2011 Grant Recipients - Golf House Tennessee

The Vinny 2011 Grant Recipients

“The Vinny” Pro-Celebrity Invitational tournament was established in 1993 to generate funds to impact youth and support junior golf programs in the state of Tennessee. “The Vinny” has generated over $4.3 million in its 18-year history with over $1.8 million awarded to programs across the state. Each year, The Tennessee Golf Foundation issues grants to deserving youth development and junior golf organizations while contributing to an endowment fund to protect and preserve these life-enhancing programs for future generations.Grant requests go through a formal approval process that considers applications from organizations that:

- Support programs that introduce young people to golf, with special consideration given to those programs involving minorities, females and in rural communities.

- Improve accessibility of golf courses to youth.

- Teach golf in school curricula and athletic programs.

- Support programs that offer golf to physically and mentally challenged individuals.

- Foster educational and employment opportunities for disadvantaged youth, physically challenged, ethnic minorities and females through golf programs designed to develop human resources.

2011 Receiving Organizations

Amy Grant Academy Scholarship for Girls (Statewide)

Blind Golf Clinic and Program (Nashville)

Boys & Girls Club of Dumplin Valley (Jefferson City)

Bradley County Junior Golf (Cleveland)

Center for Courageous Kids (Scottsville, KY)

Hub City Junior Golf (Jackson - First Tee programming in 2011)

Ironwood Junior Golf (Cookeville)

Knoxville Chapter PGA

Special Olympics Golf (Statewide)

TGF Golf In Schools Program (Williamson County)

The First Tee of Chattanooga

The First Tee of Clarksville

The First Tee of Memphis

The First Tee of Nashville

The First Tee of Smyrna

The First Tee of Tri-Cities

The First Tee of Williams Creek and National School Program

Tennessee Middle School Golf

Tennessee PGA Junior Golf Academy

Billy Daniels Jr. Program (Clarksville)

Download the 2011 The Vinny Support Report