Monday, April 26, 1999
Tiger visit to be special for area youths
Yates Caring for Kids Foundation benefits
BY JACK MURRAY
The Cincinnati Enquirer
Tony Yates and club pro Zach Fink are mainly responsible for bringing wunderkind Tiger Woods to Cincinnati for a clinic and exhibition Sunday for selected youth at Glenview Golf Course.
“I don't think the Tiger Woods Foundation could have found a better fit than Cincinnati in terms of a community that shares its goals and priorities for our young people,” said Yates, former University of Cincinnati basketball player and coach.
“Of course, it's our hope that the attention Tiger Woods can bring to Caring For Kids and other youth programs will spark interest and support from businesses and individuals in the community for what we're trying to achieve in the Tristate.”
The clinic and exhibition are part of a two-day program (Saturday and Sunday) developed by the Tiger Woods Foundation to introduce inner city children and their families to the game of golf and the life lessons it teaches.
Yates and Fink created the Tony Yates Caring for Kids Foundation to enhance the lives of Cincinnati-area children and their families and to provide opportunities for growth and achievement. One of the primary activities of the foundation is the annual Tony Yates Golf Academy, which began with 60 students in 1995 and has grown to more than 350 today.
“We (Caring For Kids) chose golf for many of the same reasons Tiger and his father, Earl, did,” Yates said. “It teaches discipline, etiquette, respect for others. It's a lifelong source of enjoyment, and more importantly, it's a skill that opens doors for these kids that might not otherwise be opened to them.”
HAUER RETIRES: Bob Hauer, 55, retired this winter as head pro at Crest Hills Country Club in Amberly Village. Hauer was succeeded by Wade Reynolds, who had been the club pro at Ivy Hills Country Club for the past six years.
• Kemper Sports, which manages the courses owned by the City of Cincinnati, has promoted Zach Fink to director and Steve Pacella to Fink's former role as head pro at Glenview.
• Shaker Corp, which helped save Miami's golf program, made David Pearce head pro at its main course, Shaker Run in Lebanon. Lynn Long is Pearce's first assistant. Todd Keefer is the new general manager at Walden Ponds and Ty Day head pro.
EXECUTIVE WOMEN: The Cincinnati Chapter of the Executive Women's Golf Association kicked off its six-tournament schedule Sunday with the spring scramble (member-guest) at Twin Oaks Golf Course in Covington.
Chapter spokeswoman Jan Huneke said the EWGA provides busi ness women with organized golfing opportunities that used to be for men only.
The chapter will offer rules and etiquette seminars, skills clinics for beginning and skilled golfers and league play for all skills.
NO OLD KENTUCKY HOME: Plans to own a horse farm and golf course in Kentucky have fallen through for LPGA player Donna Andrews and her husband, former Northern Kentucky teaching pro John Reeves, according to Golfweek. But they are considering buying one of two courses near their home in Pinehurst, N.C.
QUIET, PLEASE: The Cincinnati Public Library downtown will sponsor a golf forum and exhibit every Wednesday through May 26. Guest speakers will range from Bill McCarthy, local PGA club pro Michelle Rooney and accomplished area amateur Diane Schwab.
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