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(Family Clinic at Rancho Del Pueblo – Published 2/24/26) Thanks to a generous NCGA REACH grant, FTSV provides affordable, semi-private lessons in addition to our normal classes to a sub-group of participants. The goal is to help more families have access to semi-private lessons and develop a love for the game.

FTSV launched a subsidized, semi-private lesson program in Summer 2024, helping break down the financial barrier that many families face when introducing their children or teens to the game of golf. Only participants who are active FTSV participants that receive financial aid, have participated in at least 2 seasons over the last 2 years, and are in the 3^rd grade or higher are eligible for this program. This spring will be our 8^th season offering these lessons.

To date, we’ve had 53 participants benefit from the FTSV Semi-Private Lesson program. On Saturday, February 21st we celebrated the participants who took the lessons in 2025 by hosting a Family Clinic at Rancho del Pueblo Golf Course. Participants and members of their families came out and received golf instruction and played games on the driving range and practice green. Participants were excited to show their families what they’ve been learning and were eager to watch their family try out some swings.

More than just a day around the practice area, the Family Clinic offered families…

A chance to build bonds together, have friendly competition, and hopefully become inspired to play golf together as a family in the future. At the end of the clinic, we emailed the families a “how-to” guide on playing golf to help them understand golf jargon and with resources to take up the game as a family. This guide included everything from making tee times, to a list of courses, available discounts, and the basics of course etiquette. We also sent them a link to the Youth on Course card, which offers kids and teens discounts on hundreds of golf courses across California.

We hope the families will continue to support their child’s time in FTSV and in golf.

With this kind of encouragement, and the improvements found through private lessons, participants will develop the confidence and ability to improve as golfers, compete on school teams and in tournaments, and pursue opportunities on and off the course. By supporting our community in this way, we believe golf can be a game that families can share together for many years to come.

Thank you to Coach Felix and Coach Rob for teaching the semi-private lessons over the past 2 years. Thank you to the over 30 participants and family members who joined us at the Family Clinic and continue to be long-standing and engaged members of our organization!

To learn more about FTSV’s Financial Aid program and the Semi-Private Lessons, please contact [email protected], or call 408-508-4884.

(Family Clinic at Rancho Del Pueblo) In 2024, First Tee – Silicon Valley was awarded a $16,000 NCGA Reach Grant to help grow participation within our community. Many of FTSV’s participants have very limited access to golf and receive financial assistance from FTSV, so we work hard to provide affordable opportunities for everyone to enjoy the game and grow through our programs.

With this grant, FTSV launched a subsidized private lesson program in Summer 2024 led by FTSV Coach Felix, helping break down the barrier to entry that low-income families face when introducing their children to the game of golf. Only participants who are active FTSV participants that receive financial aid, have participated in at least 2 seasons over the last 2 years, and are in the 3^rd grade or higher are eligible for this program. This spring will be our 4^th season offering these lessons.

In celebration, FTSV offered a Family Clinic at Rancho Del Pueblo

So far, we’ve had over 30 participants, well on the way to our goal of 65 for the calendar year. To celebrate the success of the program, and welcome participants’ families to the course to build community, we hosted a Family Clinic on Saturday, February 22nd, at Rancho del Pueblo Golf Course. Participants and members of their family came out for an afternoon in the sunshine, receiving golf instruction and playing games on the driving range and practice green. Participants jumped for joy watching their parents and loved ones do what they’ve been doing in their golf lessons over the past several months.

More than just a day around the practice area, the Family Clinic offered parents and their children a chance to build bonds together and hopefully become inspired to play golf as a family. At the end of the clinic, we passed out a “how-to” guide on playing golf, helping educate our community on how to play the game and access golf on their own. This guide included everything from making tee times, to a list of courses, available discounts, and the basics of course etiquette. Families who know about and understand the game of golf, and who participate with their kids, can better support them during their development through programs at FTSV. With this kind of encouragement, and the improvements found through private lessons, participants will develop the confidence and ability to improve as golfers, compete on school teams and in tournaments, and pursue opportunities on and off the course. By supporting our community in this way, we believe golf can be a game that families can share together for many years to come.

Thank you to the over 40 participants and family members who joined us at the Family Clinic and continue to be long-standing and engaged members of our organization!

To learn more about FTSV’s Private Lessons, please contact Felix Jasso – felix @ftsv.org or 650-887-7141.

Published: 03-07-2025