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Evin Jenkins
First Tee – Tampa Bay
Age: 23
Years in First Tee: 10+
College: Florida International University | Finance
What are you doing today?
Currently I am pursuing my master’s degree while simultaneously playing professional golf with dreams of reaching the PGA tour.
What impact did First Tee have on your life?
First Tee has taught me countless life lessons and has greatly attributed to my maturation as a man, golfer and productive member of society. The program laid a solid foundation and gave me the blueprint for a successful life. I am forever grateful for the program and donors.
What is your favorite memory from your First Tee – Tampa Bay experience?
I have too many positive experiences to single out a single occasion. Overall, I’m grateful for the family and comradery that I created there. They have given me lifelong friends
in addition to the unlimited business connections.
How did First Tee – Tampa Bay equip you to take on new experiences or challenges?
First Tee gave me core principles to live by and the program
is designed in a way that you utilize those values because they directly translate to real life situations, not just golf.
Is there a specific core value or life skill that you learned which has helped you in life?
I would definitely say integrity. It’s easy to do the right
thing under a watchful eye, but First Tee definitely
honed in on doing the right thing regardless of the circumstances. I believe this allowed me to become the wholesome and genuine individual I am today.
I am forever grateful for the program and its donors.
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