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National Educational Initiative · For Families

Golf, finally designed for your kids.

The Kid Friendly Golf Foundation is a national educational initiative that helps parents, golf facilities, and golf coaches build a kid-friendly culture in golf. For families, that means free education, a national map, and courses and coaches you can trust.

What You Get

Everything a golf parent actually needs.

The Kid Friendly Map

A national directory of approved courses and coaches, with the ratings parents actually care about.

Kids Golf Passport

Log every First, celebrate every milestone, and collect stamps as your kid grows in the game.

Milestone celebrations

Family scorecards and autograph posters to mark big moments.

Family Golf Ideas

Activities, scavenger hunts, and pace-of-play games that make every visit feel like an event.

The Family Tee newsletter

Monthly: new approved courses near you, parent tips, and stories from the movement.

Kid Friendly Approved programs

Access every junior program at approved courses — Operation 36, PGA Jr. League, First Tee, US Kids Golf, and more — all built for fun first.

The Golf Passport Program.

Every Kid Friendly Approved course your kid plays. Every milestone they hit. One passport. A lifetime of memories.

Kid Friendly Golf
Junior Passport
First par passport stamp
Made Par
First birdie passport stamp
Made Birdie
First eagle passport stamp
Made Eagle
Hole in one passport stamp
Hole in One
Tournament round passport stamp
Tournament
Played 6 passport stamp
I Practiced
First 9 holes passport stamp
Played 9
First 18 holes passport stamp
Played 18
Broke 50 passport stamp
Broke 50
Broke 45 passport stamp
Broke 45
Broke 40 passport stamp
Broke 40
Broke 100 passport stamp
Broke 100
Broke 90 passport stamp
Broke 90
Broke 80 passport stamp
Broke 80
Broke 70 passport stamp
Broke 70
Stamp earned at Pine Valley Muni · First Birdie · June 12
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Play any Approved course or book an Approved coach

Every Kid Friendly Approved course and coach counts — a new stamp wherever you travel, tee it up, or take a lesson.

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Hit a milestone, earn a stamp

First hole, 3-hole loop, 6, 9, 18 — every milestone unlocks a stamp in the dashboard.

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Collect them for life

Watch the passport fill up round after round, course after course, year after year.

Your Home Course

All your home course programs. In one dashboard.

Pick a Kid Friendly Approved course as your family's home course and get instant access to every junior clinic, camp, family event, and league they run — updated by the course, straight to your dashboard.

Want to change home courses? One button. Pick from any approved course. Done.

Junior programs at your course

See every junior program your home course runs — Operation 36, PGA Jr. League, First Tee, US Kids, camps, and more — right inside your dashboard.

Family events & leagues

Twilight family nights, parent-child scrambles, birthday parties — all in one place.

Direct updates from your pro

Tee-time openings, weather calls, and new junior offerings — no more Facebook scrolling.

One home course at a time

Move whenever you want with a one-click request. You'll always see the programs that matter.

Programs Near You

Find every junior program at your course.

Approved courses list every program they run — Operation 36, PGA Jr. League, First Tee, US Kids Golf, and their own camps, clinics, and competitions. Tap "See Programs" on any course card to see what's available near you.

Operation 36 logo
Program
Operation 36
PGA Jr. League logo
Program
PGA Jr. League
First Tee logo
Program
First Tee
US Kids Golf logo
Program
US Kids Golf
Kid Friendly Junior Camps logo
Program
Kid Friendly Junior Camps
Kid Friendly Junior Clinics logo
Program
Kid Friendly Junior Clinics
For Parents Asking

The questions nobody at the course is answering.

  • Where won't my kid get yelled at?

  • Which course actually welcomes beginners?

  • Where are the family tees?

  • What clubs should I buy or rent?

  • How do I keep my 12-year-old from quitting?

  • Where do other families play?

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