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Photo via Corey Artis II<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\tOverview:<\/p>\n
The first annual South Dallas Golf Classic will take place at Luna Vista Golf Course on April 4th, with the aim of uniting families, local business owners, and neighborhood leaders to support Start Within Impact Forever (SWIFT). The event will feature a four-man scramble, with non-golfers also able to participate, and will include raffles, sponsor activations, and access to financial professionals. The tournament is part of a larger plan to empower individuals with the tools and resources they need to achieve success, and is open to golfers and non-golfers alike.<\/p>\n
Community building and financial literacy will take center stage at the Luna Vista Golf Course during the first annual South Dallas Golf Classic. The tournament aims to unite families, local business owners, and neighborhood leaders. With the theme \u201cSwinging for Community, Culture & Change,\u201d the event will directly support Start Within Impact Forever (SWIFT). SWIFT is a 501(c)(3) organization championing education, the arts, workforce development, and economic empowerment.<\/p>\n
Photo via Corey Artis II<\/p>\n
Dallas Weekly recently spoke with one of the tournament\u2019s key individuals, Corey \u201cFlex\u201d Artis II, to discuss the importance of the event and what he and his fellow organizers hope will last long after the event is over.<\/p>\n
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\u201cA lot of conversations, business deals, connections, and valuable relationships typically take place on the golf course,\u201d Artis said. \u201cAt the same time, there are underprivileged and underserved communities that may not be as introduced to golf or have the same opportunities as other communities.\u201d<\/p>\n
More Than Par For The Course<\/p>\n
The concept grew out of conversations with co-founder Van Childress as they discussed life planning. Those meetings kept circling back to their shared views on financial literacy, protecting families, and building something that can outlast a single generation. Childress and Artis believe families are stronger when they have clearer financial guidance and protection planning.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor golfers or non-golfers, this is for everyone within the community,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The setup is meant to reflect that approach. The competition is listed as a four-man scramble, with non-golfers also able to be part of the experience. It is an experience, Artis said, that cannot be replicated anywhere quite like it can on a golf course.<\/p>\n
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Flexavelli, also known as Corey \u201cFlex\u201d Artis, invites people to come out to the green for a different energy than TopGolf. Photo via Corey Artis II.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople go to Topgolf and Topgolf is fun, but it\u2019s something different about being on a course,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a different aura. It\u2019s a different energy.\u201d<\/p>\n
Being on the green and playing through gives people time not only to be outside, but also to let conversation happen naturally.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you\u2019re golfing, it\u2019s hours,\u201d Artis said. \u201cYou\u2019re out there and you don\u2019t even have to force a conversation at all. Conversations just come about. Typically, people who go golfing or attend golf events, they\u2019re all open to connect and have conversation, and there\u2019s no real pressure there at all.\u201d<\/p>\n
Crafting an Empire<\/p>\n
The tournament also fits into the larger work Artis has been building under the Flexaveli name. He described Flexaveli as encompassing events, media, consulting, and community-building, and explained the name as \u201cFocus your Life on Excellence And Value to Excel Your Life Infinitely.\u201d<\/p>\n
In the context of the South Dallas Golf Classic, he described the event as one stop within a broader plan.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy biggest thing is to bring the right people together and empower those individuals with the tribe that they\u2019re looking for and the resources that they\u2019re looking for,\u201d Artis said. \u201cWhat I\u2019m looking to do is to be able to equip people with the tools and the resources and the relationships and connections that they need for them to achieve whatever success looks like within their life.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Photo via Corey Artis II.<\/p>\n
Artis also serves as the chairman of SWIFT and helps navigate young people and give them an opportunity to explore different industries including cybersecurity, healthcare, and construction trades. \u201cOur focus is economic development at its core,\u201d Artis said. \u201cWe serve youth and young adults between the ages of 12 and 24.\u201d<\/p>\n
Artis also pointed to the support from Granite REIT, Artist Insurance Group in partnership with FinFit Life, Trailblazers Mastermind Club, and Flexaveli, describing the goal as more than putting logos on signs. The aim, he said, is to connect people to real guidance and real relationships.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of stuff on social media where people may be talking about different things financially,\u201d Artis said. \u201cSome may be good, some may be bad. To be able to have the opportunity to speak to people in real life, ask real questions in real time, without being charged, there\u2019s no fee to receive this information that\u2019s going to be given.\u201d<\/p>\n
What to Expect on the Green<\/p>\n
The day will include a traditional 18-hole round, but it will also feature raffles, sponsor activations, and access to financial professionals. The organizers\u2019 vision is for the event to also serve as a meeting ground, where sport, culture, business, and community development share the same stretch of grass.<\/p>\n
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The map of Luna Vista Golf Course. Photo courtesy of Corey Artis II.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe South Dallas Golf Classic is a stop on that tour,\u201d Artis said, referring to the Flexaveli Culture, Community and Capital Tour. His tour has already begun, including a stop in Austin for his Fourth Annual Lake House Party during SXSW. \u201cIt\u2019s part of a bigger vision.\u201d<\/p>\n
The South Dallas Golf Classic will be held on Saturday, April 4, at Luna Vista Golf Course, 11223 Luna Road in Dallas. Golfer registration is $150 and includes green fees, cart, range balls, breakfast, lunch, and access to contests and activations. Organizers are also advertising a $10,000 hole-in-one challenge, with non-golfers welcome to attend for free. More details and registration are available at SouthDallasGolfClassic.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Support Our Work<\/p>\n With the support of readers like you, we can continue to create thoughtfully researched articles for a more informed and connected community.<\/p>\n \n\tRelated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Overview: The first annual South Dallas Golf Classic will take place at Luna Vista Golf Course on April…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":222812,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[86672,6007,6008,6009,86673,102,104,103,6011,64,86674,86675,86676,66,86677,86678,27,86679,86680],"class_list":{"0":"post-222811","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas","8":"tag-artist-insurance-group","9":"tag-black-media","10":"tag-black-news","11":"tag-black-press","12":"tag-corey-flex-artis-ii","13":"tag-dallas","14":"tag-dallas-headlines","15":"tag-dallas-news","16":"tag-dallas-weekly","17":"tag-events","18":"tag-finfit-life","19":"tag-flexaveli","20":"tag-granite-reit","21":"tag-local","22":"tag-south-dallas-golf-classic","23":"tag-start-within-impact-forever","24":"tag-texas","25":"tag-trailblazers-mastermind-club","26":"tag-van-childress"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222811","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=222811"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/222811\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/222812"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=222811"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=222811"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=222811"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}