Chi Chi Rodriguez
Driving Range

FACILITY AMENITIES:
Accurate Yardage Measurements on Tees to Targets, Short Game Practice Area, Lighting for Night Use, Grass Putting Green, Covered Areas

ADDITIONAL AMENITIES:
Food & Beverage, Ball Flight Monitor

TYPE OF RANGE TARGETS:
Flags, Bunkers, Built-up Greens, Fairway Cuts

INSTRUCTION PROVIDED:
Yes (Please answer questions 5a-5h below)

NUMBER OF PGA PROFESSIONALS INSTRUCTORS:
2

NUMBER OF LPGA PROFESSIONALS INSTRUCTORS:
0

CLUBFITTING SERVICES PROVIDED:
Yes (If yes, answer 6a)

TOTAL NUMBER OF VISITS TO RANGE PER YEAR:
67,000

NUMBER OF RANGE BALLS DISPENSED ON RANGE PER YEAR:
3,750,000

Please indicate how many range balls you have in inventory:
20,000

Please indicate how often you buy new range balls:
12,000 balls twice a year

RANGE PROMOTION:
• Champions Club (6-month Membership):
o $3 off price of any regular size range balls bucket
o Discount Green Fees
o Employee Pricing on all items in the Pro Shops (except PING)
 This card was sold both by the Driving Range and Golf Club to promote golfers to utilize both facilities and sold 2 times, each for 6 month periods. This promotion started in 2019-2020 fiscal year and revenue has increased every year since. 77% from the prior fiscal year (2018-2019) and 120% from the 2017-2018 fiscal year. Card sales were up 40% last year compared to 2020-2021 year.
• Range Card: $56 of range ball bucket credit for $40

SPECIAL PROGRAMMING:
The Chi Chi Rodriguez Golf Club and Driving Range is a 170 acre public golf course and range operated by the Chi Chi Rodriguez Youth Foundation, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization. 40 years ago Chi Chi Rodriguez and his team led the way in uniting the public and private education sectors promoting values, academics and social skills for children learning within an operating business. The Foundation is considered visionary in the approach to linking business and classroom relevance for children who are behind academically. The 170 acres is considered a living classroom for the students and participants of the educational programs. Through their five years at the Academy public school, students shadow employees of all aspects of the Foundation business, including golf operations as well as course and range maintenance.

Since the Golf Club and Driving Range are businesses of the Foundation, all proceeds go back into educational programs. The Driving Range is home to the First Tee – Clearwater program, hosting approximately 400 local youth each year for life skills experience golf programs. First Tee – Clearwater is one of three Tampa Bay area chapters and serves over 3,600 participants. Life Skills Experience programs are offered in seven local elementary schools, as well as at the Chi Chi Rodriguez Golf Club and Chi Chi Rodriguez Driving Range. At First Tee – Clearwater, we’re Building Game Changers by empowering kids and teens to be the best version of themselves. By seamlessly integrating the game of golf with character-building, we create learning experiences that help kids uncover their inner strength, self-confidence, and resilience that they can carry to everything they do. Our trained coaches not only provide an introduction to junior golf and an opportunity to enhance golf skills, but they also create a safe, supportive, and empowering environment to help your child prepare for life ahead, including friendships, school, college and even their careers.

* Academy Alumni graduation rate is 79%. This includes 9 classes of 8th graders completing Chi Chi’s and attending Pinellas County High Schools and all were deemed at-risk for dropping out.

* 2021 Middle School Midterm Exam Scores – History Class Average:
– 6th grade: 8% higher than the District – 7th grade: 10% higher than the District – 8th grade: 15% higher than the District

* 2021 Middle School Midterm Exam Scores – Science Class Average:
– 6th grade: 12% higher than the District – 7th grade: 3% higher than the District – 8th grade: 2% higher than the District

* In a past independent research study of First Tee nationally, 73% of young people at participating chapters reported high confidence in their ability to do well academically and 82% felt more confident with social skills.