When: March 4-6, 2026, juniors are welcome to volunteer 1 day or all 3 days. Please only register if you are committed.  This role is very important!!! Learn more about the tournament here.

Role: STANDARD BEARERS: Accompany a group of PGA TOUR Champions professionals and Retired Football Players by carrying a walking standard, displaying the players’ names and scores. Must be able to carry a sign (approximately 15 pounds) and walk all 18 holes. There will be a mandatory meeting to attend the weekend prior to the tournament. Needed Friday-Sunday.

Cost:  FREE using this code at checkout: HOF26JR  

Who:  Standard Bearers 13 years old and older may participate as individuals and no adjustments to the registration form is required. 

Standard Bearers under 13 years old and capable of walking 18 holes, must register with a parent.
Step 1: Adjust the date of birth of the younger standard bearer to make them 13 and complete the registration form.
Step 2: Parents will also register as a teen by adjusting the date of birth accordingly.  When you sign the agreement, type your name and indicate that you are the parent of ________.  

Register: Click here and then select register in the top right. ​

Sofia joined my homeschool classes well before we relocated to Commons Park in Royal Palm Beach.  Back then, I knew she had a lot of promise, she even took some private lessons.  While she did not fully pursue golf because of her interests in volleyball, she kept coming to class and her swing improved.  Overtime, she and others from the class would play some friendly rounds on the course and I think a seed of passion started to grow.  The more you play, the more you discover if you love the sport enough to do more.

Just last year, I saw something different in her so I started to offer her some opportunities to get more involved in First Tee and that's when everything changed. I am really proud of her.  Looking forward to seeing how far she takes it.

Seventeen Beaver Golf students participated in the Drive, Chip, Putt qualifier at The Park in West Palm Beach. For a few it was sunny, for some it is was pouring rain, for others it was overcast and for one player a lightning delay slowed play.  You never know what the weather will bring in Florida so it is always best to be prepared for anything.

Brooks was competing for the second time. It was all about having fun for him since his hockey schedule does not allow a lot of time to practice golf.  He was super excited about his 20 point chip and he is looking forward to playing more golf this summer. 

While many of the participants were veterans, we had some students throw their hat in the competition for the first time.  I always say that Drive, Chip, Putt is a great way to get introduced to competitive golf because the nerves are real and there is a scoreboard that everyone gets to see.  If you have the right perspective, you will not leave sad, instead you will leave with a drive to improve and practice.  Jaxon is now even more committed to active participation in our weekly classes and taking next steps.  

Participants:
David Fletcher - 1st time participant, holed 6-foot putt
​Blake Huffman - 1st time participant
Gideon Ladicani
Tristan Ladicani
Zoe Ladicani - 5th overall, 3rd in drive and 3rd in putt
Amelia Mayer- 4th overall, 2nd in drive and 3rd in putt
Blake Mayer
Sofia Mayer - 3rd overall, 1st in drive, and 2nd in chip
Mateo Muniz- 2nd overall, 2nd drive, and 3rd in putt
Jaxon Murphy - 1st time participant
Brody Regan - 1st time participant, top 10 finish, 3rd in drive
Charlie Regan - 1st time participant, 1st in chip
Luke Sterijevski
Marina Sterijevski- 3rd overall, 3rd in chip, 3rd in putt
Vivian Sterijevski
Brooks Wieland
Walter Woolley - 1st time participant, top 10 finish

I have heard a lot of feedback about being nervous.  That is natural.  If you aren't nervous, it means you don't care.  I am proud of each and every one of my students for trying.  You can learn so much through the trying.  For the seven students that claimed the ribbons and/or moved on to the next round of competition, remember to cherish the moment and the feeling, that is what matters most!!!  

If your golfer wants to get involved in Drive, Chip, Putt visit the website to learn about other qualifer locations. 

A smaller group of Beaver Golf students participated at Sandhill Crane Golf Course.
Ariana Cabezudo - 1st time participant
​Carlo Taddei - 1st time participant
Ike Tobin - 1st time participant, 1st in putt, top 10 finish
Rory Wyckoff - 1st time participant, 2nd in putt, top 10 finish
Rory Zambito - 1st time participant​

Yet another group competed at Broken Sound in Boca Raton.
Lyla Benson - 1st time participant
Victoria Cabezudo - 1st time participant
Bode Hammar - 1st time participant
Kai Hammar - 1st time participant, 3rd in chip
Rory Hammar - 1st time participant
Brody McKinnon - 1st time participant
Lane Mckinnon - 1st time participant
Lucca Siquiera - 1st time participant
Noah Siquiera - 1st time participant
Xander Trivlis - 3rd in drive
Zella Trivlis
Zoey Trivlis - 2nd in chip

If you are involved with our junior golf program, you have more than likely had a conversation with Mayda Muniz, my behind the scenes administrator.  I know she speaks to parents about the importance of registering with First Tee even if your golfer is young because you just never know where golf will take them. I get the pleasure of nominating golfers to participate in First Tee opportunities often.  If your golfer puts in the effort, I am happy to help open doors for them.

​Once in South Carolina, they spent a day playing golf two courses in Aiken, South Carolina.  "Both were absolutely gorgeous and nothing like what we have here Florida." Then it was time to get to work as standard bearers in the prestigious Junior Invitational at Sage Valley Golf Club. Each participant was assigned to follow one of the top six threesomes in the tournament, giving them a front-row seat to some of the best junior golf talent in the world. "It was really awesome watching the players. I have never done anything like this! It was overall such a unique experience and I’m so grateful for the opportunity to come along with the team."

I am truly honored to be able to be a First Tee Coach and it is an honor to nominate my students for these opportunities.  I still talk to students who have graduated and they often speak about these trips fondly.  

The first ever James Hardie Pro Football Hall of Fame Invitational is in full swing and First Tee participants were onsite this evening to hear from PGA Champions Player, Dicky Pride and former NFL quarterback, Brady Quinn.  The First Tee of the Palm Beaches hosted a fun evening of games as a way to celebrate the tournament and thank ADT for their generous donation of $10,000.  

Beaver Golf students:  JW Lewis, Mateo Muniz and Xander Trivlis had front row seats as Dicky shared his golf journey which included competing as a walk on in college and then recovering from a boating accident which left him unable to play golf for 10 months.  When he returned to the sport, he was fired up to play professionally and after a lot of disciplined practice and dedication to the fundamentals he was able to turn pro in 1993.  While Dicky has only won once, he absolutely loves playing golf.  To this day, he remains consistent in his training and is always learning, He encouraged the young golfers to keep that same mindset in anything that they pursue.

Grady followed that with his story about setting goals and dreaming big.  He shared the importance of keeping your goals in front of you all the time.  Write them out and put them on a mirror or somewhere you will be forced to look which will make you think about how you will achieve those goals. Brady also mentioned that achieving goals means making sacrifices.  When your friends are playing games or going to the movies, you will need to make the decision to stay back and work on your goals.  Most importantly, he encouraged the golfers to listen to their parents because they have traveled the road before you and want to you avoid pitfalls.  Since some are stubborn, Brady also mentioned that failing is just an opportunity to learn. 

Great advice all around!  ​