First Tee – Oakland

First Tee – Oakland offers golf lessons for kids and teens. The program uses the game of golf along with a life skills curriculum. Lessons are taught at Metropolitan Golf Links and are also planned to be offered through in-school programs next year.

First Tee – Oakland is a youth development organization that states its mission is to enable kids to build the strength of character that empowers them through a lifetime of new challenges. The organization describes its approach as integrating golf with a life skills curriculum to create active learning experiences that build inner strength, self-confidence, and resilience. It states that it teaches young people positive values such as honesty, integrity, confidence, and respect, and that its programs have a positive impact on participants, their families, and their communities.

Last updated June 20, 2026.