Barry Tyler ’06 and the First Tee Program at Lost Marsh
One of the entrances to Lost Marsh Environmental and Recreational Facility, restored from a former brown field site that was a slag heap for Hammond steel mills. The facility includes Lake George, a hiking trail, environmental center, and Lost Marsh Golf Course, home of The First Tee of Hammond. Wabash alumnus Barry Tyler ’06 is the program's first executive director.
Tyler works with a student on his golf swing.
Head Instructor Brandon White takes time out to listen to one of his students. The First Tee program is built on Nine Core Values and on the power of one-on-one interaction.
Teachers and students take a break in front of Lost Marsh's new clubhouse.
High school sophomore Arlen Sims, one of The First Tee's rising stars, practices his swing at Lost Marsh.
First Tee Executive Director Barry Tyler relaxes in First Tee's youth clubhouse.
First Tee Head Instructor Brandon White
