Tournament to help remove barriers for young female golfers this weekend in Palm City

Fore Sistas, is a dynamic group of women dedicated to empowering aspiring black female golfers. This morning, T.A. Walker is Shining A Light on their impactful golf tournament, where swings meet support, and fairways pave the way for brighter futures. T.A. sounds like a tee-rific story of diversity.

BUT SUNDAY, WE COULD HAVE THAT BETTER CHANCE FOR A FEW STORMS, INCLUDING ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. YOU KNOW THAT THE FACT GOOD GOLFING WEATHER, SPEAKING OF WHICH BALL SISTERS IS A GROUP OF WOMEN DOING WHAT THEY CAN DO TO INSPIRE.

>> THE NEXT BATCH OF GREAT BLACK FEMALE COM FOR WE CAN’T WAIT TO MEET THEM ALL. T WALKER SHINING LIGHT ON THEIR UPCOMING GOLF TOURNAMENT. SO FOR WHICH WE’VE GOT TO POINT OUT F O R. >> HE IS A PLAY ON WORDS HERE

GOT IS TO WARN EVERYTHING THAT SOMETHING BIG HAS BEEN A BALL IS COMING YOUR WAY. SO WATCH OUT. THESE WOMEN ARE A TOUR DE FORCE. >> THAT’S RIGHT. GOOD MORNING GOOD MORNING, ASHLEY. GOOD MORNING, EVERYONE. THIS WEEKEND AT MARTIN DOWNS,

COUNTRY CLUB, THERE’S A GOLF TOURNAMENT. PHYLLIS, WHAT IS THIS GOLF TOURNAMENT ALL ABOUT? >> THIS GOLF TOURNAMENT IS FORCES. DOES THAT THEIR VIEW GOLF CLUB? WE CAME TOGETHER A FEW YEARS AGO, JUST A GROUP OF WOMEN THAT LIKE TO GET OUT AND

ENJOY THE OUTDOORS. WE THOUGHT WE WOULD GET TOGETHER AND DO A GOLF TOURNAMENT. AND THIS IS OUR 3RD YEAR AND HAS GROWN AND IT’S GROWN AND HAS GROWN SOLD OUT IS SOLD OUT. YEAH, THAT’S AMAZING. THANK JEANNE, WHAT IS THE GOAL OF YOUR YOUR YOUR

YOUR TOURNAMENT? >> WELL, WE AS A SPY OR TO INSPIRE THE COMMUNITY AND JUST FIND OUT ABOUT EMPOWERING WOMEN, EMPOWERING THEIR WEALTH, THEIR HEALTH AND THEIR PHYSICAL WELL-BEING BECAUSE WE THINK A WHOLE WOMAN IS A POSITIVE WOMAN AND DOING THE

BEST SHE CAN. AWESOME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I WANT TO BRING IN MARTHA BILL IF WE CAN PLAY THE VIDEO THAT MARTHA PROVIDED US THIS YEAR, YOU’RE RAISING MONEY FOR STACY IN. TELL ME ABOUT STUDIES. STACY A YOUNG LADY THAT HAS ASPIRATIONS OF

PLAYING ON THE LPGA TOUR. >> SHE HAS HOPES DREAMS AND THE POTENTIAL TO BE IN LPGA PLAYER AND IN ORDER TO GET HER WHERE SHE NEEDS TO BE IN POSITION HER, WE NEED TO SUPPORT HER WITH FINANCIAL MEANS. BENEFIT, REMOVE THE

BARRIERS AND ALSO TO RAISE MONEY FOR REGISTRATIONS AND OTHER EXPENSES THAT GO ALONG WITH BEING A JUNIOR GOLFER TRYING TO MOVE UP THE JUNIOR GOLF RANKS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> THERE’S A LOT OF VOLUNTEERS THAT IT TAKES AND PUT ON THIS

TOURNAMENT. YES, THIS YEAR OVER OUR 3 DAY EVENT, WE’VE IDENTIFIED SOME 80 SLOTS FOR VOLUNTEERS AND WE’RE CURRENTLY ABOUT 70 SPURS. 75 1% FULL OF THOUGH. SO PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEERING, THEY’RE STILL OPPORTUNITY. THEY CAN GO TO

OUR WEBSITE FOR SISTERS AT G MAIL DOT COM. >> OKAY. THERE YOU GO. WE NEED EVERYBODY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE COMMUNITY TO VOLUNTEER. THAT’S WHAT WE’RE ALL ABOUT. DEBORAH. THERE’S EVEN SOME GOLF PROS DONATING TIME AND VOLUNTEERING AS WELL. RIGHT?

YES, THERE ARE. WE HAVE 3 PROLIFIC WOMEN WHO WORK. PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS, NOT PROFESSIONAL, BUT LPGA GOLFERS AND INSTRUCTORS THAT WILL BE COMING OUT HELPING US WITH OUR CHIPPING ARE PUTTING IN ARE ALL THE THINGS A LONG, AS HE

IS GOING TO BE A TIME SAY. >> AND I WANT LISTEN, YOU KNOW, GOLF SUCH A COMPETITIVE SPORT, BUT HISTORICALLY YOU HAVEN’T SEEN A LOT OF MINORITIES IN IT. IT IS AN EXPENSIVE SPORT. AND SO FOR WOMEN BE DOING PART TO FILL IN

THE GAP AND MEAN, THAT IS JUST PHENOMENAL. THEIR WORK IS AWESOME AND SO MUCH