First Tee – Greater Chicago

We’re proud to support the future of the game—and the incredible young people behind it. The Happ Foundation is honored to donate $50,000 to First Tee of Greater Chicago in support of their mission to make golf accessible to all kids across our community. At The Happ Foundation, we believe in the power of sports to build confidence, character, and opportunity. First Tee is doing just that—creating meaningful impact both on and off the course. We’re grateful to play a small part in helping grow the game and empower the next generation.

Growing the game together. ⛳️ Our golfers teamed up with @FirstTeeChicago yesterday to connect with young golfers from across Chicagoland and help inspire the next generation.

We’re thrilled to be back for another Golf to Paradise – First Tee Champions Challenge! Proud to partner with @paradisecoast to bring this experience to life.  
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We’re thrilled to welcome PGA TOUR professional Dylan Wu as our newest Honorary Ambassador! Dylan played collegiate golf at Northwestern under Director of Golf Pat Goss and now partners with us to help inspire our local youth through golf and life skills.

Thanks to our amazing supporters, our 5th Annual Fore the Kids fundraiser raised nearly $50,000 to empower kids and teens through golf. We're so grateful for our community, our new partnership with The Happ Foundation, and our Honorary Ambassador lan Happ!

Our Fore the Kids silent auction is NOW OPEN! Bid on exclusive golf rounds, dining packages, Cubs experiences and memorabilia, and more! Click here: #itemxSX4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">e.givesmart.com/events/MrM/i/_… or text ‘HAPP8’ to 76278 to sign up! Bidding ends Thursday, January 15th at 8:00pm CT.

What a night! We celebrated 25 years of First Tee — Greater Chicago with inspiring conversations led by @Amanda_Balionis & incredible generosity all around. Honored to recognize the Lesnik, Merrill & Waddell families for 25 years of impact. Here’s to growing the next generation!

From humble beginnings to 25 years of impact, we’re proud to share our story in this month’s @CDGAGolf Magazine! The feature celebrates how far we’ve come—and where we’re headed next. Read the full story here: read.nxtbook.com/ggrw/cdga/nove…

The final issue of 2025 is here! The 10th rendition of Chicago District Golfer this year has hit mailboxes, and features stories on Terry Duffy's impact on women's golf, the evolution of simulator technology and its importance to golf instruction, 25 years of @FirstTeeChicago and more! Head to cdga.golf/3LMGXJY to read the full magazine.

Our 25th Anniversary Celebration Silent Auction is NOW OPEN! Bid on exclusive golf experiences, along with dining packages, sports tickets, etc. Text 'FTGC2025' to 76278 or click this link: lnkd.in/gFYgAXh8 to sign up! Bidding ends Thursday, November 13th at 9:30pm CT.

Just played @CanalShores for the first time and I can honestly say I love golf more because of it. The location, the intent, the people, all serving youth golf. Go play it. You’ve never seen nature, city, and purpose meet like this.

A game changing day at Soldier Field! The U.S. Team of @BrandtSnedeker and Mirah may have won the shootout, but the real winners are the students of @FirstTeeChicago.

Monsters of Medinah. With the 2026 @presidentscup at @MedinahCC less than a year away, captains Brandt Snedeker and Geoff Ogilvy became further acclimated with Chicago by taking some swings on the hallowed @soldierfield turf on Wednesday. They were joined by @chicagobears GM Ryan Poles and representatives from @firstteechicago, who was announced as the recipient of a $250,000 donation.

The Presidents Cup has always been about more than world-class golf. We are proud to support @FirstTeeChicago as they continue to empower even more young people through the life skills and values taught by the game of golf.

Thank you to our amazing Honorary Ambassador Ian Happ and @HappFoundation for having us! Go Cubs Go!

Last week, we celebrated the Grand Opening of the newly renovated The Evans at Canal Shores, home to our third hub facility, the First Tee – Greater Chicago Youth Campus!

Celebrated the official grand opening of @CanalShores last week with our friends at Canal Shores, First Tee - Greater Chicago and KemperSports.

We are thrilled to announce that @CBSSports Broadcaster and Journalist, @Amanda_Balionis will be our special guest at our 25th Anniversary Celebration presented by @NorthernTrust on November 13th! Visit FTGC2025.givesmart.com to purchase tickets, tables, and sponsorships!

@NickHardy8 thanks for taking the time to meet with my son and the other kids today! @FirstTeeChicago also thanks @swaggolfco for being apart of it, my son is excited for his first headcover.

This past weekend at The Evans at Canal Shores, sunshine and smiles were in full swing! A beautiful day for the Open House Back-to-School Bash with @FirstTeeChicago! ✏️📚 It was a memorable way to kick off the new school year. #ThisIsKemperSports