LOCAL TEEN SELECTED TO COMPETE AT NATIONALLY TELEVISED PRO-JUNIOR EVENT,
PURE INSURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP AT PEBBLE BEACH
Bellaire Junior and The First Tee of Greater Houston Participant, Eunice Bao, joins the 2017 field
HUMBLE, TX (July 7, 2017) – Golf Channel and The First Tee announced the names of the 81 junior players competing in this year’s Pure Insurance Championship at Pebble Beach, Sept. 22-24. Eunice Bao, a ten-year participant of The First Tee of Greater Houston, is joining a field of junior golfers from across the country.
Internationally televised on the Golf Channel, the newly-named Pure Insurance Championship, now in its 14th year, will continue to bring together the legends of the game alongside top juniors from The First Tee. The tournament is an official PGA TOUR Champions event, the first of its kind, in which junior golfers from The First Tee play alongside PGA TOUR Champions players as well as amateurs. They compete for the pro-junior title at the legendary Pebble Beach Golf Links and Poppy Hills Golf Course.
Eunice Bao is 15 and an incoming junior at Bellaire High School. Her family moved to the Houston area from China in 2007. Soon after, Eunice and her sister, Ariel, joined The First Tee local chapter and attended classes at F.M. Law Park. Eunice is her American name; her birth name is Yuliang Bao.
“It is so exciting for Eunice to receive this recognition and have the opportunity to play at Pebble Beach with some of the legends of the game,” said Doug Earle, executive director, The First Tee of Greater Houston. “Her coaches at F.M. Law Park are proud of how hard she has worked to reach her goals and have enjoyed seeing her grow in the sport.”
Houston Golf Association holds the charter for The First Tee of Greater Houston, which is one of 165 chapters around the country. Serving the Houston community since 2004, more than a million local youth have been impacted through chapter programs. The golf-based programs are delivered through elementary schools, nine green grass facilities and other youth organizations like the YMCA. The curriculum is focused on helping participants build character through The First Tee Nine Core Values: honesty, integrity, sportsmanship, respect, confidence, responsibility, perseverance, courtesy and judgment.
To request an interview or photos of Eunice Bao, please contact Amanda Hansen at [email protected] or 281-459-8702.
About The First Tee of Greater Houston
The First Tee of Greater Houston has been operating under the Houston Golf Association since 2004. The Houston chapter has expanded its reach into 461 area elementary schools and nine green grass facilities. More than 300,000 Houston-area youth benefit annually from the organization’s learning facilities and educational programs that build character, instill life-enhancing values and promote healthy choices through the game of golf. Visit www.firstteegreaterhouston.org for more information.