First Tee — Virginia Blue Ridge

First Tee – Virginia Blue Ridge is a chapter of First Tee, an international non-profit youth development initiative created in 1997 by the World Golf Foundation, now part of the PGA Tour Foundation, to provide young people of all ethnic and economic backgrounds an opportunity to develop life-enhancing values inherent to the game of golf. Locally, founded in September of 2015, First Tee - Virginia Blue Ridge services the City of Charlottesville, and the counties of Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Nelson, Culpeper, and Orange. Since its inception, the organization implements game-changing programs through local partnerships, community organizations, school districts, and golf facilities reaching thousands of children annually. By seamlessly integrating the game of golf with a life skills curriculum, First Tee – Virginia Blue Ridge creates learning experiences that build inner strength, self-confidence, and resilience skills that empower our participants through a lifetime of new challenges.