Some good friends of ours recently told us about “The First Tee” of Coachella Valley, a golf class for the little ones.  They have had their daughter enrolled for a few weeks and raved so much about the class that we decided to enroll our daughter and give it a try too!  I wasn’t too sure how my daughter would take to a “golf class”….I mean, I find it kinda boring (sorry, to any golfers out there), however, to our surprise (and delight) she was enthralled with the “Coach” (a very enthusiastic, sweet gal, who I learned has played on the “the tour”) and absolutely enjoyed herself!  My husband (an avid golf lover) was, of course, beside himself and was already saying “Move over Nancy Lopez!” (I just learned myself that Nancy Lopez is one of the best female golfers.).   Not being a golf enthusiast myself, I must admit that I too was excited that my daughter has discovered a new “joy” and I was quite impressed with her willingness to try something new that she knew absolutely nothing about.  Also, I think it will be great that my daughter and husband have something speical for just them to share together!  In addition to the really great staff at The First Tee (located in Palm Desert), another big plus is that with the yearly membership dues ($100), the children can visit The First Tee at anytime and hit some practice balls on their little 3 par course.  The classes are held early Saturday mornings and although  I wasn’t too thrilled with having to get up so early on a Saturday morning, it gets us out of our pajamas earlier than noon (a definite plus), and since the class only lasts one hour, the whole day is still left to enjoy & relax!  The First Tee just opened in January 2008 and I have no doubt that once our valley residents start to learn about it, we will have many little golf enthusiasts here in the desert.  Here is a pic of our “new little golfer!”

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