A Brief Overview of First Tee's Youth Programming

A resident of Atlanta, Georgia, Sanders “Timothy” Wallis holds a bachelor of business administration in management from the University of Georgia. He has served as the director of new business development at Wallis Printing Company since 2012, previously serving with the organization as an account executive. Away from work, Sanders Wallis contributes his time to working with First Tee of Metro Atlanta, a youth development organization.

An organization comprised of chapters located across America, First Tee operates a youth program that teaches children aged eight through 17 how to play golf while fostering the development of valuable life skills. Participants in the program have an opportunity to enroll in sessions involving golf training and life skills classes that are conducted three times each year and in summer camp programs held in collaboration with Camp Best Friends.

While participating in First Tee’s programs, youth learn nine core values including honesty, responsibility, and sportsmanship. They also learn important life skills including conflict resolution, goal-setting, and emotional management. Each participant begins at the PLAYer level and may progress into higher levels of the program upon demonstrating competence at their current level and completing an assessment.