Country Club Living - Palm Beach North - July 2026

J U LY 2 0 2 6 | C O U N T R Y C L U B L I V I N G - PA L M B E A C H N O R T H 1 1 First Tee - Palm Beaches Keeping up with our Alumni TREE WINS THE NATTY!! Chapter alumnus Tyler “TREE” Mistretta is a Division II Men’s Golf National Champion! Florida Southern beat Wingate in the final round of Medal-Match Play to win their 14th men’s national championship. TREE shot a career low 64 in the final round of stroke play to lead his team to the #1 seed in Medal-Match Play. He finished 3rd as an individual in stroke play at 11-under par. In Division II, Medal-Match Play is playing your opponent in an 18-hole match where all strokes count. Lowest score wins a point for their team. FSC beat Colorado Christian in the round of 8 with a score of 3-2. They beat Lee in the semi-finals 4-1. In the finals, FSC beat Wingate 3-2 with the three seniors securing the winning points. TREE’s six rounds were an incredible 21 under par at 70-71-64-68-68-70. TREE graduated with a bachelor’s in finance last year and earned his MBA this year as a fifth-year redshirt senior. Next up, he is turning pro, securing sponsors, and will play in PGA TOUR Q-School in the Fall. For more information, please visit https:// tylermistretta.com Special Needs: Beyond the Tee PARS FOR PARKINSONS Our chapter has hosted Pars for Parkinsons Programs for the last two years. Mark Susskind started the program with the intention of showing people with Parkinsons that golf is an activity they can enjoy. Our partners at Newell Golf Academy partnered with Mark and made the dream come true. Since the beginning, 30+ people with Parkinsons have enjoyed golf with their peers and coaches. CONGRATS WYLIE Wylie has graduated from high school and is now officially an alumnus! He hit the trifecta at his Senior Awards Ceremony for Dwyer High School. He earned the University of Cambridge AICE Diploma as a member of the National Honor Society, and he was awarded Male Scholar Athlete of the Year. Wish Wylie luck as he plays Division I golf at the University of South Florida next year! Sponsor Spotlight Carrier supports the next generation of leaders and is committed to positively impacting communities. In 2026, Carrier is providing a $5,000 needs-based scholarship for First Tee alumni pursuing post-secondary education in trade or engineering-related programs. Scholarship funds will be used to help eligible participants enroll in accredited trade schools, technical programs, or engineering degree programs, supporting career pathways aligned with technical and skilled professions. Serving Our Nation’s Heroes: FORE Freedom VETERAN SPOTLIGHT: RODGER STENSON Rodger Stenson is new to our chapter but is already in love with golf! He is a veteran at the Newell Golf Academy at Park Ridge Golf Course. Rodger shared that after some reorganization in his company, he could no longer afford to live in Boynton Beach. He moved to Panama, where he could make ends meet. Rodger was an avid golfer in his younger years and was ready to start again after focusing on his family. However, he was the victim of a robbery. This left him with almost nothing, including the loss of his golf clubs. His dream was a set of Ping Irons. After this terrible event, he moved back to Florida, where he found our FORE Freedom veterans’ programs. Thanks to Blake’s Golf Shop, Rodger received a new set of golf clubs in a rightfully earned Ping G2 iron set for free.