We put mounds of sands on playgrounds. We put piles of sands on icy highways in the Winter. As a matter of fact in golf, a hill of sand was used before the golf tee was created by Dr. George Franklin Grant. He was Harvard’s first African American faculty member.
Arnold “Dumpy” Palmer treated African Americans as his brothers through the ‘burning sands of the PGA. He was a caring mentor of the first black to win the Masters Tournament, Tiger Woods, and a hospitable creature for all other golfers. Palmer’s legacy is as valuable as the drink named after him—the Arnold Palmer)— with a splash of sweet tea vodka.
He inspired me to have a golf swing that was meritable from people well into their seniorhood. I am overjoyed that I did not have a golf swing like some of the other sports athletes who are seen in pro-ams (laughs).
I initially learned golf from amateurs who had professionals in their families like 1987 Masters Champion Larry Mize’s nephew, who was my frosh year hallmate. Then, one of my college football teammates, PGA Professional Eric Davis, gave me some golf advice as well. Golf is beneficial for success in corporate America and a community-builder for all people. Golf and politics are places where minorities have been historically exploited for economic gain and social exclusion. Arnold Palmer made the costs in all respects to participate in golf and be involved in public service look relevant to the American dream. The word is patently missing you.
Golf is beneficial for success in corporate America and a community-builder for all people. Golf and politics are places where minorities have been historically exploited for economic gain and social exclusion. Arnold Palmer made the costs in all respects to participate in golf and be involved in public service look relevant to the American dream. The world is patently missing you, Arnold.
Contributed by Jordan Thomas Cooper, a 2015 graduate of the University of South Carolina and holds a B.A. degree in History. Cooper is a 2010 graduate of the Real Estate School of Success in Irmo and the first African American to serve in both the governor and lieutenant governor’s office as an aide and first to serve in the Inspector General’s Office in S.C. (Haley). He became the first person to serve in the top three offices in the gubernatorial line of succession in South Carolina (Haley, Bauer, McConnell) and, happens to be the second black presidential campaign speechwriter in American history and the first for a GOP presidential campaign (Bush 2015). Cooper was the first black staffer for a GOP presidential campaign in S.C., when he was Director of Youth Outreach for Gov. Rick Perry in 2012. He also played football for Coach Steve Spurrier.
