Old Chatham Golf Club Hosts Sixth Annual Tournament for the First Tee of the Triangle
Summary
This allows The First Tee of the Triangle to minimize expenses of the tournament in order to offer more educational programs that build character, instill life-enhancing values and promote healthy choices through the game of golf.“Old Chatham’s professional demeanor and unrelenting support makes the club an indispensable aid to our organization, and we wouldn’t be able to operate without partners like them.” “Old Chatham is thrilled to work with an organization like The First Tee of the Triangle that not only instills a love for golf in young people but also applies the fundamentals of the game, including hard work and perseverance, to help them succeed in life,” said John Marino, director of operations at Old Chatham.Twenty-seven teams comprised of 108 golfers raised over $110,000 to provide value-added opportunities for more than 1,000 youth participants of the local nonprofit organization.Old Chatham has exclusively supported The First Tee of the Triangle since 2010 by offering its top-ranked course to the cause for free.Everyone involved came away impressed with The First Tee of the Triangle’s dedication to helping children explore the science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) critical to the game of golf.Since 2004, The First Tee of the Triangle has served more than 5,000 young people, ages 5 to 18, who might not otherwise be exposed to golf.The teams that competed included representatives from:− Atlantic Tire & Service− Bayer CropScience− Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina− Bojangles− CAPTRUST Financial Advisors− Deloitte− Edwards-Hobgood Foundation− First Citizens Bank− Golden Corral− Kane Realty Group− Lenovo− MATRIX Resources− Medical Mutual− Mondays Travel− North State Bank− Paragon Bank− PNC Bank− Rex/UNC Health Care− Ruths Chris Steak House− SAS− Scott Madden & Sam Poston− Select Bank− SportsEndeavors− SPS Corporation− Surgical Alternatives− The Davis Team at Fonville Morisey− Trust Company of the South− Wilkinson Charitable Trust− Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP− Yadkin BankQuotes:“The First Tee of the Triangle is a robust service organization that teaches kids the core values and life skills that will help them both on and off the golf course,” said Allen Wilson, president of Old Chatham Golf Club.“Old Chatham’s professional demeanor and unrelenting support makes the club an indispensable aid to our organization, and we wouldn’t be able to operate without partners like them.”“Old Chatham is thrilled to work with an organization like The First Tee of the Triangle that not only instills a love for golf in young people but also applies the fundamentals of the game, including hard work and perseverance, to help them succeed in life,” said John Marino, director of operations at Old Chatham.