RSS Feed Kate Castle Awarded Prestigious First Tee ScholarshipKate Castle, 17, earned the opportunity through the First Tee and John Deere’s national Power For Good Contest for her Community Service. The three 2021 Power for Good contest winners were: Kate Castle, First Tee — Tennessee; Chase Gallagher, First Tee — Fresno; and Abigale Morris, First Tee — Phoenix were selected from a national pool of applicants across the First Tee network based on a written essay focusing on the positive impact they have made in their local communities. Travel Feature - Sandestin Golf & Beach ResortGoGolfandTravel.com's Ed Stone highlights a trip to the recently renovated Sandestin Golf & Beach Resort. Puppies & Golf Barkin' Bash with Amanda BalionisAmanda Balionis loves Nashville! So much, in fact, that she is hosting her Puppies & Golf Barkin' Bash at Bridgestone Arena Preds Plaza on Tuesday, May 4th in conjunction with the Simmons Bank Open. Rachel Heck Makes History at Stanford!Not an ordinary freshman...Stanford Women's Golf standout, Rachel Heck wins the PAC-12 women’s golf individual championship on her first try! The Memphis native and two-time Tennessee Women’s Golfer of the Year continues to make history! Kids Play Free with Scott Stallings - Pledgeit Birdie CampaignTAKE THE PLEDGE WITH SCOTT STALLINGS! Please join Scott in supporting Tennessee Golf Foundation’s mission to promote golf and its life-enhancing values by pledging for every birdie I record this summer, all the way through the John Deere Classic (July 8-11, 2021). All proceeds raised through this campaign will benefit the Kids Play Free Initiative – a program that allows youth to play unlimited, free rounds of golf at multiple facilities in the Knoxville, TN area 365 days a year! Kids Play Free Murfreesboro Coming Soon!The Tennessee Golf Foundation is expanding our Kids Play Free program to Murfreesboro. The program eliminates the cost for children under the age of 18 to play Bloomfield Links, at Old Fort Park. TENNCup: Interview w/Bryce LewisTennCup host Darren Reese sits down with Bryce Lewis, a Hendersonville native and a freshman for the University of Tennessee men's golf who recently won the The Collegiate Invitational in Birmingham. PGA HOPE Kicks Off at Golf House TennesseeThe Tennessee Section PGA kicked off the #PGAHOPE (PGA - Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) program at Golf House Tennessee. Veterans will learn to play golf in a fun and relaxing environment over the next 6 weeks. Tennessee Golf Foundation, Simmons Bank Open announce partnership with Nashville PredatorsThe Nashville Predators today announced a partnership with the Tennessee Golf Foundation that will leverage the team’s reach, expertise and marketing assets to sell ticket, premium hospitality and sponsorship packages for the 2021 Simmons Bank Open for the Snedeker Foundation. TENNCup: Interview w/Ryan HallTennCup host Darren Reese sits down with Ryan Hall, a Knoxville native, recent Augusta Haskins Award winner and a junior for the University of South Carolina men's golf team. TENNCup: Interview w/Rachel HeckTennCup host Darren Reese sits down with Rachel Heck, a native of Memphis and freshman for the Stanford University golf team. TENNCupp: Interview w/Shawn Mauer (1st Tee of Knoxville)TennCup host Darren Reese sits down with Shawn Mauer, Executive Director of The First Tee of Greater Knoxville. TENNCup: Interview w/Paul Branlund (Sun Mountain Sports)TennCup host Darren Reese sits down with Paul Branlund, Eastern Sales Manager for Sun Mountain Sports. PGA Hope Tennessee 2021 Spring Schedule ReleasedPGA HOPE (Helping Our Patriots Everywhere) Military Golf Program has released its Spring 2021 schedule at the Little Course at Conner Lane, Franklin, TN. Space is limited - contact Valerie Vaughn at 615-465-6323 to sign up. Thank you to Delta Dental of Tennessee for their support of golf initiatives for our Veterans! Hámarki CBD Announces Partnership with Tennessee Golf AssociationKNOXVILLE – The Tennessee Golf Association is excited to announce a partnership with Knoxville-based wellness brand Hámarki for the 2021 season. Hámarki will be making its professional-grade CBD products available at TGA championships and at TGA member clubs, as well as allowing TGA members to make purchases using a discount code. Visit www.hamarkicbd.com and use the code TGA! to save 20%! Tips From The Pros, Gaylon Cude, PGAGaylon Cude, PGA instructor at Golf House Tennessee Learning Center give a few tips for your winter weather warm up and transitioning back to the golf course this spring. Amateurs from Tennessee, Arkansas to battle for inaugural Simmons Bank Cup at TPC SouthwindSimmons Bank has helped establish a new amateur event, the Simmons Bank Cup, in partnership with the Tennessee Golf Association and the Arkansas State Golf Association. This inaugural, Ryder Cup-style tournament will be held at the TPC Southwind golf course in Memphis, Tennessee from April 11-13, 2021, matching amateur champions from the Tennessee Golf Association (TGA) and the ASGA for a chance to win the Simmons Bank Cup. Summer Sneds Tour Registration Opens Soon!Summer Tournament Registration for the 2021 Sneds Tour Opens Soon. The schedule is based on your years of prior membership. Plan Ahead! TENNCup: Interview with John MaupinJohn Maupin, in his 13th season as the Director of Golf at Lee University, sits down to discuss leading the Flames through the transition from NAIA to NCAA Division II and other topics. TGA finalizes our local USGA qualifying schedule for 2021After a year in which all United States Golf Association (USGA) qualifiers were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, local and regional level qualifiers are set to return in 2021.