The City of Prichard

High Pointe Golf Course

Thank you for visiting the website for the City of Prichard's High Pointe Golf Course. The construction on the drainage system on the course has greatly improved course play for our golfers. We are looking forward to a great year for golf! We will be starting the "Golfer of the Month/Best Score" program. There are two categories, 9 hole and 18 hole. Starting at the beginning of each month, we will collect completed scorecards. The golfer that has the best score at the end of the month will be our Golfer of the month AND win $25.00. Click here for details of the Golfer of the Month.

I look forward to seeing you on the course!

LaCynthia M. Adams
High Pointe Golf Course Director

Director: LaCynthia Matthews-Adams
4603 Golf Way Drive
Eight Mile, AL 36613
(251) 452-6531
lm.adams@thecityofprichard.org

CITY OF PRICHARD HIGH POINTE GOLF COURSE
"A friendly place to enjoy the game of golf"

Call for information about our
GOLF SPECIAL at 452-6531.

FAIR WAYS GOLF PROGRAM

LEADERSHIP | INCLUSION | INTEGRITY
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A Collaborative Program of United Cerebral Palsy of Mobile, Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce, The Tommie Agee Charitable Golf Foundation, Inc., Mobile County Public School System, Escambia County Florida School System, Gulf City Golfers Association, Springhill Presbyterian Church, and the City of Prichard
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- Program Abstract -

The Fair Ways Golf Program (FWGP) is a year-round golf initiative having three (3) facets: 1) an after-school program, 2) a pilot, school-based program (an initiative administered as a joint venture between the Mobile County Public School System and the Escambia County Florida School System), and 3) a program for persons with disabilities (currently being developed). The FWGP began with a summer program in July 2006. The FWGP Summer Program was held twice a week and lasted for an eight (8)-week period. Sixty-two (62) students, representing diverse backgrounds, participated and an average of thirty (30) students attended each session. The program was divided into four (4) thirty (30)-minute stages – more specifically, each phase reflected activities on: 1) the putting green, 2) the driving range, 3) the chipping green, and 4) the SNAG™ Program. The initiative consisted of golf-mentors which stayed with their groups throughout each stage, including during the lunches which were provided daily for participants. The FWGP Summer Program was provided to the participants at no cost.

In addition to the FWGP Summer Program, the SNAG™ Program was implemented at Indian Springs Elementary School this fall.

The City of Prichard, at its High Pointe Golf Course, allocates a 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. time frame, each weekday, to provide clubs and range balls to all program participants free of charge. Players work during this time to improve their levels of skill and responsibility as a golfer (two of the benchmarks used to gauge young golfers’ achievement of the sport.) Additionally, the FWGP partnership is developing a program to include persons with disabilities. This initiative will include a summer session at the United Cerebral Palsy Camp to serve three-hundred (300) differently-able participants.

The FWGP uses a curriculum-based approach which is taught and administered by golf-mentors in small groups. The curriculum focuses on teaching the game of golf and exposing youth to the rudiments of mastering the game. Alongside the technical aspects of the sport (e.g., swinging and putting), the FWGP is designed to foster the social development of youth through its mentorship and character education components. In short, this initiative

aggressively seeks to promote interest in and a love for the game of golf while exposing participants to the life skills the game teaches. The FWGP is designed to increase access to the game of golf for youth from disadvantaged communities and encourages the participation of minorities and women. A primary goal of this effort is to make the game of golf affordable and free of barriers impeding the involvement of those having a desire to learn and gain an appreciation of the sport.

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The Mission Statement of the Program is: "Using Golf to Promote Valuable Life Skills Through Leadership, Inclusion, and Integrity."

The City of Prichard begins construction on drainage system at the High Pointe Golf Course.

The City of Prichard received a grant in the amount of $572,000 from the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). These funds were made available as part of the USDA-NRCS Emergency Watershed Protection Program, which provides technical and financial assistance to communities restoring watersheds ravaged by natural disasters, and helps to safeguard people and properties following natural disasters, such as, floods, fires, wind storms, earthquakes, and droughts. Measures eligible for assistance include repairing existing water control structures; removing debris and sediment from.
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