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Javon Gilbert
First Tee – Tampa Bay
Age: 23
Years in First Tee: 8 College: PGA Management
What are you doing today?
I am currently a certified golf coach at GOLFTEC Memphis and am working with the city of Memphis in several projects to grow junior golf.
What impact did First Tee have on your life?
First Tee – Tampa Bay showed me how to be an impactful role model and opened my eyes to how I can impact the world around me.
What is your favorite memory from your First Tee – Tampa Bay experience?
My favorite memory in First Tee has to be my first junior golf tournament. I knew no one at the time and after a long two days playing in the same group together I met
a lifelong friend that is still part of my life today.
How did First Tee – Tampa Bay equip you to take on new experiences or challenges?
Being a part of First Tee taught me to face
challenges head on and to push through adversity
no matter how tough the challenge may be.
Is there a specific core value or life skill that you learned which has helped you in life?
Perseverance has been the core value most important
in my life. It has helped me being a young professional
in an older industry. I have had to be better than most to thrive in the positions I have held.
First Tee – Tampa Bay showed me how to be an impactful role model.
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