About The Fairway Foundation

The Fairway Foundation was founded in 1993 by members of the 3M Championship (formerly the Burnet Senior Classic), the Minnesota Golf Association and the Minnesota Section of the PGA. It was recognized that bringing golf to urban youth was a way to develop positive life skills and values. Since the organization’s inception, we have serviced more than 5,000 urban youth with experiences that will serve them into adulthood and throughout their lives. We operate independent of our founding organizations and are a 501(c)(3) charitable tax-exempt organization.

The Fairway Foundation's structured programs enable youth to make responsible decisions and contribute to their own future by putting a great deal of emphasis on the positive attributes intrinsic to golf. The values inherent in the game of golf: honesty, self-reliance, sportsmanship, and integrity – help build life skills that can positively impact any life, especially a young one.

 


Highlights & Benefits of Program

4 Individual Champion's at 2006 Kansas City First Tee Tournament
Life Skills Sessions
2007 Session Topics Included:
Drugs and You
Today’s Teenage Issues (Male and Female Breakout)


Golf Rules and Etiquette
Presentation from MGA Tournament Director Doug Hoffman

Past highlights included:
PGA and Sr. PGA Professional Clinics
Participation in PGA and Sr. PGA Championship
Caddy @ local, state, and national golf fundraisers
Weekly practice, play and lessons


Outdoor activities during spring and summer months
Country Joe's Partnership Friday's
Family Fun Sunday's St. Paul Public GC
First Tee Kansas City, Junior Golf Tournament in Kansas City, MO
2 Adults and a Tiger Scramble
3M Championship
*Weekly golf practice, instruction, and play January through August