Junior Golf Programs
Golf Canada and our Provincial Golf Associations are proud to help provide youth with access to affordable golf through our partnership with Youth on Course. Golf teaches important social, mental, and physical skills and each round is filled with learning potential. Whether it’s early morning, after school or twilight hours, participating courses offer up blocks of tee times throughout the week for Youth on Course members to play for $5 or less.
We subsidize the cost of our members’ rounds to keep the price tag affordable, sending more families through our partner courses’ doors.
Golf Canada partnered with First Tee to launch First Tee – Canada in 2021. First Tee is Golf Canada’s youth development program that provides children from equity-deserving communities with inclusive and low-barrier pathways to golf and life-enhancing experiences. First Tee programming is offered in schools, community centres, and at golf facilities. The curriculum not only teaches the fundamentals of golf, but also impactful life skills that participants can take with them on and off the golf course.
First Tee – Canada has six regional chapters that operate the program in every province.
2021 Golf Canada Learn to Play Program is a joint program with the PGA of Canada and Golf Canada, developed to align the Learn to play curriculum with the Long-Term Player Development (LTPD 2.0) Guide for Golf. It is a FREE resource guide to assist teaching professionals and volunteer coaches in steering young golfers down a developmentally appropriate pathway. A four-stage progression fame work that includes specific objectives at each stage and focuses on not just on the technical skills, but in developing the “whole” golfer.
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First Tee School ProgramMany elementary school students tee it up for the first time through the First Tee School Program. First Tee – Canada provides educators with training, curriculum, turnkey lesson plans, and equipment kits at no cost, to create a safe space for their students to learn the fundamentals of golf and its core values during physical education classes.
For more information, visit the First Tee – Canada website. https://firstteecanada.ca/school-program/
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First Tee Facility ProgramsThe First Tee Facility Program takes place on course and is currently offered to youth aged 7-16. This program integrates the game of golf with a life-skills curriculum to create learning experiences that help participants be the best version of themselves.First Tee Facility Program coaches are certified through a set of safe sport requirements and training sessions, ensuring a safe and positive environment for the participants.
For more information, visit the First Tee – Canada website. https://firstteecanada.ca/programs/
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First Tee Community ProgramThrough the First Tee Community Program, youth leaders are supplied with training, curriculum, turnkey lesson plans, and equipment kits at no cost, to introduce children from the community to golf while building their character and confidence through fun and safe activities.
For more information, visit the First Tee – Canada website. https://firstteecanada.ca/community-program/
