South Philadelphia Review 12-11-2019

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Youth golf program still swingin’ The First Tee of Greater Philadelphia continues on despite closure of FDR Golf Club By Grace Maiorano 6287+ 3+,//< 5(9,(:

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hough the FDR Golf Club has permanently closed, The First Tee of Greater Philadelphia, a youth development organization, continues to operate out of the 350-acre South Philadelphia park. One day after the course’s closure in late October, the nonprofit, which is a chapter of The First Tee, a national children’s golfing program, took over the Jay Sigel Learning Center at FDR. The 4,000-square-foot practice facility encompasses two holes, a driving range and a 1,000-square-foot putting green. Since 2004, The First Tee of Greater Philadelphia has maintained a location at FDR, which is one of its 17 locations throughout Bucks, Montgomery, Delaware, Chester, Burling-

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Coach Louis Kelly instructs students Max Menna, 12, and James Demarco, 15. One day after the FDR Golf Club closure, The First Tee of Greater Philadelphia took over the park’s Jay Sigel Learning Center. The 4,000-square-foot practice f ilit t h l d i i d

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