Tyler Hansbrough Teaches Golf to Triangle Kids

0:00It's May 2nd, I'm Cory with the story, and this is Durham News Today, your AI-powered local news. Former UNC basketball legend and retired NBA pro, Tyler Hansbrew, spent Thursday teaching golf basics to 60 kids from the triangle areas YMCA and Boys and Girls Clubs. The free clinic, called golf with us, teamed up Bank of America with local youth programs at TriGolf in Raleigh. His practice putting, chipping, and full swings with hands-on guidance from Hansbrew and some local golf pros. It was all about building skills on the course, while picking up bigger takeaways. Hansbrew drew parallels from his hoop stays, stressing how hard work, discipline, patience, focus, and bouncing back from setbacks apply everywhere, in life. He called the triangle home and jumped at the chance to give back through this event. Bank of America kicked in extra by funding ongoing golf lessons via the PGA of America REH Foundation. That group's a non-profit focused on opening up the game to young people, military families,

1:04and underserved communities. Events like this keep the momentum going, blending sport with real-world growth for the next generation right here in our backyard.