Written by Meghan Moriarty for Action News Jax Penelope Magnusson just celebrated a big birthday. The sassy, sporty teenager is an avid golf player, and looks forward to the PLAYERS every year. “Why do you like golf?” Joni, Penelope’s mother, asked her. In a shy, soft tone, Penelope said she watches it all the time on […]
Category: NEWS
Untapped
Michelle Tesori and Executive Director , Genna Lancaster sat down with PGA TOUR employees to discuss all things about the Foundation including programs, volunteer opportunities and fundraising.
Tesori special-needs golf clinics resume with plenty of smiles at TPC Sawgrass
Written by Garry Smits for the Florida Times-Union Welcome to a Tesori Family Foundation All-Star Golf Clinic — where there’s never any pressure to hit the perfect shot, but there is almost always a perfect smile, whether a kid whiffs or pounds one down the middle. “These kids do what every golf instructors wants their players to […]
Tesori Family Foundation to hold golf clinic for special-needs children at TPC Sawgrass
Written by Garry Smits for the Florida Times-Union The Tesori Family Foundation is holding its first All-Star Kids Clinic on the First Coast since the week of The Players Championship in March. The clinic, for about 20 special-needs children from Duval and St. Johns County, will be Monday at 4 p.m. at the TPC Sawgrass […]
Kids’ special needs golf clinic returns at full swing
By Daniela Toporek for the Ponte Vedra Recorder An inflatable green gorilla loomed large for all to see at Sawgrass Country Club on March 11 as the Tesori Family Foundation hosted another All-Star Kids Clinic for children with special needs, presented by THE PLAYERS Championship. The golf clinic, founded by PGA TOUR player Paul Tesori […]
No limits: Amy Bockerstette is back, spreading her message of inclusion at Phoenix Open
Written by Christopher Gleason, Cronkite News The first day of a tournament week on the PGA Tour is usually the least eventful. Many golfers are still traveling from the location of the previous week’s competition, or simply taking a day off after an exhausting week before arriving at their next tour spot. There was no lack […]
40 Years – No Limitations
This film celebrates 40 years of the National Down Syndrome Society and highlights the accomplishments of people from our community who weren’t held back by limitations. Video Credit: National Down Syndrome Society
All-Star Kids Clinic set to go national after getting its start five years ago at Wyndham Championship
Written by John Bell for the Winston-Salem Journal “This is a dream I never had.” For Paul Tesori, the energetic caddie of Webb Simpson, it was the best way for him to describe the journey of a foundation that he and his wife, Michelle, have a lot of passion for. The All-Star Kids Clinic, which […]