Upcoming Events
Join us for our 6th annual Wine and Golf Ball "Fore" The Children's Course at The Oregon Golf Club in West Linn, Oregon. The event will be held on Friday, April 16th from 6:30 PM-10:00 PM. The event includes wine-tasting options from some of the finest wineries from the Northwest. There will also be fun activities such as the 19th hole putting contest, an art gallery, silent auction and the exciting wine bottle ring toss. Wine-tasting, dinner buffet and jazz music is all included in the $50 per person ticket fee.
Register now by clicking the following link Wine & Golf Ball Click here to view the wines that will be poured and available for purchase at the event Wine List 2010 To view the evite click here Evite 2010 (Note: To print click control p)
Win a trip for four to Pronghorn Golf Club
Purchase tickets for your chance to win a trip for four to Pronghorn Golf Club (Includes four rounds of golf, a forecaddie and lunch. A $1,000 value! Tickets are just $20 and only 200 tickets will be sold. Click on the Pronghorn hyperlink below to print out the ticket and mail it in with a check to The Children's Course. Pronghorn
The drawing will be held on Friday, April 16th. at the Oregon Golf Club, during our Wine & Golf Ball "Fore" The Children's Course.
Executive Women's Golf Association Fundraising event supporting the LPGA/USGA Girls Golf Program at The Children's Course
Register here for the Executive Women's Golf Association Golf "Let's Be Girls Again" golf clinic to support the LPGA/USGA Girls Golf Program. This event is for EWGA Members, friends, or anyone that might be interested in joining the Executive Women's Golf Association. Click here for more information Girls Golf EWGA_opt Click here to register for the event EWGA and Friends event
TICKETS Fore CHARITY
The West Coast Bank TICKETS Fore CHARITY program offers non-profit organizations the opportunity to sell Safeway Classic tournament tickets and keep 100% of the proceeds. We encourage you to purchase your tickets online at www.safewayclassic.com and designate The Children's Course as the beneficiary. Come and enjoy the best in women's golf at the internationally renowned Pumpkin Ridge Golf Club, August 16-22, 2010.
The "tweeting" you hear is not just the sound of birdies dropping in the hole at The Children's Course. We are now "tweeting" to keep up with you on twitter http://twitter.com/ChildrensCourse
You can also join our group at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=39870011595 or view our Blog at
http://thechildrenscourse.wordpress.com
Did you know....... The Children's Course is a recipient of funding from Portland Children's Levy
The Spirit Mountain Community Fund Supports The Children's Course
Pictured below Louis King (left) from The Spirit Mountain Community Fund, presents a $10,000 check to Dennis Schrag, Executive Director of The Children's Course
December 7, 2009
Tom Maletis (right), and Steve Frisby (left) celebrating with Dennis Schrag, Executive Director of The Children's Course. The Children's Course is one of the beneficiaries of the LPGA Safeway Classic Golf Tournament. Thank you Tournament Golf Foundation!
September 7, 2009
Calvin Flax played in The First Tee Pebble Beach Open with Peter Jacobsen.
Calvin had an amazing time participating in this great tournament. In addition to playing two 18-hole rounds of golf with Peter Jacobsen at Pebble Beach. He also played a practice round of golf with Greg Norman, ate dinner at a table with Peter Jacobsen, Hal Irwin and their wives.
Calvin described the event as surreal. He talked about a moment where he was warming up for his round with Tom Watson on one side of him and Bill Murray on the other. It was an experience he will remember for the rest of his life. Bill was nice enough to give Calvin's Aunt a call just to say "hi".
This is one of the many opportunities available through our The First Tee program for participants.
September 1, 2009
Austin Landis and Ciara Barcus are 2009 finalists for the Campbell Cup Tournament!
August 25, 2009
6th Annual Les Schwab Par-3 Pro Am Presented By Bank of The West at The Children's Course
The First Tee Participants play with LPGA Touring Professional Kim Williams in the Pro-Am
LPGA Golf Professionals From L to R Charlotte Mayorkas, Anna Grzebein, Erica Blasberg, Irene Cho,
Paige McKenzie, Marcy Hart, Kim Hall, Stephanie Louden, Kim Williams
(Not pictured Allison Hanna-Williams)
The Children's Course held it's 6th annual LPGA Pro-Am at The Children's Course. The format for the evening was a five person team. Scoring was done by taking the two low gross scores for nine-holes.
The first place winners were LPGA Golf Professional Stephanie Louden along with teammates/amatuers Bill Williamson, Steve Werts, Rex Lindaman, Steve Dickerson. The round concluded with dinner and many great prizes and the chance to hear two of our participants speak about their experiences with The First Tee program. Children from our programs caddied for both the professionals and the amatuers. It was an afternoon filled with great golf, fun and excitement!
August 1, 2009
Spencer Tibbits, 10 year old Eagle Level Participant of The Children's Course wins the Washington Junior Golf Association State Championship Tournament and the OGA Junior Golf Tournament
Spencer has had an amazing summer participating in competitive golf. He won 11 tournaments, placed second six times and third four times. He has been participating in the programs at The Children's Course for the past four years and is currently an Eagle level participant. We are proud of his accomplishments!
July 31, 2009
Joe Louis Barrow Jr. Chief Executive Officer of The First Tee Visits The Children's Course
Joe spoke to a group of The First Tee participants about his father, famous boxer Joe Louis, the current state of The First Tee Organization and The First Tee's goals for the future. This was Joe's first visit to The Children's Course!
July 24, 2009
Calvin Flax from The Children's Course is selected to participate in the Walmart First Tee Open
Seventy junior golfers from The First Tee have been selected to play in the Walmart First Tee Open at Pebble Beach presented by Nature Valley, an official Champions tour event that will be held September 4-6 during Labor Day weekend and televised nationally on Golf Channel.
The selection process evaluates participants' playing ability and comprehension of the life skills and core lessons learned through involvment with The First Tee.
July 9, 2009
Lolita Moore and Calvin Flax, both participants of The First Tee program of The Children's Course through a partner organization called Leisure Hour, were selected to attend a selection process to try out for the Walmart First Tee Open. Former President George H.W. Bush Honorary Chairman of The First Tee since 1997 visited participants attending The First Tee selection process. Former First Lady Barbara Bush and grandaughter Jenna Bush also attended the luncheon held at the Wentworth By The Sea Country Club in Rye, New Hampshire. Pictured below is Lolita Moore (left) with Former President George Bush Senior and a fellow The First Tee participant.
July 8, 2009
Melissa Merrigan, a participant of The First Tee Program at The Children’s Course has been selected as one of five semifinalists for The First Tee Coca-Cola America’s Future Award. The five semi-finalists will be interviewed by Coca-Cola executives during a visit to their corporate headquarters in Midtown Atlanta August 18-20. This interview along with the participant’s application will be used to determine the winner of a one-time $5,000 scholarship and a three day trip to the TOUR Championship presented by Coca-Cola in Atlanta on September 24-26, 2009. The four semi-finalists will each receive a $1,000 one-time scholarship.
Melissa has been a participant of The First Tee Program at The Children’s Course for six years. This fall she will be entering her senior year at LaSalle Catholic College Prepatory School. Melissa is a determined young woman that perseveres to accomplish her goals both on and off the golf course. That might explain the hole in one she got at one of our golf tournaments. She is an excellent student. This is evident in the 4.0 GPA she has carried since she began receiving letter grades.
The Children’s Course in a non-profit youth development organization that is part of a national organization called The First Tee. Our mission is to impact the lives of youth by providing learning facilities and educational programs that provide life-enhancing values through the game of golf. The Children’s Course provides golf and life skills to more than 3,500 youth annually.
April 5th, 2009
The Children's Course hosted it's 5th Annual Wine & Golf Ball "Fore" The Children's Course, on Friday April 3rd, 2009 at the Oregon Golf Club. The event was a big success, netting more than $58,000 to support our outreach programs for children!
The night was full of fun! It included wine-tasting, hors d'oeuvres, a silent and live auction, and exciting games and prizes! Eight renowned Oregon and Washington wines were featured in the tasting, and live music was performed by The Dan Balmer trio.
The Benefit:
The Children's Course serves disadvantaged and at-risk youth, special needs children and all young people that can benefit from our curriculum. Children learn invaluable life skills which allow them to be successful both on and off the golf course. In 2008, The Children's Course provided more than 14,000 golf and life skills lessons to more than 3,500 youth. We partner with nearly 80 schools and charitable organizations in the greater Portland area.
Melissa Merrigan and Sarah Wood from the First Tee program were selected to attend the Future Leaders Forum in Orlando, Florida, sponsored by Toro!
Thank you for your Support!
