‘Golf with Us’ returns to bring $5 golf to kids
Bank of America has announced the return of Golf with Us. Children, ages 6-18, are invited to enroll in Golf with Us to access tee times for $5 or less to thousands of courses across Bank of America’s 97 markets through a free one-year membership to Youth on Course, according to a news release.
In its inaugural year, Bank of America’s Golf with Us drew nearly 100,000 youth participants from every state, Washington, D.C. and Puerto Rico, with members logging more than 100,000 rounds of golf nationwide. Of those members, more than 22,000 were girls, including many first-time golfers. This year, the bank hopes to enroll 150,000 kids in Golf with Us, the news release says.
Johnson County and southside Indianapolis courses taking part in Golf With Us are:
- South Grove Golf Course, 1800 W. 18th St., Indianapolis
- The Legends Golf Course – Par 3 and Championship Course, 2555 Hurricane Road, Franklin
- Otte Golf & Family Fun Center, 681 Sheek Road, Greenwood
While discounted tee times remain a core offering, Golf with Us benefits also include:
- Expanded access for indoor play with $5 golf simulator rentals and a free lesson from a PGA Pro at any Golf Galaxy and DICK’s House of Sport location. This is new this year.
- Mentor-led golf experiences through a partnership with Watson Links. This is new this year.
- A registered handicap index in the United States Golf Association’s Golf Handicap Information Network system.
- Complimentary access to GolfPass.
- Continued development and learning opportunities through the PGA of America REACH Foundation.
Golf with Us is free and open to the first 150,000 new participants who enroll before June 15. Returning Golf with Us participants can renew their annual membership with an exclusive 20% discount offer, courtesy of Bank of America.
Interested families can learn more about the Golf with Us program and enroll by visiting BofA.com/GolfwithUs.
Small Business Employment Index pulls back
NFIB’s March Jobs Report shows that the Small Business Employment Index fell 1.9 points to 101.6. Despite the decline, the current reading remains above the 2025 average of 101.2 and the historical average of 100, according to a news release.
In March, 32% (seasonally-adjusted) of small business owners reported job openings they could not fill, down one point from February. Unfilled job openings remain above the historical average of 24%. Twenty-seven percent have openings for skilled workers, down one point, and 12% have openings for unskilled labor, up two points, the news release says.
Although state-specific data is unavailable, NFIB Indiana State Director Natalie Carroll said hiring remains a top concern for small business owners who are having trouble filling their open positions.
“While unfilled job openings hit historic levels, Indiana’s small employers are committed to meeting their customers’ needs as they continue to seek out qualified applicants,” Carroll said.
A seasonally adjusted net 12% of owners plan to create new jobs in the next three months, unchanged from February and close to the average of net 11%.
Overall, 52% of owners reported hiring or trying to hire in March, down two points from February. Forty-five percent of owners (87% of those hiring or trying to hire) reported few or no qualified applicants for the positions they were trying to fill (down one point). Twenty-two percent reported few qualified applicants (down three points), and 23% reported none (up two points), the news release says.
In March, 15% of small business owners cited labor quality as their single most important problem, unchanged from February and above the historical average of 12%. The last time labor quality was reported as the single most important problem was below 15% was in December 2016. While labor quality has declined over the past few months, reports of labor costs as the single most important problem have gradually increased. Ten percent of business owners reported labor costs as their single most important problem, up one point from February, according to the news release.
Seasonally adjusted, a net 33% of small business owners reported raising compensation in March, down one point from February. A net 18% (seasonally-adjusted) plan to raise compensation in the next three months, down four points from February and the lowest reading since July 2025. Despite these declines, planned and actual labor compensation levels remain above their historical averages, the news release says.
