(L-R) Eric Hardy, Renee Powell (PGA.LPGA), Bill Neal and Janice Fuller.
BY AAGD STAFF
“The Pioneer Tournament was wonderful this year. I LOVE your course and the genius of many of its design features!!!!” exclaimed avid golfer Eric Hardy, when recapping his round at Clearview Golf Course during the 17th Annual Pioneer Golf Tournament. The 36-hole challenge, managed annually by Jessie Brooks and Ron Fuller, was held June 22-23 at the historic landmark golf course in East Canton, Ohio. The famed course is owned and operated by the Powell family, where Renee Powell (PGA/LPGA) serves as Head Golf Professional.
Enjoying a friendly chat (back row, l-r) Pat Dunbar, Renee Powell (front row, l-r) Janice Fuller and Debert Cook at Clearview Golf Course, East Canton, Ohio on June 22, 2019
Over 80 golfers from across the country came to play the pristine rolling hills of Clearview G.C. and afterward enjoyed festivities which included a Friday night reception, Saturday B.B.Q. lunch, raffle prizes, and more. During Hardy’s visit, he had the opportunity to meet Bill Neal and his lovely wife, owners of Woodridge Golf Club, Mineral Wells, West Virginia, one of less than a half-dozen of African American owned golf courses in the nation. “I am scheduling a round of golf at his course (Woodbridge) this September,” plans Hardy.
The Pioneer Golf Tournament was formed to inform the public about The Clearview Golf Club and supports The Clearview Legacy Foundation.
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