Two Fall Junior Golf Camps coming to Shreveport | Events

First Tee of Northwest Louisiana will host a pair of golfing camps aimed at giving kids and teens a chance to learn the fundamentals of the game.

The Fall Junior Golf Camps both run for four weeks. The cost is $50 for kids and teens between the ages of 5 - 16. Each camp is limited to just 25 students.

Both camps will run from September 22 - October 13. One will be from 9 - 10:30 a.m. at the Jerry "Tim" Brooks Golf Course at 2200 Milam Street. The other is from 2 - 3:30 p.m. at Querbes Golf Course, located at 3500 Beverly Place.

The camps will cover the key fundamental (grip, posture, and alignment), long game, short game (pitching, chipping, and putting), rules and etiquette. 

The First Tee is an initiative of the World Golf Foundation, based in St. Augustine, Florida at World Golf Village, home of the World Golf Hall of Fame.  Its mission is to impact the lives of young people by providing learning facilities and educational programs that promote character development and life-enhancing values through the game of golf.

Since its inception in 1997, The First Tee has opened over 250 golf-learning facilities in 46 states and five international locations, and has introduced the game of golf and its values to over 675,000 participants.  The First Tee National School Program has reached more than 400,000 students in over 900 elementary schools across the country.

For more information call Pete Lockwood, First Tee Director of golf, at 318.934.3313.