What is 'The First Tee'?

Golf Ireland is delighted to launch the third season of The First Tee series aimed at inspiring women and girls to consider golf as a social and fun activity.  

To bring this vision to life for the second year running, Golf Ireland will once again spotlight three popular Irish personalities on their journey from relative beginners to confident golfers. 

The First Tee will follow the journey of Nathalie Lennon, Stephanie Zambra and Ellen Keane as they attempt to transform their golf game with the help of their new coaches in three months, before taking on the daunting KMPG Women's Irish Open Pro-Am at Carton House in July. Their journey will be documented across a five-part series on Golf Ireland's YouTube channel. 

What is a Pro-Am?

A Pro-Am is when members of the public play 18 holes with professional golfers on the eve of a professional tournament. In 'The First Tee', our three personalities will be teeing it up together, joined by two professional golfers (one per nine holes) from the Ladies European Tour, who will be competing that week at the KPMG Women's Irish Open alongisde the likes of Leona Maguire and Olivia Mehaffey. The quartet will form a team and compete against other groups of four to see who will be crownd Pro-Am champions!

Who are the three First Tee golfers?

Nathalie Lennon is a personal coach and fitness influencer. 

Stephanie Zambra is a former Irish international footballer.

Ellen Keane is a former paralympian and gold medallist

Where can I watch The First Tee?

Catch all of the episodes over on our YouTube channel here and make sure to follow Golf Ireland's social pages for additional clips and content:

Instagram - @golfirelandofficial

Twitter - @golfireland_

TikTok - @golfirelandofficial