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First Tee of Greater Des Moines
Youth Golf Instruction

www.thefirstteegreaterdesmoines.org

The First Tee Greater Des Moines offers instruction by local high school golf coaches and trained staff. Lessons include rules of the game, etiquette and advance skill development following written and oral testing at the beginning of the program. Additional First Tee Life Skills Curriculum will be incorporated within this program.

Play and practice is in group lessons at any of Des Moines’ three municipal courses Mondays through Thursdays. Participants will attend either 6:30 or 7:30 a.m. classes. Additional instruction is available at Blank Golf Course driving range for the season on Tuesdays with local PGA professionals providing small group instruction.

Who: Students entering Grades 6 - 12
Dates: Mondays through Thursdays, June 11- August 1
Times: 6:30 or 7:30 a.m. tee off
Where:    Blank Golf Course
SW 9th & County Line Rd. -- 248-6300
Grandview Golf Course
2401 E. 29th St. -- 248-6301
Waveland Golf Course
4908 University Ave. -- 248-6302
Cost: $40 per child (scholarships are available)
Registration:    Click here for registration form.

Program Director: Gerry Page, (515) 314-8787

Program Coordinator: Sy Forrester

Golf Instructors:
    Blank: Orbie Boggs Tam Ho Maurice White
Grandview: Tom Gruening Chuck Taylor
Maurice White Chuck Taylor
Waveland: Matt Campbell Jay Groth
Jim Ballard Kate Galligan

This program is administered through:
The First Tee of Greater Des Moines
8515 Douglas Avenue
Urbandale, IA 50322

Parks and Recreation
602 Robert D. Ray Drive
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
Phone: (515) 237-1386

E-Mail: actionctr@dmgov.org
Web Site: www.dmgov.org

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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