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Live from The Junior at Laurel Valley
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Episode 5 of For The One takes listeners live inside The 2026 Junior at Laurel Valley Golf Club on tournament morning. As student-athletes prepare for the final round of competition, Chuck, Ashley, and Tommy bring you behind the scenes in real time, sharing the history of Laurel Valley, the heart behind The Junior, and what makes this event about so much more than golf.
Featuring live conversations throughout the morning with Laurel Valley Head Golf Professional Chris McKnight, mentor caddie Andy Miller, student-athlete Austin Schawl, and Mrs. Diane Nettles, this episode highlights mentorship, leadership, legacy, and the powerful impact of investing in the next generation as the tournament’s final day gets underway.
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Good morning and welcome back to For the One, a leadership conversation, where we are privileged here at the 10 Memorial to be joined by friends with and all around the 10 Memorial community to talk about all things leadership in hopes that you will feel encouraged to take the next step in your personal leadership journey. Today, we are so thrilled to be joining you live from Laurel Valley Golf Club for year two of The Junior. Now, before we get to some very special guests, Chuck and Tommy and I are thrilled to share a little bit of history about The Junior. Chuck, why don't you start? Tell us what is The Junior?
SPEAKER_04The Junior, wow. Well, speaking of leadership, the Junior is unapologetically an event about leadership, celebrating the student leader, even over the leaderboards. And this is year two. We're thrilled again to be here at Laurel Valley. Unbelievable scenery, and couldn't be more excited to watch the young people in our world tee up for the second round today. The junior started last year in 2025, and we had an amazing group of young people playing two rounds of stroke play. We've quickly become nationally recognized. We've got partnership with the American Junior Golf Association, with National Junior Golf Scoreboard. And maybe the coolest part of the junior was last night, and we've got the the fireside chat having over 225 people join us for a conversation about our four pillars youth, golf, education, and faith.
SPEAKER_01So you as a Nettles family are not unfamiliar with Laurel Valley Golf Club. Share with us a little bit of history. What's the connection about this historic place with your family?
SPEAKER_04Yeah, well, our dad grew up about 12 miles over that hill, and he used to joke that he couldn't even drive past Laurel Valley, and it was it was such a special place to him. It was his favorite golf course. Our grandfather actually worked here for a year when he was in between jobs one summer in 1961, Laurel Valley opened in 1959. And so uh our family being from the area, uh, this was I played for the first time here with with my dad. Uh he he wasn't a member, but this was a really special place for him. He he told me when when I was first starting out in business that you always had to have your bag packed in case you get the last-minute invite to Laurel Valley. So to be able to share this with many families in the area, this is this is a really special thing.
SPEAKER_01That's so special. And Tommy, we've talked a lot about how we've tried to make this weekend a little bit different than any other golf tournament on the junior golf circuit. Talk a little bit about what makes the junior different.
SPEAKER_05Yeah. Well, there's a few components, and namely the the mentor caddy program, which we're gonna see more of today. And that comprises of men and women in our community that will pour into the the the boys and girls junior athletes this afternoon um on the golf course. And that's designed to build lasting relationships, which we think is one of the greatest things about the game of golf and what it's all about. Also, Chuck mentioned the fireside chat and being able to uh pour into the juniors and their parents uh about our four pillars, professional headshots, which is kind of a cool thing that um we don't see very often on the junior golf circuit. And our ambassador program where uh we identified six boys and girls that really embodied what we think the 10 is all about, and they helped uh select our field and put together a great week.
SPEAKER_01So we talked about how magnetic this has become even in year two. How many applications this year for the field?
SPEAKER_05I think it was 250.
SPEAKER_01Amazing. And how do we whittle that down? Because we feel like everybody's deserving of a place here at Laurel Valley. What does it look like to whittle that down, the components of the application process to get to the 72 that are selected to be here with us on a weekend like this?
SPEAKER_04I heard that Ashley Stevens hand selects everyone of the city.
SPEAKER_01Oh goodness, I would have all 250 of them here, that's for sure.
SPEAKER_05Well, I our selection committee definitely has a difficult job, but um you know it it comprises of two components. One, their their past tournament accomplishments uh over the past several years locally and nationally, but also you know, what they're doing outside of golf, you know, what they're doing in their communities, what they're doing in their schools, um, what they're doing as part of giving back. Um so the selection committee takes all of that into consideration.
SPEAKER_01Yeah, I think it's been a unique journey for us to share with people about the balanced approach to being a leader both on and off the golf course. And the way that we're able to celebrate that with each of these families at the fireside chat is through something we call the impact award. So share a little bit about the impact award.
SPEAKER_04Yeah, we wanted to make sure that this event was highlighting not just the leaderboards. Of course, there's going to be a fun trophy ceremony this afternoon, but the impact award really highlights one male, one female who are making a serious impact in their community. Somebody that's led where their feet are from a young age, have created something. And last night was a really special example of that again with Jojo and with Cameron. And uh, you know, you you read these stories of what they're creating in their communities, and it's it's overwhelming. You know, it's inspiring for our generation to see what what these folks are doing at 14, 15, 16, 17 years old. And I think that was probably the hardest part for the selection committee, which by the way is anonymous. We or will not release the the name of the selection committee. But not only did they have to filter through incredible golf resumes, but they also had to be paying attention to what were these folks doing in their communities, what are they leading in, and just an amazing, inspiring group of young people.
SPEAKER_01Yes, I do not envy the job of the selection committee.
SPEAKER_04I don't either.
SPEAKER_01So a lot of special elements that make all of this come together. And as we explore some guests over the next several minutes, I think it's important to talk about what goes into making an event like this happen, because it's not one-sided just from our team. It includes amazing people all around Western Pennsylvania. So we're excited next to have a beside behind the scenes look of what it looked like to prepare the junior at Laurel Valley with our friend head professional Chris McKnight up next.
SPEAKER_04Well, it wouldn't be a Laurel conversation if it wasn't having Chris McKnight on our on our podcast. And uh in my eyes, and I know a lot of our community's eyes, Laurel Valley is synonymous with two two people, Arnold Palmer and Chris McKnight. Chris has been an inspiration in our lives for a long time. We knew him long before he knew us, which is probably a common thing in in the community. And Chris, uh you just exude the spirit of Laurel Valley. And uh as a friend and as a mentor, first and foremost, thank you for making this possible, for being our friend, for regularly encouraging us and um also maybe keeping us out of trouble on occasion.
SPEAKER_03Chuck, I don't know what where to begin. I've never been uh included with uh Arnold Palmer before, so I I certainly appreciate that uh comparison, but that's uh that's something that I uh try to live what uh Mr. Palmer stood for each and every day. And uh you know we we look at Mr. Palmer's statue down there by the golf shop, and I know that he is looking down upon us, and for us to be able to host this event. This event means so much to me personally because of the friendship I have with all of you. Um and he would be very he would be thrilled. He loved kids, he knew that's where the game of golf begins, and he would just be uh he would be over the moon uh knowing that Laurel Valley hosted this event. So we appreciate the opportunity to be able to do it.
SPEAKER_04Well, 40 years you've seen a lot at Laurel Valley Golf Club. Um you've seen the golf course have some tweaks done to it. We have we have a little uh freer sight lines behind us today, and you've also mentored and worked with probably a hundred different assistants and and staff members. Um talk about what this place means to you.
SPEAKER_03Well, it's just not just a job to me, obviously. I get the opportunity to be here each and every day, and and looking over our shoulder, you can tell uh how easy it is to drive into Laurel Valley and just immediately have your blood pressure uh you know just lower. And uh I know Mr. Palmer and the founding members, that's what they wanted. I mean, this this golf course was designed to do a lot of corporate entertaining and to bring your best customers and your clients to to Laurel Valley and to be able to do some business out here. And the setting kind of built itself if you look at the Laura the you know the Laurel Mountains in the background. Um so every day I drive into work, I never get tired of it. Driving up the driveway with the with the uh the pine trees and just the iconic entrance. Uh so it's not a job anymore for me. This is a way of life, and and I'm very fortunate to be able to come here each and every day.
SPEAKER_05And and knowing that how Laurel Valley was was founded and what its purpose was for. Also has a steep championship history.
SPEAKER_03Yeah, we've done some things over the time, Tommy. Thanks for bringing that up. I mean, uh started uh and Mr. Palmer was very instrumental in getting all these events to to uh Laurel Valley, so you know, 65 PGA. Um that Dave Maher ended up winning on the last hole uh against Jack Nicholas. I mean, that was certainly iconic. I know everybody thinks I've been here forever. I was not here for that in 1965, let me tell you that. Um and then we did the team championships back in 70 through 72, and uh the Ryder Cup in 75, this building that we're next to was built solely for the Ryder Cup. Just to house some of the pros and to do the dinners. So this is the Palmer Pavilion, um, so amply named. And um after that we did the 89 Senior Open, which was uh won by Orville Moody. And uh then we did uh the Marconi Pennsylvania Classic. So nobody really remembers that name of that tournament, but the tournament itself was known specifically because it was the first PGA tour event back after 9-11. And it was a surreal event, I gotta tell you. Uh some people know, but not m maybe not many, that Flight 93 flew right over Laurel Valley when it crashed in Shanksville. And many of the people here that day got to see that plane fly over. And Shanksville is 15 miles away, so you know that was uh that was a surreal day. I remember it like it was yesterday. And um so what I d remember mostly about it is the the opening ceremony. Beautiful sunny day, sort of like this, fog in the morning. We had a bagpiper walking up the first fairway playing. We had the may the first time the American flags were flying on the on the golf course. That was uh that was at that event. And I get goosebumps thinking about it right now. And uh so after that, uh we did the seven uh the 2005 uh senior PGA uh won by Mike Reed. He was three shots down on the last hole. Wow. Made an Eagle. Um Jerry Pate made a bogey, went in a playoff. So keep playing, Tommy. You never know. You never know what's gonna happen on the last hole.
SPEAKER_05Hey, never know when it's gonna be your time. That's right. Yes, right.
SPEAKER_04I r I remember coming to a couple of those events with dad and actually with Chad for the the senior PGA. We were old enough to drive then. You know, the e the the pros talk about Laurel Valley and high revere as well. And uh, you know, you you talk about some of the greats that have played, most of the greats have played here. Tiger Woods was here for that was an exhibition, right?
SPEAKER_03It was the Arnold Palmer uh um hospital gala, 1997. Davis Love. Davis Love, Tom Lehman, Mr. Palmer, Tiger Woods, and what's great about that event is 1997 was the first year that Tiger won the Masters. He was just fairly fresh. It was in August, so he was uh fresh off that victory. And then Davis Love iconically won the PGA at Winkfoot that year, like the week before. And I don't know if you all remember, you're all so daggone young, you make me sick. Uh but there was a uh rainbow in the background, if you all remember that. So when he was making those last putt, they had the rainbow in the background.
SPEAKER_05My biggest recollection of I don't remember that for the record. There you go.
SPEAKER_04Yeah, you were you were real little. Yeah, you were a little. My biggest recollection of that day was that uh route 7-11 was backed up all the way to Donegal, and dad was a little impatient uh getting here, but really that was uh that was a special day. We should have given him a special flag to get him in here. Well, I uh now we have 72 student athletes teeing up today for round two. They're they're playing for a lot, but they're also in our eyes playing for more than just a leaderboard. They're they're um making an impact in their in their community. Um you have a special job today along with Ashley Stevens. And uh last year you you blessed us by starting the the student athletes on the first tee, and you're gonna do that again for the boys today on on number 10. Uh talk a little bit about what this event means to you and what what do you think is going through the the minds of these young folks?
SPEAKER_03I mean, I'm trying I was thinking about it this morning. What what how when I was playing junior golf, well I never had an opportunity like this. I was just trying to find somebody who would drive me to the golf course for heaven's sakes. And you have put on this production, your group, and you you should be so so proud of what you have created here with this town. Everybody that comes, I mean, I uh you know, the rules officials that we've had, John Rack and Johnny Clinch, have come up to me both and said, Thank you so much for hosting this event. I said, It is our honor. And what uh what uh you and Ashley and Tommy and the whole board and everything have created is something I'll never forget. This is something we can put on our on our board and and uh you know revere for our lifetime. So what it means to me is it's so so special and to be able to, you know, be around these young people, these future leaders, and what they uh are gonna do in their future. I mean, I've talked to many of them, and they are just impressive people. And uh again, it's just our pleasure to be able to do it.
SPEAKER_04Well, you're an incredibly humble servant of this game, and you've made a massive impact on us, and we talk about you almost every single board meeting, committee meeting that we have, that this would not have happened if it wasn't for you. Uh, and you've been you've been the the at the heartbeat of this event since day one. So um, from all of us on the board and and the family, thank you for for making this possible and being an inspiration in our lives.
SPEAKER_03My pleasure. Tommy, thank you. Thank you, Chris.
SPEAKER_04You got you need to throw on a uh an orange coat and get down to the T T. Absolutely. Yeah, Chris, thank you.
SPEAKER_03Thank you, Char. Thank you, Tommy.
SPEAKER_04Yes, thank you. We talked about some of the special elements that make the 10 junior unique, different, special, and one of those being the Mentor Caddy program. Uh we wanted to highlight one of our mentor caddy pairings, student pairings, uh, this morning and talk a little bit about what makes that program so special. And we couldn't think of anyone better than Austin Shaw and Andy Miller, who really exuded that that presence on the golf course last year and the last 365 days developing a relationship on and off the golf course. And we thank them and excited to have them with us here before Austin tees it up for round two. Well, we talked a little bit about the mentor caddy program. One of the things that makes the junior truly special and different, unique from any other national, nationally ranked junior golf tournament in the country. And uh this was an idea that was born out of a committee meeting. And uh, frankly, we weren't really sure how it was going to work the first time we put it into action. And so this is the second iteration of that. Last year, it was the most incredible part of our tournament. The Mentor Caddy program takes friends, leaders, business leaders, faith leaders, golf leaders from our community, and pairs them with each student athlete in the field. And in doing that, we were able to in certain times match career professions and aspiring students, what they intend to study in school. And so we prayed over these list of names and we matched them up. And last year, probably the most impactful aspect of our tournament was this day two mentor caddy program where we had 60 mentors matched up with 60 student athletes, and this year we have 72 of those matched up with student athletes. And um, speaking of how it worked, last year it worked wonderfully, and today we're excited to share a couple stories about that. Maybe the greatest example of the Mentor Caddy program was our friend Andy Miller and Austin Shaw. Uh, just a quick background here. Andy Miller is a longtime friend of the Nettles family. He was friends with our father and knew him well. He's also one of the few that have been at every single 10 memorial event, both our fall event and the junior here. Uh Andy, we're we're so excited that you're with us and we thank you for making the trip from Tampa, Florida to be a part of this. We also have Austin Shaw, who's a great player in the community and about to graduate, right? Yes, sir. And about to go to school at Penn State Altuna. Penn St Altuna, that's right. Yeah, yeah. So uh we wanted to have them on this morning and just share a little bit about their experience. I'll I'll start with with Andy. Andy, you've been a part of the 10 Memorial since day one. Just share uh a couple thoughts that you've had uh about the last seven years of of your experience with us.
SPEAKER_06Well, it's been uh it's Chuck has been amazing actually. And and you know, this the the both the the big tournament, as I call it, the memorial in the fall and now the junior, I think it just really represents the Tim Nettles that I knew and grew up with that and career-wise and spent 40 years, you know, knowing him as a friend. And um, and I think he'd just be exceptionally proud of what's going on in the fall and now the spring. So it's been uh a lot of fun to be a part of, and and you know, what you guys are giving back to your community is just amazing.
SPEAKER_04Well, you've been a big part of that give back. Your your presence here has has been a huge gift to us. And you know, you you were friends with with dad, and uh you've been a mentor to many, including me, uh, from day one. I remember when you showed up at the at the funeral, and yes, you've had a big impact on my trajectory since. So I thank you for that. Uh speaking of impact on trajectory, we we got to spend some time with with Andy over the last year, and he shared some of the stories that were coming out of a relationship built with Austin and his dad, Justin. And um Austin, tell us about number one, when you heard that a non-professional caddy was gonna caddy for you last year, was that like the first time you've experienced something like that?
SPEAKER_02100%. The first time. Um first time that it was just gonna be someone that I didn't know who's gonna caddy for me. And I was also slightly worried. You know, I'm coming out here to this nice course and a little worried, like you might not know the course exactly, didn't know really what to expect, but I couldn't have been more blessed with the best mentor caddy. I mean, it's awesome. It's amazing, and he's such a great guy.
SPEAKER_04Talk a little bit about that round last year.
SPEAKER_02Yeah, so what happened was in my first round that I played with the Laurel Valley Caddy, I saw him walk with my dad, and you know, I just thought maybe it's another parent. Then after the round, he comes and sits with me and my dad at the fireside chatting the dinner, and come to find out, he came all the way to watch my whole round. He took notes for me, uh, he came onto the range, was helping me with my swing, and that's just truly just sparked what I knew was gonna be a great relationship because there's no one else that I saw out there that was going and doing that for their player the next day, and it truly just showed that how much he cared. Really.
SPEAKER_04How have how have the two of you and your dad stayed in touch since last year?
SPEAKER_02So it's funny. So every once in a while, so we've been texting, but every once in a while I get a package in the mail, and a lot of times it's a book by the To David Cook, who was at our on the video on the fireside chat yesterday. But it's just a book, a note that you know says that he's keeping in touch, he's watching my leaderboards, and it just truly means a lot. So he's keeping in touch with my father, sending me packages, and really showing that he cares. And it's crazy because we just met last year, and I already feel like I have someone who's in my corner that much. It means a lot.
SPEAKER_04It's awesome. That's awesome. We uh we've had so much fun following the relationship. And speaking of impact, Andy, you've got a lot on your plate. You you're you had a long time executive at Enterprise Rent A Car, you chair your young life board in Tampa, Florida. Um, you you've got friends and golf trips and an incredible family that you're following around the country. Uh what is it that that leads you to pour into somebody that you met just a year ago?
SPEAKER_06Well, you know, only the game of golf. I mean, do you interact with generational people, whether it be teenagers or middle-aged or seniors, as we like to call ourselves? And I when I learned how to play just up the road in Erie, and as I became a competitive golfer, I mean, I I remember a number of city tournaments that I played in where I was paired with people two or three or four times my age. And how watching them and how they managed, you know, themselves on the golf course, not their golf game, but how they just managed, you know, and and how they interacted with me was something that helped me become a a better young man. Um certainly how to manage myself and my emotions. When you have bad days, you gotta manage your emotions on the golf course. And um, so so this this when I heard about it, and you invited me up to do this, it was something that I felt was you know something very natural because I had experienced it a long time ago. But you know, those memories, uh those memories of those two people, I'm thinking about two people that made an influence on not just in my golfing life, but also what where I was going as a young man, my next step into college, that type of that type of uh impact. It's awesome.
SPEAKER_04We I think about you a lot. I I know we, you know, we'll maybe might go a month or two without texting or or calling, but uh I have to tell you, when you to when you think about the people that have made an impact in the trajectory of your life, I think about you often. And I'm really excited because I know you're doing the same thing for him. Uh in fact, we would have never met Dr. David Cook, our last guest, uh, if it wasn't for you and and your introduction to the JPT crew that you've been a part of for so long. Uh so from the Nettles family and the Ten Memorial, thank you for being a part of this and and impacting our lives in a big way. Austin, you've got 18 holes left, and you've got Andy on the bag again today. What uh what are you excited about for the next four and out four hours here?
SPEAKER_02I mean, this is the most excited I've been for a tournament round in a while. Just um me and Andy keeping in touch. We played around freezing cold around at Indiana Country Club yesterday, and just knowing how much he cares, he was out there taking notes on my round today. I'm just excited. You know, I want to play well, but no matter the no matter the outcome, I just know we're gonna have a great time out there and we're gonna keep the vibes high. So it's I can't wait.
SPEAKER_04Is this your last junior golf tournament?
SPEAKER_02This is my last. This is my last junior golf tournament I have on the schedule for now. So, but it's a great one to go out with.
SPEAKER_04Well, we're rooting for you and we're we're we're excited for you to soak up every step out there. Uh proud of you for leading where your feet are at all times. I appreciate it. And uh continue to to encourage you to lean into the wisdom uh of Andy and your dad. And and we again, positive generational impact. This is the greatest example of that. So thank you both. Good luck today. Thank you so much. Make some birdies, one shot at a time, right? 100%.
SPEAKER_02We're gonna do our best out there today.
SPEAKER_04Awesome, awesome. Well, it wouldn't be a 10 memorial event unless we had mom on to drop the mic, Diane Nettles uh joining us here on the on the podcast. And we had an amazing conversation last night with three friends, and we also had a word from mom Diane Nettles, and we're excited to have her recap that. And mom, thank you so much for being an inspiration in our lives and being the rock of the 10 memorial. Well, the 10 memorial would not be complete unless mom had her mic drop moment, and we had another one of those last night where mom shared with 72 student athletes and their families. Uh mom, you continue to inspire each and every one of us. Uh first and foremost, Tommy and I. I I I think Tommy's catching some of the inspiration. We gotta we gotta work on him a little bit yet. It's yet to be known. Yeah. We uh we love you and we're so so thankful that you've allowed this to come to life. We talked last night about you being the rock of the ten. Just if you don't mind, recap a little bit about last night, what you saw, what you felt.
SPEAKER_00It was an amazing evening, um, as I fully expected it to be, because you've worked so hard to put this together, uh, to bring in some it just it's it's so inspiring to bring in these youth, um uh people who are just starting out just like the two of you did so many years ago, and um they have their whole future ahead of them and they are leaders and they are excited about being here and thankful and grateful. Um it it just it just warns my heart to even be part of it. And so that when I looked out at the sea of faces, I I just I thought, oh gosh, I've got to keep this together because I wanted to cry, but it was amazing. What you pulled together is absolutely it it just touches my heart.
SPEAKER_04Well, what we've pulled together, you've been at the at the center of all of this, and um you know we started this journey together in in your in your kitchen uh almost seven years ago. And uh when we were having that conversation, did you ever think we'd be on the back porch of Laurel Valley looking over this beautiful golf course?
SPEAKER_00Absolutely not. I never imagined. I think that what is really exciting about what you've done here is it it does go above and beyond what a normal youth tournament does. It focuses on, we focus on student athletes, young people who are truly future leaders. Um and we uh try to cultivate that. I I I'm uh excited for them because of their their game of golf, but I'm more excited for them because of what hold they their future holds for them and what their future holds for us.
SPEAKER_05And and you know, obviously the all of the student athletes are excellent players, doing a lot of good things in the community and in school. What uh what advice would you give to parents? Because you when we were growing up, you you you didn't uh necessarily play golf, but you were around golf for several decades. What advice would you give to parents uh for their their juniors?
SPEAKER_00Well, I would say we'll be there, but these parents are here. Um I would also say lighten up because you know, uh golf isn't everything, and ten years what really will matter. What matters is your character and and and how you treat people and how you, as I mentioned last night, you see a need and fulfill it. You plant seeds of kindness and you keep yourself informed. You read a lot and you and you make sure you know what's going on in this world on all sides. Um what what advice would I give parents? Well, a lot of times I felt that it was important to keep my mouth shut. Um, and I know your dad wasn't as good at that as I was, but um I do remember one, if you don't mind me revealing this event.
SPEAKER_06Oh boy.
SPEAKER_00I remember once when you were young, and I d I can't remember how old you were, but I was following you on the on the course, and I was, you know, I was cheering you on. Yay, Tommy, you know, every time you came off the off the hole, I'd say, that was great, you did a good job. And you weren't having a good game. It wasn't a good day. And finally you looked at me and said, Mom, stop being so positive all the time. So then I thought, I don't even know what to say anymore. But um, but I think m more than anything, it's it's be there and and be supportive and realize that in ten years, what matters is not your score, but what matters is is how you treat people, how kind you are, and your leadership skills, how you see what's going on and you work to any problem that need to be solved, you're gonna solve that problem. And that's what Tim Nettles was all about.
SPEAKER_04Yeah. I I remember growing up, and I I'm I may have thanked you for this in the past, but I will now. I I I knew every time I was on the golf course as a junior golfer that when I got home, it didn't matter what I shot. It did matter how I acted, though, which I got I got pulled into the kitchen once or twice about about how I acted. But I I think it it was such a freeing experience for me knowing that the score, yes, of course, I wanted to play well. Everybody wanted to play well, but the score wasn't gonna be what defined me at home. And I think that was uh a key element to my my walk as a as a junior golfer. Um we had 72 student athletes in here last night, and one of the things we talk about internally is finding the next Tim Nettles, finding the next Diane Nettles, and uh the impact that they're going to make on the world. Did you have little glimpses of that at all over the last day?
SPEAKER_00Yes, I I think, you know, um uh watching the students come in when they came in to um uh sign in yesterday, and when uh uh the they walk up to me or you, you know, either one of you, look at me in the eye and say, thank you. Um those two words are the two most important words that you can ever speak. So I did see, and I still am seeing, that these student athletes, these young people are our leaders of tomorrow, and I'm very hopeful for that. And I did tell them last night, you know, I hope that you walk out of here today with the knowledge that, okay, I may have played my best round of golf, I might not have, but I'm gonna walk out of here and change this world one good deed at a time.
SPEAKER_04Another mic drop. Absolutely. We uh, you know, I I know you're able to do this on the spot anytime we need. However, I also know that you spend 365 days a year preparing, thinking about the next message. Um I get messages from you every month of the year talking about the next conversation at the next 10 event. And you know, this this event wouldn't be what it what it is if it wasn't for you. You've been the most generous to the organization out of any of our generous friends, which we're gonna we're gonna continue to uh build our community in a in a big way. And and again, you've been the rock of that community. So um thank you personally from the two of us, and on behalf of 72 young people that are about to go experience Laurel Valley today, um thank you for making this what it is. Truly special.
SPEAKER_00Thank you. Love you.
SPEAKER_04Love you. Thank you, love you. Well, we're we're fired up. We're fired up to get back on the golf course to see positive generational impact where youth are leading in golf. They're all leading in education and leading in faith. And we're we're so excited to get out there and watch the action today. We're also excited to be back with you again next time on For the One.
SPEAKER_01So we talked a little bit about the village of people that it takes to put together a special event like this at Laurel Valley. And we want to take a quick moment before we close today to thank us a couple of people who have helped make this possible. Our friends at PGT Trucking, the Conroy family at Isley's, and the Cleveland Brothers, we couldn't have this event without your generous opportunity to fuel the mission. A lot of people have told us well, what is it like to get involved here at the 10 Memorial? We call that owning the mission, and fueling that mission is just one part of what it takes to make this possible year round, not just events like this. To everyone else who has chosen to give or to serve the mission, we couldn't do it without you.