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Ewing Post Open Tournament

Ewing Post Open Tournament at TPC Stadium

 On Monday, February 6th, the day after the 2017 Waste Management Phoenix Open champion is crowned, you will have the opportunity to play the TPC Stadium Course under tournament conditions combined with traditional Sunday pin placements! All proceeds raised at the 2017 EWING Post Open will benefit the children involved with both The First Tee of Phoenix (firstteephoenix.org) and our partners Desert Voices. (http://www.desert-voices.org/) To register, please call 602-224-0598 or email [email protected] for more information! To view tournament flyer click here. I hope you can join us for an incredible day of celebration and golf! We very much appreciate your continued support of The First Tee of Phoenix and our partners at Desert Voices!    

Patrick Fernandez Wins at Pebble!

Patrick & MichaelCongratulations Patrick!

Patrick Fernandez from The First Tee of Phoenix and PGA TOUR Champions professional Michael Allen clinched the Pro-Junior title at the Nature Valley First Tee Open at Pebble Beach finishing 18 under. Fernandez and Allen won the tournament in a three-way scorecard playoff!  https://firsttee.org/2016/09/18/patrick-fernandez-first-tee-phoenix-wins-pro-junior-title-pga-tour-champions-michael-allen-nature-valley-first-tee-open/ Way to Represent The First Tee of Phoenix and make us proud!

The First Tee of Phoenix Names Herman Lewkowitz as New Board Chairman

TBCharity-2_opt PHOENIX – The First Tee of Phoenix – owned and operated by The Thunderbirds – announced today the naming of Herman Lewkowitz as board chairman. Lewkowitz, who has served on The First Tee of Phoenix board for 14 years, will take over for Tim Kloenne who served as board chairman since the organization’s inception in 2001. “I am honored to have served with Tim at The First Tee of Phoenix,” said Lewkowitz. “My goal is to continue the success he’s championed over the better part of two decades, and provide as many learning opportunities as possible for the kids in our community.” Among Lewkowitz’s goals moving forward is to expand the reach of The First Tee of Phoenix by adding new programming facilities, add school districts to their National School Board Program and create philanthropic opportunities to support current and future programming. “As a member of The Thunderbirds for 17 years, it was an easy decision to ask Herman to take on this important role,” said Dan Calihan, Big Chief of The Thunderbirds. “Not only has he served on the board for 14 years, Herman was decorated with the Bob Goldwater Sr. Outstanding Active Thunderbird Award in 2003.” Lewkowitz is a banker by trade, and serves as director of marketing at MPM Investment Counsel.