Dan Crenshaw: “sports have been traditional vehicles for teaching important life lessons, but today, sport, at its highest levels, is…”

“sports have been traditional vehicles for teaching important life lessons, but today, sport, at its highest levels, is played in an atmosphere where we have a preponderance of athletes who deny they have responsibility to be role models, let alone idols of the young. There is, however, a sport that not only continues to teach positive live lessons, but also depends on an adherence to them for its very existence. That sport, of course, is golf. For that reason, I rise today in support of the efforts of the First Tee initiative. This 2-year old program has as its mission to impact the lives of young people around the world by creating affordable and accessible golf facilities to primarily serve those who have not previously had exposure to the game and its positive values. The core values this program strives to instill are confidence, courtesy, honesty, integrity, judgment, perseverance, respect, responsibility, and sportsmanship.”