Andrea’s success will be a shot in the arm in getting more of our First Tee kids to caddie and apply for the scholarship that over 400 Colorado caddies since the late 1960s credit for changing their lives and opening doors that would not have otherwise opened.

2012 HealthONE Colorado Women's Open: May 30-June 1
2012 HealthONE Colorado Open: July 26-29
2012 HealthONE Colorado Senior Open: Aug 29-31

The First Tee of Green Valley Ranch was proud to accept a $5,000 grant from The PGA TOUR SuperStore on January 9, 2012! 

In partnership with The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, PGA TOUR Superstore supports The First Tee chapters by donating $1 million to The First Tee, with each chapter receiving $5,000.  The Foundation's chairman, Arthur M. Blank, is also chairman of Golf &Tennis Pro Shop, owner and operator of PGA TOUR Superstore.

Read more about this exciting news here!

From left to right: Mark Sternfels (PGA Tour SuperStore), Kevin Laura (CEO of The Colorado Open Golf Foundation), Anthony Antista (Vice Chairman of The Colorado Open Golf Foundation), John Herbers (President of Greenwood Village Chamber of Commerce) and Dustin Mahoney (PGA Tour SuperStore). 

One of our Par Members of TFTGVR donated his hair to his cousin, Olivia,  on November 29.  It was such a special experience for us to be a part of. 

From the Denver Post - November 30, 2011 (for the full news article click "Learn More" below)

Channel 7 News also did a story! Click Here for the video.

To have a Hole-in-One is a dream of probably every golfer who has ever played the game. To honor any participant that has achieved this momentous milestone, The First Tee will send he or she a certificate along with posting the story of the memorable event on The First Tee website.

The First Tee of Green Valley Ranch has two participants that scored aces during 2009! Congratulations to Austin Johnson and Davis Bryant! Click on LEARN MORE to read the stories of all of our The First Tee Green Valley Ranch Aces! 

The First Tee of Green Valley Ranch is delighted to announce that on May 31, 2007 we received the a received a grant from the USGA to support our programming efforts! The USGA is the largest contributor of funds to the chapters of The First Tee worldwide and we are thrilled to benefit from their incredible generosity.

The First Tee supports The First Lady, Michelle Obama, in her campaign against childhood obesity. In addition to our Nine Core Values, click LEARN MORE to view our NEW Nine Healthy Habits to incorporate into our daily lives.