Mancation participants, May 1-6, 2019, Kingsmill Resort, Virginia
BY AAGD STAFF
June 11, 2019 — As all eyes are on the much-welcomed championship comeback of Tiger Woods at the 2019 Masters, golfers of all persuasions are again getting a glimpse of golf mania at its finest. Players come together on couches, benches, in chat rooms–and on a myriad of live social media platforms–to watch, wager, discuss and compare these amazing PGA Tour players, and getting out to physically participate in the ultimate engagement.
One such program that has never lost its appeal to the black male golf fanatic is the Bogey Boyz annual “Mancation” golf getaway. The Bogey Boyz, founded in 2006 and based in the Philadelphia (PA) Tri-State area, has spent the last 14 years mastering the golf travel experience for golfers of all skill levels and handicaps. The club is a regionally recognized entity with members who belong to other various organizations and clubs.
For the 2019 getaway, eager golfers traveled from over 10 U.S. states, and as far away as Honduras, to build, bond, make eagles, birdies, pars, and bogeys during the club’s annual spring golf trip.
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Al Quarles, 52, is a co-founder of the Bogey Boyz Golf Club. He plays at a 12 handicap and was introduced to the game at age 5 by his father, the late Alfred B. Quarles Sr. “Today, the golf club has proven its ability to provide quality golf experiences, products and services through a portfolio that includes the original “Mancation” travel excursion, a Fall Golf Classic, an exclusive apparel line, and a heightened focus on youth golf mentorship. These initiatives are a buzz throughout their fellowship, and thus, the Bogey Boyz membership is continuously growing.
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In fact, the growth and popularity of the club resulted in a first-time ever participation cap for its May 1-6, 2019 Mancation trip #14 to Williamsburg, VA, where 56 golfers from across the country attended. There, at the Kingsmill Resort, on the Championship River Course four flights (A, B, C, Senior) battled it out. The course is bordered by the James River and has hosted some of the world’s best players on both PGA and LPGA tours for more than three decades. As Bogey Boyz competitors played, within view was the PGA’s Pure Silk Championship grandstands being set up for the end of May tournament.
Mancation #14 packed in a lot of pleasure and activities for the travel package including 5 rounds of golf, lodging at the Historic Powhatan Resort, a “Past Champions” welcome reception, local wine, and beer tasting event, awards banquet, and many other perks which Bogey Boyz members enjoyed.
“We had a waiting list of over 20 golfers eager to get signed up,” says Quarles, a former 3-year Tour Director for the Callaway/Golf Galaxy Philadelphia Golf Tour.
2019 Club Champion, Michael Dupree shot three rounds in the ’70s and finished on Kingsmill from the tips in the low 80’s.
“The group’s principal objective is to focus less on being consumers in the industry, and more on the development and marketing of high-quality golf products and services cultivated for the average African American Golfer,” said Quarles, while reiterating the Bogey Boyz motto: “Play better, dress better, and travel better while giving back to our communities.”
Should men golfers wish to participate with the Bogey Boyz, this fall they will be hosting their Fall Classic in Ocean City, MD. For the 2020 year, they have committed to return to Legends Golf Resort in Myrtle Beach, SC, for Mancation #15.
Al Quarles, Co-Founder, Bogey Boyz Golf Club
For more information on Bogey Boyz, membership and or additional activities, visit their Facebook page or contact: BogeyBoyzGolf@hotmail.com or reach President, Al Quarles at 215-341-6909.
