by Kaitlin Doherty, for First Tee – Greater Richmond
Integrity is cherished at First Tee. It is among the many values instilled in First Tee participants as they go through the First Tee various Program. Fei Roseboro is an extraordinary example of a First Tee – Greater Richmond alumna former participant that took this value to heart and carried it within herself once her days as a participant came to an end. Fei says this value has “kept me honest” as she’s continued playing golf, which helped her claim the winning title of the 95th Richmond Women’s City Amateur Championship at Lakeside Park Club on June 9.
A win like this takes a lot of good judgment calls – when to attack a pin, the proper putting line, and more. Integrity helped Fei with “knowing the difference between right and wrong,” making the journey to her win filled with good choices. Approaching each round with integrity lays the groundwork for success, and Fei showed that through her matchplay.
Fei won the tournament in a 2-and-1 victory over Helen Im after a week of hard work and skillful play. In the tournament played at Lakeside Country Club she went up against numerous opponents, six of which were previous winners of the tournament. True to her character, Fei is staying humble after this achievement saying “it’s just another win.”
Although Fei came to know First Tee – Greater Richmond at 7 years old, she ended up joining the team at Belmont as a part of the cart and range staff in high school. She says having a role at Belmont played a part in developing her golf game because “it definitely helped [me] to play and practice more.”
She said if she could give a piece of advice to current participants it would be to “have fun with it.” First Tee – Greater Richmond is proud to be building game changers like Fei, and look forward to seeing her golf game continue to develop!