Junior Players Announced for the First Tee Open at Pebble Beach

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Seventy-eight junior golfers from The First Tee have been selected to play in

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Seventy-eight junior golfers from The First Tee have been selected to play inthe Home Care & Hospice First Tee Open at Pebble Beach, an official Champions Tour event that willbe held September 3-5 during Labor Day weekend and televised nationally on Golf Channel.Entering its seventh year, this unique event features junior golfers and amateurs competing side-by-sidewith Champions Tour players at renowned Pebble Beach Golf Links and Del Monte Golf Course. Itserves as a showcase for The First Tee, an organization dedicated to impacting the lives of young peopleby providing learning facilities and educational programs that promote character development and life-enhancing values through the game of golf.”Thanks to the National Association for Homecare (NAHC), the 2010 tournament will showcase thishighly successful youth-development program to a global audience and celebrate the values upon whichboth Home Care & Hospice and The First Tee are based,” states Monterey Peninsula Foundation BoardChairman Clint Eastwood.Two hundred and forty-five junior boys and girls, ages 15-18, that participate at The First Tee Chaptersnationwide applied for this year’s tournament. Fifty-one junior boys and twenty-three junior girlsreceived invitations. Participants were selected based on an assessment of their playing ability andcomprehension of the life skills and core lessons learned through involvement with The First Tee. Toround out the final field of 78 juniors that will compete in the tournament, the host organization, TheMonterey Peninsula Foundation, awarded four exemptions.”The opportunity these young people will receive by participating in the tournament will be somethingthey remember for life,” said Joe Louis Barrow, Jr., CEO of The First Tee. “The participants selectedhave proven themselves on the golf course and through demonstrating their understanding of The FirstTee Nine Core Values and life skills they have learned at their Chapters. It is an honor for them toparticipate, and we thank Home Care & Hospice for their involvement in this year’s event.”The Home Care & Hospice First Tee Open at Pebble Beach will air on Golf Channel Friday andSaturday, September 3-4 from 6:30-8:30 pm ET and 7:00-9:30 pm ET on Sunday, September 5.Will Bishop from The First Tee of Lexington and David Eger are the defending champions in the pro-junior competition. Jeff Sluman is defending champion and a two-time winner of the professional event.To learn more about the Home Care & Hospice First Tee Open at Pebble Beach, visit www.thefirsttee.orgor www.thefirstteeopen.com. You can also follow the Home Care & Hospice First Tee Open at PebbleBeach blog www.tftopenpebblebeach.wordpress.com.