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Father's Day Father/Child Charity Golf Tournament - June 12, 2008
Held at Wildcat Golf Club
Registration and Lunch: 11:30
Shotgun Start: 1:00
Awards Dinner 5:30
Click here to register online
Click here for a mail-in registration form
The annual Father’s Day Father/Child Charity Golf Tournament is held on the Thursday before Father’s Day every year and benefits the Houston Parks and Recreation Department's First Tee of Houston Junior Golf Program and Athletes Seeking Knowledge Education Fund. The tournament, originated by Dr. Norman Berkman in 2002, has been a very successful and popular event where fathers can play a game of golf with their children to celebrate Father’s Day, and support a worthy cause at the same time. The First Tee Junior Golf Program now has countless successful “graduates” who are making a difference in the golfing and business community. Former President George H.W. Bush is the National Chair for the First Tee Program and has touted the programs ability to teach leadership skills, self-discipline, self-esteem and self-respect along with the game of golf.
The Houston Parks Board led the fundraising and construction efforts for The First Tee Learning Center located at F.M. Law Park in southeast Houston, which officially opened in October of 2000. The Junior Golf Learning Center houses a training center, an 80-station lighted driving range, putting and chipping greens and a nine-hole golf course designed specifically for the Houston Parks and Recreation Department's Junior Golf Program participants and Houston's Championship Junior Golf Team. The facility is open free-of-charge to junior golfers of all backgrounds and skill levels.
Proceeds from the Father/Child Charity Golf Tournament have been used to add lighting to the putting and chipping green, build a maintenance/storage facility and add a new short game area at The First Tee Learning Center at F.M. Law Park.
The primary goal of the Houston Parks and Recreation Department’s Athletes Seeking Knowledge Fund (ASK) is to mold better student-athletes by using sports as a vehicle to promote and encourage academic success. As part of the ASK program, children who take part in Houston Parks and Recreation Department sports programs are also offered valuable resources and tools that can help guide their academic achievement. ASK provides opportunities such as tutorial sessions at community centers, professionally administered SAT preparation sessions, organized university tours, academic bowls and creative writing activities. Participation in any ASK activity is free of charge.
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Gus Wortham Classic - October 10, 2008
The Houston Parks and Recreation Department and Houston Parks Board are planning a momentous restoration of the historic Gus Wortham Park Golf Course. In an effort to support the renovation and beautification, Congressman Gene Green and Harris County Commissioner Sylvia Garcia are hosting a golf tournament at Gus Wortham Park on October 10, 2008.
Gus Wortham Park Golf Course was originally built in 1908 as the Houston Country Club. In 1957 it became the Houston Executive Club and was purchased in 1972 by the City of Houston and renamed Gus Wortham Park Golf Course. It is the oldest 18-hole golf course in Texas, receiving continuous play for 100 years. Proposed plans include the restoration of the golf course to meet USGA standards, a new entrance to the course, a new club-house, a new driving range and training facility, a new maintenance facility, the renovation and addition of parking, and new restroom facilities. Gus Wortham Park Golf Course winds through a beautiful, wooded green space along Brays Bayou. Its location is an excellent setting for social and community activities as well as serving Downtown Conventions. Renovation of the course is expected to provide significant economic stimulus for the historic and culturally rich East End.
Click here to register online
Click here for a mail-in registration form and sponsorship opportunities (coming soon)
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Tour de Houston
Tour de Houston is an annual bike riding event held on the weekend of St. Patrick’s Day in March and benefits Houston’s Park System. It began in 2005 partly as a response to the city’s “fattest city” designation, and partly due to the love of biking shared by State Senator Rodney Ellis, Mayor Bill White, and former Council Member Carol Alvarado. State Sen. Rodney Ellis thought of the idea after riding in New York's "Five Boroughs" bicycle tour. He suggested it to Mayor White, a bike rider who has made fitness a priority, who jumped at the chance. "Houston is tired of people calling us America's fattest city," White said, at the opening press conference. "We have a lot of people who are fit, and a lot of people who need to get fitter."
The tour changes somewhat each year, but usually tries to send bikers through some of Houston’s historic neighborhoods with routes of approximately 20, 40, and 70 miles. The tour is a recommended training ride for the BP MS 150 charity bike ride from Houston to Austin.
Click here for more information and FAQ's
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