SMASHING GIRLS GOLF PROGRAM
Golf, mentors and confidence for girls who don’t have access to the game
Smashing Girls pairs teens and young adults with women from the Smashing community. They learn golf, build confidence and get a first look at careers and life from women who’ve been there.
WHY IT MATTERS
Most girls in this program had never held a golf club.
Smashing Girls changes that. Girls are referred by community partners and play for free, with a woman from the Smashing program by their side.
Family & Youth ServicesBig Brothers Big SistersBoys & Girls ClubsSchool boardsCommunity referrals
THE PROGRAM
A season of growth
Each girl gets four professional golf lessons, plays two rounds of nine holes with her mentor, and joins a Smashing Nines event in the summer. Along the way she learns that a missed shot doesn’t define her, and builds the confidence, people skills and goal-setting she can take back to school and life.
4
professional golf lessons
2
rounds of 9 holes with her mentor
1
Smashing Nines event
IN THEIR WORDS
Stories from the program
BECOME A MENTOR
You don’t need to be a great golfer. You need to show up.
Mentoring is as rewarding for you as it is for her. Mentors tell me they get as much out of it as the girls do. Share your time and your experience, model sportsmanship and resilience, and help a girl get comfortable with adults and with challenges.
YOUR TIME
What you’ll do
- Join your mentee for her golf lessons
- Play two rounds of nine holes together
- Play one round at a Smashing Nines event
YOUR COST
What you’ll cover
- Your green fees for two nine-hole rounds
- Your own Smashing Nines entry
- Girls play free
MAKE A DIFFERENCE
$500 sponsors one girl
Your $500 covers her lessons, equipment, accessories and shirt, and puts a mentor by her side.