USGA awards 2024 IDEA Grants to 28 First Tee chapters
First Tee-South Dakota is one of the 28 chapters who received an IDEA grant. Check out for more details!
Learning Center
First Tee-South Dakota is building a new learning center in Sioux Falls starting August 2024. Take a look at our plan and for updates!
2024 SDGA Scholarship Winners
The South Dakota Golf Association Junior Golf Foundation offers six scholarships to high school seniors who will be attending a post high school educational facility (two- or four-year institutions). Scholarships will be paid in the second semester of freshman year. Scholarship winners will be responsible for sending verification from their school stating the student is enrolled full time for the spring semester of 2025.
2024 League Day
On Tuesday, July 2nd we hosted 42 First Tee participants in our annual League Day!
League Day Results: Click Here!
Pine Ridge Reservation Youth Clinic
2023 League Day
On Wednesday, July 5th we held our annual League Day! Thank you for playing!
League Day Results! Click Here!
2023 Quarterly Newsletter
Check out the newsletters to stay up to date with our chapter both on and off the course!
2023 Online Auction
Our Online Auction was April 3-9th, 2023. Thank you to everyone from the donors to the bidders who participated in our event! We would not have been able to raise over $34,000 without each and every one of you. Thank you again!
2022 First Tee—South Dakota Video
2022 National Opportunity Selections
First Tee Innovators Forum: Congratulations to Kinley Freese on being selected to the First Tee Innovators Forum held in Dallas, TX. They will learn from wonderful leaders, interact with other First Tee participants, and be empowered to be innovators in their communities.
PURE Insurance: Congratulations to Mattie Weidenbach on being selected to the PGA Tour Champions PURE Insurance Championship Impacting First Tee being held September 20-25 at Pebble Beach Golf Links. For the Full Press Release…Click Here.
2021 National Opportunity Selections
First Tee Innovators Forum: Congratulations to Mattie Weidenbach on being selected to the First Tee Innovators Forum held in San Jose, CA. They will learn from wonderful leaders, interact with other First Tee participants, and be empowered to be innovators in their communities.
PURE Insurance: Congratulations to two of our participants, Reese Jansa and Liam Sarmiento, on being selected to the PGA Tour Champions PURE Insurance Championship Impacting First Tee being held September 20-26 at Pebble Beach Golf Links. For the Full Press Release…Click Here.
First Tee National Championship: Reese Jansa has been selected to attend the inaugural First Tee National Championship at Clemson University from June 20-24th. This first-ever event with a total of 48 players will bring together First Tee’s elite golfers for an opportunity to showcase how the program has helped build the strength of character needed to play at the collegiate or next level. First Tee National Championship will be held annually at various college campuses around the nation providing First Tee participants the opportunity to network with others from across the country and take in the college experience. Congratulations Reese!! We are so excited for you!!
Steve Zahn Commits 10 years as Volunteer and Coach
We are honored by the dedication Steve Zahn has given to our program the last ten years. We are grateful for his time and commitment to this program and want to say THANK YOU. Your imprint on our program will be here for years to come. Check out our thank you article on Steve, highlighting his time with us and some of his most cherished memories.
