John A. White Park Golf Course Unveils Major Improvements

Pictured Above: City of Atlanta and Fulton County Recreation Authority board member and treasurer Imam Plemon T. El-Amin at the grand re-opening ceremony for The First Tee of Atlanta – John A. White Park Golf Course on October 3, 2014.

City officials, dignitaries, VIPs and approximately 20 children from Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy helped celebrate the grand re-opening of John A. White Park, home of The First Tee of Atlanta, on Friday, October 3, 2014. The course closed for three months due to erosion problems and reopened in October with new bridges, sand bunkers and, most notably, paved cart paths.

Thanks to a generous $250,000 contribution from the City of Atlanta and Fulton County Recreation Authority, The First Tee of Atlanta was able to upgrade the cart paths throughout the entire course.

John A. White Golf Course is a nine-hole regulation golf course with two Par 5’s, four Par 4’s, and three Par 3’s, for a total yardage of 2,842.

The First Tee of Atlanta’s mission is to positively impact the lives of Atlanta’s young people by providing learning facilities and educational programs that promote character development and life-enhancing values through the game of golf.

About City of Atlanta and Fulton County Recreation Authority

The City of Atlanta and Fulton County Recreation Authority (AFCRA) was created in 1960 and is, in part, authorized to: obtain, construct, equip, maintain, and operate sports and recreation facilities; acquire, lease and sell property; and issue revenue bonds. The Authority owns Philips Arena, Turner Field and the Olympic Cauldron, and has certain responsibilities related to Zoo Atlanta and John A. White Park.