A Better Shot at Life - Since its founding over 27 years ago, the one and only mission of A Better Shot Golf Foundation has been to offer participants in Lemon Bay's Junior Golf Program financial aid as they pursue their post high school careers.
A Better Shot uses golf as a tool to create opportunity... teaching children a game of rules, challenges, competition, values, and lessons that last a lifetime. We exist to positively impact the lives of young people within our local community using the game of golf. Giving them the opportunity for a better shot at life. A Better Shot is more than a gathering place for friends and families. It is a mechanism to further the future through education, mentorship and scholarship opportunities that help children as they transform into promising young adults.
Each summer A Better Shot hosts an 8 week summer junior golf program on Tuesdays. Each child is placed in a group based on their ability, and arrives to have an educations session (golf & life skills), 45 minute lesson, play an appropriate number of holes on the golf course, and join everyone for a nutritious buffet lunch. We work with each child to excel at their level, having fun while learning rules, etiquette, and social skills. Please sign up using this link: 2024 Summer application Application will be available in March 2024.
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This program is part of the DNA of the wonderful Englewood community and is about so much more than just golf. Begun in 1996 by a group of our founding members and golf professionals, our program has provided approximately $80,000 annually in college scholarships. 72 young men and women have been able to further their education with over $550,000 in scholarships granted… In January of 2022 we reached the milestone of $1,000,000 in our endowment fund. We are continuously looking to build our endowment to not only provide a few partial scholarships for college, but provide one child a 4-year full scholarship to a Florida college/tech school/or university. If you would like more information or would like to donate to our endowment fund, donations may be made by sending an email to [email protected], or by contacting Cindy Claude at 941.697.6445. If you have been a past participant in our junior program, and would like to apply for a college or tech school scholarship, please click the link below. All scholarship packets must be returned by January 10. The scholarship information for the 2024/25 school year will be available in November.
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