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FCA Golf Ministry Newsletter–Summer, 2006
2006 “Breakfast with the Pros” events launched from TPC Sawgrass
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL—The FCA
Golf annual “Breakfast with the Pros”
at The Players Championship at
Sawgrass, the first breakfast Tour
outreach event of the season, took
place on March 22 at the Sawgrass
Marriott.
Nearly 850 junior golfers,
coaches, instructors, sponsors, and
adults and families were present to
hear TPC defending champion and
local golf hero Fred Funk. Funk,
interviewed by PGA Tour Chaplain
Larry Moody, shared powerfully about
his golf career and how the Lord has
impacted his life, family, and golf.
“These past years, we’ve
relied on a lot of faith,” he said.
“You’re only as strong as your
foundation; God is that.”
Other Pros in attendance Defending Players Champion Fred Funk
with the No. 1 players for their
were Tom Lehman, Calvin Peete, stands
respective school golf teams.
Zach Johnson, Stewart Cink, Ben
Crane, Bart Bryant, Jonathan Byrd,
Doug Barron, and Wally Armstrong,
who all sat at tables with student
golfers from nearly 40 northeast
Florida high schools and colleges.
Serving as emcee for the
event was nationally acclaimed
Christian speaker and recently
named Nationwide Tour Chaplian Jay
Laffoon. Jay’s wit and wisdom added
an entertaining new dimension to the
Breakfast including a unique gospel
presentation using Funk, Lehman,
Cink, and Johnson as characters.
Contact the FCA Golf office
at (904) 273-9541 or [email protected] if you would like to
sponsor a table for young people in
2007!
More on Breakfast events
inside, page 2–3
FCA Golf hosts Heritage Classic Easter Sunday sunrise service
Hilton Head Island, SC—
Early Easter Sunday, Verizon
Heritage Classic workers and
volunteers, PGA Tour Staff,
spectators, CBS employees,
and PGA Players and their
families assembled in the 18th
green grandstands at the
famous Harbor Town Golf
Links in Sea Pines Plantation.
Marty Jacobus, FCA Golf Field
Representative and Chaplian
on the NGA Tour welcomed
the crowd with: He is Risen! He
is Risen! He is Risen indeed!
Soon to be 2006 Verizon
Jesus Christ is Alive!
forceful testimony of touring
professional Aaron Baddeley.
Aaron’s week was
going well. The day before,
he and his wife Richelle had
celebrated their first wedding
anniversary. In addition,
Aaron had slept on the lead,
tied with 10-time PGA Tour
winner Jim Furyk.
Baddeley, 25, is not
exactly an unknown on the
U.S. PGA Tour. Last year, he
had five top 10 finishes and
was one of 78 players to win
Heritage Classic champion
more than $1 million in official
Aaron Baddeley addresses a
prize money. However, he
crowd of over 1,000 at the
had not lived up to the
7:30 Easter morning service
on the 18th green. Ten hours expectations heaped upon
later, he would stand in
him by the media.
Most came expecting to
hear the usual Easter Sunday
message—and the morning
was indeed about the Good
News of the Gospel of Jesus almost exactly the same spot
Christ. What most did not after the victory, which would Continued on page 5
be the first in his PGA career.
expect was to hear the quiet,
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ISSUE:
Breakfast Outreach
Events
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Special Feature:
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TPC Breakfast
FCA Golf Camp
Schedule
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Summer Intern Profile
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Upcoming Ministry
Events
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Breakfasts: Tour Pros share faith to crowds of kids nationwide
The Augusta Masters
Zach Johnson with wife Kim.
Zach shared the stage with his
wife in front of one of the largest crowds
ever at the annual Augusta Golf breakfast—
670 people—held April 4 at Warren Baptist
Church.
The Verizon Heritage Classic
John Scott with Jonathan Byrd at the annual Christian Heritage Breakfast in Hilton
Head Island, SC, April 11.
This event drew a crowd of more than 600 and marked the 10th year John Scott
has organized the program prior to the start of The Verizon Heritage PGA Tournament.
Among the attendees were community leaders, representatives from sports groups and
churches, and area students.
Zurich Classic of New Orleans
Zach and Kim casually talked
about their life as a married couple on the
PGA Tour. Since they began their life
together they have committed their lives to
giving God all the glory.
TPC Sawgrass Chapel Service
The Shell Houston Open
Jim Esary interviews Jeff Gove at the
outreach event for the Zurich Classic in
New Orleans.
Houston FCA Rep Wade Hopkins, Lee
Janzen, and FCA Golf’s Jim Esary.
Lee did a great job of keeping it
real to a group of Houston FCA staff and
volunteers at Redstone Golf Club, site of
the Shell Houston Open.
The event took place at a high
school assembly. When asked who was
impacted by the hurricane (Katrina),
every hand shot up. Jim and Jeff then
had a chance to pray with the affected
students, as well as the faculty and staff
who were also present.
FCA Golf’s Jim Esary, the number one
high school football recruit in the country
Timmy Tebow, and former FCA Golf
Director Rev. John Dolaghan at the
Sunday morning Chapel service on the
18th green at the TPC at Sawgrass.
Tebow, the University of Florida
freshman quarterback who led a local high
school to a state championship in football
last fall, was the morning’s main speaker
and shared his testimony. While the main
speaker for the annual event is usually
given by a golfer, Tebow’s local
prominence and his connections to FCA
made it a natural fit.
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TPC
“Breakfast with
the Pros”
Tom Lehman as God and Zach Johnson
as Man helping to illustrate to 850 people,
including 650 high school students, the good
news of the Gospel. Emcee Jay Laffoon put
Lehman and Johnson side by side, then put
Funk (Sin) in between them, representing
what comes between God and man. Close to
100 of the students, coaches, and adults
indicated they had made a commitment to
Christ.
Stuart Cink, Tom Lehman, Zach Johnson, and Fred Funk with emcee
Jay Laffoon during the Gospel presentation. Laffoon brought up the 6’4” Cink
(Jesus) and placed him in front of the 5’8” Funk (Sin), who disappeared from
view, representing the power on Jesus Christ to cover sin and bridge the gap
between God and Man.
Local high school students enjoy breakfast with Bart
Bryant, 2005 TOUR Championship winner over Tiger Woods.
Ryder Cup team captain Tom Lehman at the breakfast
with his children, Thomas, Molly, and Rachael.
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At the service, Aaron told of
his life as a boy and how, after ruling
out cricket, he decided to pursue golf
with passion in his teens. He won the
Australian Open as an 18-year-old
amateur and then defended his title
the next year as a professional. He
came to the U.S. Tour with high
hopes of winning quickly and often.
He also told of his lifechanging personal acceptance of
Jesus Christ and how after receiving
the Holy Spirit he will never be the
same.
“God did not promise me
success, but He does expect me to
do my best each and every day. No
matter what happens this afternoon—
win or not—I will be trying to do my
best for Jesus.”
Aaron closed with the first
portion of James 4:8 “Draw near to
God and he will draw near to you . . .
And if you do, He will never, ever
leave you.”
Marty Jacobus, Aaron Baddeley, and
Dr. Howard Edington at the Heritage
Classic on Easter Sunday.
Meet Megan Turnball: FCA Golf ’s intern
Megan Turnball
is FCA Golf’s 2006
summer intern. She
arrived on May 17th and
will be with us until
August 10th, when she
has to return for her
senior year at Wheaton
College in Illinois. She is
majoring in Sociology
with a minor in History at
Wheaton—a
private,
interdenominational, coed Christian college just
outside of Chicago.
go directly to the first golf
camp of the season,
which will be held at the
World Golf Village. There,
this elite team will have
hands-on experience with
more than 50 campers to
challenge them spiritually.
Throughout the
rest of the summer, the
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throughout
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Megan Turnball
country to more than half of
the 20 FCA golf camps from Georgia
Megan, 21, is originally from to California. Megan is scheduled to
Indianola, Iowa, and was on the golf go to 6 camps—Florida, Texas,
team at her high school for all four South Carolina, Wyoming, Iowa, and
years. This year will be her fourth on North Carolina.
the golf team at Wheaton.
When asked about her
upcoming summer, Megan said,
“What I am most excited about is
twofold: learning and serving.
Learning more about FCA Golf
because golf and FCA have been so
important in my life. Serving because
I like seeing people be successful,
not just in golf but also socially and in
Part of Megan’s roles this their relationships. I want to be able
summer will be to serve on an elite to help them.”
While she is not at camp,
huddle leader team called Mission
4:33. As one of 5 members, she will she will serve in the FCA Golf office
undergo intensive training to transfer by answering phones, working on
her into an experienced huddle mailings, shipping camp giveaways,
leader, similar to a camp counselor. and aid staff as needed.
From training, the team will
Dave Turnball, Megan’s
father, has been with FCA for 21
years in Iowa, and works as the Area
Director in Des Moines. Dave also
runs one of our 20 golf camps at the
Bos Landen Golf Resort. Megan’s
mom, Kathy, teaches history to
eighth graders.
Upcoming Ministry Events
Tour Studies—The NGA and Nationwide Tours are in full swing and so are the weekly Bible studies and outreach
events. Marty Jacobus has been touring around with the NGA/Hooters Tour, which has been a great opportunity to build
relationships and share wisdom from the Bible. Jay Laffoon has been to many of the Nationwide events and is making great
progress, measured by the increased attendance at the studies.
2006 FCA International Pro-Am—The 2006 event will be held Monday, October 30th, at the exclusive Isleworth
Country Club in Orlando, Florida, which is directly following the PGA Tour event in nearby Palm Harbor, Florida. Mark
your calendars for this memorable event! Please contact our office if you would like an invitation.
FCA Golf Ryder Cup Marathon—Our annual golf marathon has been moved from the fall to Spring 2007. Date and
place to follow.
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FCA Golf Is Pleased to Announce:
The Captain Bill Lewis
Scholarship Fund!
Following the passing of Captain William “Bill”
Lewis on September 7, 2005, we are pleased to
report that a student scholarship fund has been
established through FCA. This fund will keep
Captain Bill’s legacy alive and continue to send
young people to an FCA Junior Golf Camp.
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improve their golf skills, be encouraged through a team
setting, and learn more about God? Honor a camper you
know or give an anonymous gift to someone to attend a
Junior Golf Camp. Scholarships are available for any
amount from $50 and above. If you are interested, cut
out this coupon and mail it with your scholarship
enclosed to FCA Golf Ministry, Attn.: Sarah Wetherwax.
_____ Yes, I would like to sponsor a camper.
Your Name/Business: __________________________
To become a charter member, send your
contribution to the FCA Golf Ministry
designated to the Bill Lewis Scholarship
Fund.
Captain Bill was the founder of the FCA Golf
Ministry in 1977, and touched the lives of
thousands through the game of golf.
Your Address: _______________________________
City, State, ZIP: ______________________________
Your Phone #: _______________________
Scholarship Amount: __________________________
Check one:
______ Anonymous Gift -or______ Camper Name: ________________________
Camper Address: _____________________________
City, State, ZIP: ______________________________