(DUNEDIN, FL) – Dunedin Stirling Links – managed by Billy Casper Golf (BCG) – has partnered with “The First Tee of Clearwater” youth development program that introduces the game and its inherent values to young people throughout the area.
A kick-off event begins at 9 a.m. on Saturday, September 17 with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony at Dunedin Stirling Links. Following the celebration, food, a raffle and free course access for the day and instruction will be available for all attendees.
“Getting kids interested in golf at an early age is vital to growth and sustainability of the game,” says Zach May, General Manager of Dunedin Stirling Links. “Partnering with The First Tee represents an amazing opportunity to nurture a passion that often lasts a lifetime.”
With a mission to positively impact the lives of young people across America, The First Tee provides educational programs which build character, instill life-enhancing values and promote healthy choices through golf. After-school and in-school programs have helped more than 10 million juniors from all walks of life by reinforcing values like confidence, respect and perseverance.
Echoing Dunedin Stirling Links’ commitment to growing the game, BCG is on a mission to introduce tens of thousands of youngsters to the game. Children were of utmost importance to the late PGA TOUR legend and BCG namesake Billy Casper. Father to 11 and grandfather to 71, Casper believed that “youngsters, the future of our great country, are our most precious commodities. Through golf, they learn the significance of discipline, family and invaluable life skills necessary to compete in an ever-changing world.”
About The First Tee of Clearwater
The First Tee program is designed around teaching young people the game of golf, as well as helping them understand and ultimately develop The First Tee Nine Core Values, including honesty, integrity and sportsmanship. The curriculum was developed by experts in the field of positive youth development through sports and is delivered by caring adults (coaches) who are formally trained by The First Tee. Golf and life lessons are seamlessly incorporated into each experience.
The First Tee of Clearwater is one of three educational programs at the Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation in Clearwater. They were created to support the World Golf Hall of Famer’s vision of helping at-risk youth achieve academic and social success by remaining engaged in their education and acquiring the practical skills to excel at the “game of life.”
More information: www.chichi.org, 727.726.8829.
About Dunedin Stirling Links
Located 40 minutes west of Tampa, Dunedin Stirling Links is an 18-hole, par 3 golf course set over 27 acres. The 2,264-yard, par-54 layout is nestled among tall pine trees filled with osprey nests, and features native Florida landscaping rife with wildlife. With small greens and holes ranging from 72 to 163 yards, the course offers a stern-but-fair test to golfers of all skill levels.
Complementing the course is a large, lighted driving range and comprehensive short game area with a bunker, putting and chipping greens.
The remodeled golf shop offers the latest merchandise from top brands while the snack bar serves quick bites and drinks for golfers before, during or after their rounds. Individual and group lessons are available for juniors and adults.
More information: www.dunedingolf.com, 727.733.6728.
About Billy Casper Golf
Founded more than 20 years ago in cooperation with the late golf legend Billy Casper, the company is the largest owner-operator of golf courses, country clubs and resorts in the U.S. with more than 150 properties in 29 states. Headquartered in Vienna, Virginia with regional offices across America, BCG specializes in course and property maintenance, staffing and training, clubhouse operations, food-and-beverage, merchandising, golf instruction, marketing and public relations, special events and financial management.
Company highlights include BCG Spectrum, BCG Private and BCG Select management solutions; Buffalo Brand Invigoration Group, the in-house golf-sport-lifestyle PR, strategy development, integrated marketing, social media and design firm; BCG Ventures featuring proprietary, innovate programs like the annual “World’s Largest Golf Outing,” Women on Course and Casper Labs, the testing ground for FootGolf, GolfBoard, Billy Casper Digital network and other programming which drive engagement.
More information: www.billycaspergolf.com, 703.761.1444.
Contact:
Brooke Hemp
Billy Casper Golf / Buffalo.Agency
703.940.3515
bhemp@buffalo.agency
