Show notes
Season 2, Episode 18 - Bob Kitchen sits down with Tyler Smies, CEO of The First Tee of West Michigan, for a conversation that goes far beyond golf.
In this episode:
Tyler shares how First Tee uses the game to build character in more than 2,600 kids a year across West Michigan — with over half receiving free programming — and the pathways that turn kids into coaches, caddies, and college scholars. He also tells the incredible story of a student who went from losing his father at 13 to becoming a D1 golf coach.
Plus: Why Maple Hill's donations matter (including 160 pairs of golf shoes), how…
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