OF THE RBC HERITAGE BRINGING YOU EXTENSIVE COVERAGE AND EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS. WHILE, THE CURRENT P-G-A STARS ARE PREPARING TO TEE OFF HERE AT HARBOUR TOWN, A HIGH SCHOOL GOLFER IS READY TO MAKE HIS MARK AT THE NEXT LEVEL. QUENTIN BROOKS, MAKING HISTORY WEDNESDAY MORNING AT BETHESDA ACADEMY, BECOMING THE FIRST BLAZER TO SIGN A SCHOLARSHIP TO PLAY COLLEGE GOLF. BROOKS, WHO GREW HIS GOLF GAME THROUGH SAVANNAH’S FIRST TEE PROGRAM… STAYING CLOSE TO HOME…SET TO FURTHER HIS CAREER AT SAVANNAH STATE. S “YOU KNOW, ALL THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION I PUT INTO THIS GAME. ALL THE SUPPORT I HAVE FROM THE FIRST TEE, FROM MY MENTORS, ALL OF THEM. I MEAN, IT MEANS THAT I’M FINALLY GETTING TO GO TO PLAYING COLLEGE GOLF AND DO WHAT I LOVE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS.” SAVANNAH STATE IS A GREAT SCHOOL, GREAT CAMPUS. I MEAN, BEING HERE WITH MY MENTORS, MY FAMILY, MY COACHES, I MEAN, I GET TO USE MY RESOURCES ALL I HAVE FOR HIGH SCHOOL. SO, IT MEANS A LOT.” BY THE WAY.. JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.. BROOKS RECEIVING MORE HELP WITH HIS GOLF SCHOLARSHIP, WHEN THE NOLAN SMITH FOUNDATION STEPPED UP AND PAID THE REMAINING HALF OF THE SCHOLARSHIP. NOLAN SMITH ALWAYS GIVING BACK TO THE 9-1-2 AND LOOKING FORWARD TO BROOKS SHINING FOR HIS HOMETOWN COLLEGE.
Bethesda Academy’s Quentin Brooks makes history with golf scholarship
Savannah native taking education and golf skills to the next level
Updated: 10:43 PM EDT Apr 16, 2025
Quentin Brooks made history Wednesday morning at Bethesda Academy, becoming the first Blazer to sign a scholarship to play college golf.Brooks, who developed his game through Savannah’s First Tee program, will stay close to home as he furthers his academic and athletic career at Savannah State University.“You know, all the hard work and dedication I put into this game — all the support I’ve had from the First Tee, from my mentors, all of them — it means that I’m finally getting to play college golf and do what I love for the next couple of years,” Brooks said. “Savannah State is a great school, great campus. Being here with my mentors, my family, my coaches — I get to use all the resources I’ve had through high school. So, it means a lot.”Brooks’ path to college golf got an additional boost just weeks ago when the Nolan Smith Foundation stepped in to pay the remaining half of his scholarship.With a strong support system and a growing legacy, Brooks is teeing off on a new chapter — one that’s already inspiring future student-athletes at Bethesda and beyond.
Quentin Brooks made history Wednesday morning at Bethesda Academy, becoming the first Blazer to sign a scholarship to play college golf.
Brooks, who developed his game through Savannah’s First Tee program, will stay close to home as he furthers his academic and athletic career at Savannah State University.
“You know, all the hard work and dedication I put into this game — all the support I’ve had from the First Tee, from my mentors, all of them — it means that I’m finally getting to play college golf and do what I love for the next couple of years,” Brooks said. “Savannah State is a great school, great campus. Being here with my mentors, my family, my coaches — I get to use all the resources I’ve had through high school. So, it means a lot.”
Brooks’ path to college golf got an additional boost just weeks ago when the Nolan Smith Foundation stepped in to pay the remaining half of his scholarship.
With a strong support system and a growing legacy, Brooks is teeing off on a new chapter — one that’s already inspiring future student-athletes at Bethesda and beyond.