Fore! The next Tiger Woods could be at a golf outing in Mosholu Parkway.

And so can be young athletes whose burgeoning skills can be refined through the game of golf, according to Tee Time, an international program that uses the game of golf as a character-building apparatus. The First Tee has a local chapter, The First Tee of Metropolitan New York City, which opened in 2001 at the Mosholu Golf Course, a sprawling public course.

For Peter Aloisio, head coach of The First Tee at Mosholu Golf Course, drawing parallels to the game of golf and personal integrity are intertwined. After all, golf, a largely quiet sport, requires players to demonstrate controlled prowess, patience, sportsmanship and ability to handle the elements, life skills that arguably advance a person’s life.

“And it’s making a difference,” said Aloisio of the program. “Our research proven programs are having a positive impact on participants, their families and their communities.”

An Open House is scheduled for March 6 at the Mosholu Golf Course for Tee Time, with golfers as young as 9 years old expected to meet with The First Tee’s bevy of new golf trainers. The golfers will be part of the 10.5 million children and adolescents who have been taken under the wing of The First Tee since the nonprofit established in 1997. For neighborhood children in Norwood, mostly minority, it could be their first taste at golf, a program whose player demographic is primarily white.

“It will be the first chance for many participants and their parents/guardians to tour the facility here at Mosholu and meet our new staff,” said Aloisio.

For Tee Time, mastering the putter or birdie takes more of a back seat at the program, with character-building lessons coming at the forefront instead. Much of the lessons are taught at Mosholu Golf Course with instruction also given at area schools.

Editor’s Note: The event runs from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Mosholu Golf Course, 3545 Jerome Ave. A complimentary continental breakfast will be available to participants. For more information, or to RSVP, email programs@thefirstteemetny.org.