Living in NYC is hard as a golfer, I have limited space and limited options to play golf. Since I’m dedicated to the sport,
I spend lots of time practicing in my small backyard but that brings challenges and broken windows so I spend lots of time with First Tee Metropolitan NY at Mosholu Golf Course in the Bronx, NY.

I’ve been with First Tee of Metropolitan New York for a few years now and it has changed my life. It has given me purpose and I’ve realized my love for the game. It has also introduced me to the caddie world. In 2022 I was nominated as an Evans Scholar and started caddying at North Hempstead CC in Long Island, NY. Although the course was located very far from me, I was dedicated to the challenge and loved it. My coach, Anthony Rodriguez recommended me
for these programs because of my dedication and outgoing personality. First Tee has taught me self-confidence. I am not a shy person, and love meeting new people and learning about their different backgrounds. As a dual citizen of the U.S. and Italy and growing up in the most culturally diverse place in the world, Queens,
NY, I can truly say I appreciate and love cultural diversity.

I am a skilled golfer and can provide great conversation and a successful day on the course. Although I am out-going and talkative, I take my caddie job very seriously and can read players through their personality and emotions, so I know how to react. To be a successful caddie you need leadership skills, which I have developed through the First Tee National Innovators Forum, that I was selected to attend in Jacksonville, Florida. There I learned so much about leadership and serving my community. I’m currently founder of a program with the NYPD to clean up local playgrounds and hope to bring simple golf lessons to underserved communities. I am also a selected member of the Sankaty Head Caddie Program in Nantucket, Massachusetts, where I spend my entire summer hard at work.

I have only been playing golf for a few years, but during that time I have learned a lot about the game and how to work on the golf course. Most importantly, I am very open to learning, as I am not perfect and have so much to learn.