Two participants from First Tee – Greater San Antonio have earned a spot on the national stage.
Jack Polansky of Churchill High School and Jules Mahan of Pieper High School were selected to compete in the First Tee National Championship following a rigorous application and selection process that identifies the top First Tee players from across the country.
Polansky has been involved with First Tee for nearly 11 years and will continue his golf career at Berry College, where he plans to study environmental science. Mahan, a 10-year participant, will attend Murray State University on a golf scholarship and major in business management.
The First Tee National Championship is the organization’s premier competitive event, bringing together 48 of its top participants for a 54-hole stroke-play tournament. The field is split into two divisions with 24 boys and 24 girls competing at the Finley Golf Club on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
In addition to competition, participants take part in educational sessions and discussions centered around personal growth, leadership, and opportunities within the golf industry. The event emphasizes First Tee’s core values of growing through challenge, pursuing goals, and using good judgment while competing at a high level.
Performance in the championship is also recognized nationally, with results submitted to organizations such as the American Junior Golf Association, Junior Golf Scoreboard, and World Amateur Golf Ranking.
Division winners will earn the Tattersall Cup and may receive an exemption into the PURE Insurance Championship.
Polansky and Mahan’s selection highlights their dedication to the game and places them among the top junior golfers representing First Tee programs nationwide.
