June 29, 2020 | BY AAGD STAFF The road leading to August Municipal Golf Course, Augusta, Ga., has a new name. On January 20, 2020, city commissioners approved renaming the…
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Maulana Dotch Becomes First African American Woman PGA Member to Serve as a General Manager of a Golf Facility
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (March 8, 2021) – Maulana Dotch, PGA was named General Manager at Hermann Park Golf Course in Houston, becoming the first African American woman PGA Member to…
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Black Americans reconnect with roots in emotional trips to Ghana’s ‘Door of No Return’
From ABC News | February 26, 2021 At Cape Coast Castle on the shores of the Ghanaian city, a sordid history belies its beauty. The castle overlooking the Atlantic Ocean,…
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After a year of pandemic, travelers are looking for open spaces, safety, and sunshine—and are ready to put down serious cash to get it, according to Bloomberg News. Early in…
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February 15, 2021 (Yahoo Sports) CBS commentator Jim Nantz has a pretty great home at Pebble Beach and his backyard famously features a miniaturized replica of the seventh hole at…
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The perfect Caribbean destination for winter sun. With low infection rates and excellent health services (that deliver all COVID-related treatment FREE of charge), Cuba is one of the world’s safest…
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2021 Herbert Dixon Charity Golf Tournament, sponsored by the Bartow Deacons and Stewards Alliance, Inc.
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Valentino Dixon, Exoneree, sells golf course drawing to former First Lady Michelle Obama for President Obama’s Christmas Gift
December 26, 2020 | BY AAGD STAFF Exonerated in 2018 after serving 27-years in prison for a murder he did not commit, Valentino Dixon never imagined his work of art…
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December 22, 2020 | BY AAGD STAFF There is something new growing in the ‘Blue Grass’ state of Kentucky, where the word is quickly spreading all around the Appalachian mountains,…
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December 18, 2020 | BY AAGD STAFF It’s been a crazy pandemic year and the human death toll across America has changed the way fans and organizers view attending sports…
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Parbusters Club Member Ray Johnson Performs 3rd Hole-In-One
December 15, 2020 | BY AAGD STAFF Ray Johnson performed a hole in one at the River Oaks Golf Course in Statesville, NC. He completed this task at hole number…
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A Perfect Swing’s CEO/Founder, Ashaunta Epps, Elected President for LPGA’s Southeast Section, Only 2nd Black in 44 years
November 27, 2020 The ballots have been counted and the 2020 Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Southeast Section Leadership Team will consist of Teacher of the Year Award Recipient Ashaunta…