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 […]
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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 […]
Tesori Family Foundation Holds All-Star Kids Clinic
Posted by WMFY and Brian Hall The Clinic Allows Children With Special Needs To Have A Fun Day Learning Golf
Amy Bockerstette story provides hope to community of people with Down syndrome
Written by JuliaKate E. Culpepper for Golfweek By now, most know the Amy Bockerstette story. The college golfer captured the hearts of sports fans when she made par on the par-3 16th hole during a practice round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open in January with her father, Joe, and “best friend” Gary Woodland by her side. But Amy’s […]
The inside story on how Amy watched Woodland’s win at Tesori family’s home
Written by Helen Ross for PGATour.com Joe Bockerstette didn’t expect the weekend to unfold the way it did. He and his wife Jenny and daughter Amy had just come to Florida’s First Coast to play a little golf, connect with a new friend and attend a dinner where he would receive Golfweek’s Father of the […]
Amy Bockerstette connected with U.S. Open champion Gary Woodland from the First Coast home of PGA Tour caddie Paul Tesori
Written by Gary Smits for The Florida Times-Union The FaceTime video of U.S. Open champion Gary Woodland being congratulated after the final round at Pebble Beach by Amy Bockerstette, a special-needs college golfer from Arizona, had a First Coast connection in more ways than one. Amy was sitting in the home of Paul and Michelle […]