The First Tee of Phoenix and the OB Sports Golf Academy announced the launch of the First Tee of Phoenix Elite Academy.

The First Tee of Phoenix and the OB Sports Golf Academy announced the launch of the First Tee of Phoenix Elite Academy.

The First Tee of Phoenix and the OB Sports Golf Academy announced recently the launch of the First Tee of Phoenix Elite Academy.

At this point it is a matter of finding out how low the Horizon Honors golf team can go before season’s end.

Defending champ and five-time Major winner Yani Tseng is among the players committed to the 2013 RR Donnelley LPGA Founders Cup, set to tee off March 12-17 at Wildfire Golf Club at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort and Spa.

Golfers are able to book a round of golf and play on the Champions Course at the same time the Waste Management Phoenix Open is taking place on The Stadium Course. Then, golfers will receive a complimentary ticket for the tournament that same day. With tee times starting at $99 per person, golfers “play while the pro’s play.”

Have you ever said “thank you” through clenched teeth? The gift in that nicely wrapped box was so not what you wanted: comfy clothes instead of designer duds, or a kitchen gadget instead of a shiny piece of jewelry.

LAVEEN – Paige Peterson heard the rumblings, didn’t want to believe it, but at the same knew how fickle the game of golf is so he wasn’t going to discard it.

Since 2003, The First Tee of Phoenix has focused on impacting and inspiring youth through the game of golf. Executive Director Hugh Smith announced the opening of the organization’s sixth programming site in the Valley – The First Tee of Phoenix at Lone Tree Golf Club in Chandler. The new site at Lone Tree Golf Club opened on Oct. 27, and joined the existing facilities located at South Mountain, Desert Mirage, Papago, Longbow and Falcon Dunes.

The Desert Vista boys golf team was determined to change its luck in the state tournament.

Four Valley golf clubs recently donated $5,000 to The First Tee of Phoenix as part of a special program called Tee It Up at 10 For The First Tee. Each of the participating clubs (ASU Karsten Golf Course, Eagle Mountain Golf Club, Longbow Golf Club and Raven Golf Club Phoenix) set aside one tee time Monday through Friday, June 11 to Aug. 31, in the 10 o’clock hour available to the public for $100. The entire $100 was then donated to The First Tee of Phoenix.

Four Valley golf clubs recently donated $5,000 to The First Tee of Phoenix as part of a special program called Tee It Up at 10 For The First Tee. Each of the participating clubs (ASU Karsten Golf Course, Eagle Mountain Golf Club, Longbow Golf Club and Raven Golf Club Phoenix) set aside one tee time Monday through Friday, June 11 to Aug. 31, in the 10 o’clock hour available to the public for $100. The entire $100 was then donated to The First Tee of Phoenix.

Four Valley golf clubs recently donated $5,000 to The First Tee of Phoenix as part of a special program called Tee It Up at 10 For The First Tee. Each of the participating clubs (ASU Karsten Golf Course, Eagle Mountain Golf Club, Longbow Golf Club and Raven Golf Club Phoenix) set aside one tee time Monday through Friday, June 11 to Aug. 31 in the 10 o’clock hour available to the public for $100. The entire $100 was then donated to The First Tee of Phoenix.

Saturday, Sept. 29

The Raven Golf Club Phoenix’s Grill 36, 3636 E. Baseline Road, is combining Sunday tee times and NFL football games. The Grill 36 has the Direct TV NFL Sunday Ticket Package and it shows all of the NFL Games on Sunday, along with Thursday and Monday night games, on seven 42-inch TVs.

The Raven Golf Club Phoenix’s Grill 36, 3636 E. Baseline Road, is combining Sunday tee times and NFL football games. The Grill 36 has the Direct TV NFL Sunday Ticket Package and it shows all of the NFL Games on Sunday, along with Thursday and Monday night games, on seven 42-inch TVs.

The ASU Karsten Golf Course is celebrating its 23rd anniversary this month by offering golfers $23 golf fees through Sept. 23. Tee times can be made up to seven days in advance by calling (480) 921-8070 or by visiting www.asukarsten.com.

As Tony Ramseyer made his way to the Ahwatukee Country Club from Mountain Pointe High School two years ago, the Mountain Pointe boys golf coach often drove pass Johnny Campion.

There is relying on natural ability and then there is what Mikaela Martin did in her first two years of running cross country for Horizon Honors.

The Phoenix Zoo and DNA on a SHIRT have teamed up to create one-of-a-kind T-shirts that will showcase the DNA of a number of the Zoo’s beloved animals with Duchess, the recently passed Bornean orangutan, as the first featured animal.

Golfers will encounter some furry four-footed companions when they tee off at Rescue A Golden of Arizona’s “Links of Gold” Golf Tournament at Troon North Golf Club in Scottsdale on Sept. 15.

For the first couple of holes, I thought the rocks at the start of the fairway was a directional guide for the best way to approach the green.