March 3, 2021 | BY AAGD STAFF
Central Florida Business Diversity Council (CFBDC) held its 3rd Annual Black Heritage Golf Tournament on Saturday, February 27 teeing off for a shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. to a rousing group of players.
With Coronavirus protocols strictly enforced, The event benefits the CFBDC and student scholarships. Larry Mitchell, president of, CFBDC said, “We must celebrate and educate…marking some of the many memorable moments in the history of African Americans in golf.” The 18-hole tournament was held at Cleveland Heights Golf Course in Lakeland, Fla., a golf course that was the first to open its doors to Black golfers during racial unrest in 1966.
The day featured a buffet-style breakfast, lively entertainment, delighted guests with onsite vendors, a wide selection of memorabilia, giveaways, hole contests, and top teams and tournament winners were rewarded with a variety of prizes and bragging rights.
Highlighting the tournament, sponsored by Lakeland Electric, was a very special luncheon awards ceremony that paid homage to 5 of Polk County’s very own: Hall of Fame Black golfers 101-years-old Herbert Dixon, Charlie Owens, Richard Lewis, Eddie Postell, and Abbie Coleman.
The CFBDC is a tax-deductible, non-profit organization on a mission to advocate, educate, and facilitate on behalf of minority businesses and small businesses. For more information on membership visit http://cflbdc.org/
