Our End of Year Awards are time to celebrate our students for their hard work throughout the course of the year!

First Tee Core Values are at the heart of our program, so each year our coaches nominate participants who have exemplified each of them. (We also have a TARGET award for our littlest golfers!). A participant of any age can be selected for their display of honesty, integrity, sportsmanship, respect, confidence, responsibility, perseverance, courtesy, or judgement.

Our Participant of the Year Award, our highest honor, goes to a high school student who has gone above and beyond. These participants work hard not only at improving their own golf game and leadership skills; they also give back to the community and encourage their peers and younger participants. We also celebrate some of our adults, including Coach of the Year and Volunteer of the Year, at our Awards Ceremony.

2020 Award Winners

Participant of the Year Tie: Matthew Bui Mallory Noble	Respect Award Sophie Crisler	Confidence Award Ariana Blagrove	Judgment Award Brandon Fuselier
Responsibility Award Landon O’Neal	Sportsmanship Award Gavin McDermott	Courtesy Award Presleigh Stewart	Honesty Award Gabrielle Guient
Integrity Award Claudia Guenther	Perseverance Award Piper Hall	TARGET Award Kruz Dilosa
Coach of the Year Kyle Albright	Volunteer of the Year Mike Garin

 

2019 Award Winners

Participant of the Year Taylor Collins	Respect Award Ella Joseph	Confidence Award Sweden Ledet	Judgment Award Ethan Darcey
Responsibility Award Brandon Haynes	Sportsmanship Award Noah Gallagher	Courtesy Award Rutu Paragi	Honesty Award James Fisher
Integrity Award Hayden Weidenbacher	Perseverance Award Julieta Rivera Chauvin	Coach of the Year Cassandra Ebanks	Volunteer of the Year Steven Knott

2018 Award Winners

Participant of the Year Lori Launey	Respect Award Zaire Stevenson	Confidence Award Elliott Gomes	Judgment Award Cristiano Windham
Responsibility Award Taylor Collins	Sportsmanship Award Matthew Brunious	Courtesy Award Katerina “Kat” Johnson	Honesty Award McKenzie Bourgeois
Integrity Award Jordan Coates	Perseverance Award Ashley Biehl	Coach of the Year Wes Gilmore	Volunteer of the Year Glynn Dexter

 

2017 Award Winners

Participant of the Year Julia Simon	Respect Award Jonathan Ashford	Confidence Award Hunter McDermott	Judgment Award Logan Batiste
Responsibility Award Matt Biehl	Sportsmanship Award Grace Jin	Courtesy Award Vicky Stephens	Honesty Award Lori Launey
Integrity Award Hailey Edwards	Perseverance Award Kobe Narcisse	Coach of the Year Chad Radecker	Volunteer of the Year Susan Cohoon