2025-26 Heart of First Tee Awards
Celebration & Dinner
Thursday, February 12 | 5:30-7:30pm
Maketewah Country Club
Join Us!
There are so many people that make First Tee – GCNKY successful and impactful in our community. In 2024 we hosted our first Heart of the First Tee Awards Banquet to celebrate all that is best about our community by honoring the Tom and Melissa Briner Heart of the First Tee Awardee as well as Coach of the Year, Volunteer of the Year, Teacher of the Year, Partner of the Year, and our Rita S. Metcalfe Memorial Scholarship Winners. All of these committed individuals and organizations supported our mission to Build Game Changers and have made a significant impact on our Chapter in their unique ways. We are pleased and proud to announce the 2025-26 recipients and invite you to join us in celebrating with them!
Awardees and guests are invited to attend with the Chapter’s compliments. Please RSVP to [email protected].
2025-26 Award Recipients
Teacher of the Year
MISSY SCHMITT
St. Pius X | Edgewood, KY
Volunteer of the Year
MIKE STAED
Coach of the Year
LAINE HARRETT
Partner of the Year
O’BANNON CREEK GOLF CLUB
Tom & Melissa Briner Heart of First Tee Award
JOE & CHRISTY MEYER
Founders' Award
TOM & MELISSA BRINER
Rita S. Metcalfe Scholarship
Benefiting Our Game Changers
FINLEY MENTZEL | TIERNAN MENTZEL | LANDON PEGRAM | COLIN VAN NIMAN | NORAH ZELLEN