Founder Bob Biggers started Tee-Lo Golf 23 years ago. It started in the Tangelo Park Community of Orlando, Fla., in hope of providing a positive alternative for youth. Bob got help from PGA Instructor Rick McCord at Orange Lake Golf Course, who provided free lessons to the kids.
Bob’s vision wasn’t just to teach young inner-city kids golf, but life skills as well. Character building, critical thinking, how to be young gentlemen and gentle ladies, along with other social skills like public speaking, good manners, proper behavior, confidence, etc. So the motivating intentions of Tee-Lo weren’t just limited to golf introductory only, but the whole ideology of producing upstanding, quality, citizens of society.
Bob’s military and correctional facility skills inspired him to give kids a kind of road map and guidance before they became victims of a system that’s not really designed for them to become successful. Tee-Lo Golf has been very instrumental in providing options for kids in underserved communities throughout the Orlando area.
In the photo above are some of Tee-Lo’s new recruits attending summer golf camp at the training center. They all fell in love with young golf phenom Amari Avery after watching the video documentary “The Short Game‘ and instantly became fans of African American Golfers Digest.
The summer camp ran for only one week. From June 13-17, for ages 6-10. The next summer camp will run from July 11-15, for ages 11-15. Tee-Lo Golf will not be doing a camp for the 16 and up group. For more information call 407-497-2937. Follow, and keep up with Tee-Low Golf events and activities by visiting their Facebook page at https://m.facebook.com/teelogolforlando
