Regional Opportunities

Western Pennsylvania junior golfers (Ages 12-18) are invited to register and apply for the inaugural TEN Memorial Junior Invitational (tenmemorial.com/the-junior) hosted by Laurel Valley Golf Club. There will be a total of 48 boys and girls selected to participate in this 36-hole stroke play tournament, and invitations will be sent by April 1, 2025. Contact Coach Eric Kulinna ([email protected]) for more information.

This is a NEW annual event with First Tee – Akron, and our chapter will host this year at the Bob O’Connor Golf Course. The event format and team sizes are TBD. Contact Coach Jeff Lebedda ([email protected]) for more information.

The Society of Hickory Golfers hosts one of their annual tournaments at Foxburg Country Club in Clarion County, about 55 miles north of Pittsburgh. Foxburg was founded in 1887 and is the oldest continually used course in the United States. Dr. Bern Bernacki, the former Co-Chair of First Tee – Pittsburgh Board of Directors, is an avid hickory player, and annually sponsors two to four participants from our chapter to play in this event. Contact Coach Eric Kulinna ([email protected]) for more information.

This is a NEW annual event which will be played at the Bob O’Connor Golf Course. The event format and team sizes are TBD. Contact Coach Jeff Lebedda ([email protected]) for more information.

This annual event features teams from the Pittsburgh, Akron, Canton and Cleveland chapters, and this year we will be playing in Ohio at a site TBD. Lunch and Life Skills testing typically begin at 11:00 AM, and tee times start at 12:00 PM. There are eight participants on each team, and they play six holes of Scramble format, six holes of Alternate Shot, and six holes of Best Ball during their round, all with Stableford scoring. Contact Coach Jeff Lebedda ([email protected]) for more information.