When told that the Bridging The Gap Golf Learning Center was celebrating its grand opening, the man nodded. That's great for the kids. None of the speech-givers, as impressive as they were Thursday, said it any better. A place for children to be exposed to golf in the heart of the inner city. This is where you need to build a facility like this.
Kids can walk across the street and be exposed to the game of golf.
To be able to take this model and replicate it all over the country will help us accomplish the true mission of The First Tee, and that is to take golf to the communities, where the kids are. The Variety Club provided a new van to shuttle kids from the facility to area courses and youth clinics. I hate feel-good programs. We wanted to create an opportunity for kids to enjoy this game and play this game. The Gap Golf Learning Center has outdoor chipping and putting greens, a netted full-swing area with 12 hitting stations and a clubhouse with an indoor practice area, computers and classroom space.