First Tee – Delaware’s Scott Allen recognized
June 12, 2026
It’s nice to be noticed.
The Delmarva Sports Network runs a monthly series celebrating coaches throughout the peninsula. Sponsored by Preston Auto Group, DSN crews surprise the coaches while they work to present the Coach Who Makes a Difference Award.
The Network appeared at The Rookery Golf Club on June 3, just as First Tee – Delaware coach Scott Allen began a session with a crowd of youngsters.
Scott is a PGA golf pro, First Tee – Delaware’s Director of Programs & Development, and a Rehoboth Beach area resident. He accepted a $500 check to support the organization’s ongoing programs.
Participation openings remain available for some First Tee summer sessions as well as the fall programs held throughout Sussex County, including Southern Delaware GC, Mulligan’s Pointe, and Plantation Lakes.
Go to the Register My Child link on the firstteedelaware.org/programs page for dates, locations, and availabilities.
Girls’ golf proposed as new high school team fall sports option
The Delaware Interscholastic Athletic Association’s Competition Committee is scheduled to hold a regular meeting June 18. Among other matters, the committee is expected to address a proposal to create girls’ golf as a developmental program for high schools.
The Competition Committee makes recommendations to the DIAA Board of Directors regarding all sanctioned sports for middle and high schools. This includes reviewing sport-specific DIAA committee recommendations for proposed changes.
This agenda item follows the May 18 10-0 vote by the DIAA Golf Committee to approve a girls’ golf development program for the fall season. I presented the Golf Committee’s task force proposal at the May meeting as its primary drafter.
The goal is to increase the number of Delaware girls playing high school golf. Currently a spring coed team sport, girls’ participation rates have been around 15% of the over 300 golf team members among the 44 high schools that include the sport in their athletic programs.
The 15 per cent number is about half the percentage of girls who play in non-school golf programs such as U.S. Kids Golf, which serves ages 5-18.
Supporters believe if scholastic girls’ golf was structured as a single-sex sport as in most other states, overall participation rates for Delaware girl golfers could increase significantly.
Look for updates about this proposal in upcoming columns.
Playing spots and sponsorship options remain for June 24 South Coastal Golf Classic
The Beebe Medical Foundation and Beebe Healthcare are running the 6th Annual South Coastal Golf Classic June 25 at Bayside Resort Golf Club in Selbyville.
Event proceeds support Beebe Healthcare’s South Coastal Health Campus – Emergency Department and Cancer Center.
Entry fees cover the greens fee, cart, breakfast and lunch, player gifts, on-course refreshments, and awards. Sponsorship opportunities range from a tee sign for $250 or a four-golfer entry with tee sign for $1,500, up to a title sponsorship for $10,000.
Go to beebehealthcare.org/scgolfclassic to register, or call 302-644-2900.
Local club competition results
The Mulligan’s Pointe Ladies league played a Scramble game June 9.
Susan Brady, Pat Bunk, Eileen Jenkins, and Susan Shockley won first place. Valerie Grib, Penni Hope, Kathy Marks, and M. L. York finished second.
The Kings Creek CC 9-Hole LGA played an individual Baker’s Dozen game June 4, where the best five holes are used to compute the scores and earn points.
The top point earners among the group included Kathy Andrus, Ruthann Santry, Chris Piasecki, Juanita Wilson, Pamela Cranston, Ann DeBlasi, Nancy Derrickson, Annette Stellhorn, Martha Jaxheimer, and Sara Becker.
The Kings Creek CC 18-Hole LGA played its version of Baker’s Dozen, using the players’ best 13 holes to total the scores and earn points.
The top point earners for the group included Gale DiBona, Jeannine Doane, Jacqueline Everett, and Katie Heintz.