Summer is finally here and I am excited! I’m excited because the summer months provide several opportunities for me to get directly engaged with golf and diversity, two of my…
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Is David Leadbetter’s New “A Swing” Actually Calvin Peete’s Swing Replicated?
by Debert Cookby Debert CookDavid Leadbetter has a new golf swing, theory out it’s nothing but Calvin Pete’s golf swing. It’s called the “A Swing,” he even talks about his respect for Calvin and…
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Would you like to know why we, as black people, are not excelling in golf on the professional level, like the Asians, Spanish, the Indians, and so forth?….Because we’re leaving…
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The ravages of time are cruel reminders of man’s mortality. I’ve witnessed that reality many times during the years. Grandma Mattie battled the ravages with every ounce of energy…
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National Black Golf Month Jazz appreciation month “What the world needs now is love, sweet love, It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of. What the world needs…
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(By Pete McDaniel)  Transcendent sports heroes are reluctant to pass the torch. Like a boa constrictor, they employ a death grip on greatness even when it’s obvious to all but…
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Jordan Spieth won the 2015 Masters in record fashion. Spieth fired a record-setting 8-under 64 to start his quest for the green jacket and his first career major. Spieth exercised…
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In March 2010, the first Advocates Pro Tour (APT) event was played at Rogers Park Golf Course, in Tampa, FL. The concept of the tour was developed by the Advocates…
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“Everybody can be great…because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You…
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Training With Pay Organization’s Celebrity Golf Classic Tournament Fundraiser
by Debert Cookby Debert CookThe Training With Pay organization held its 2nd annual Celebrity Golf Classic Tournament Fundraiser on February 13, 2015 at the historical 18 hole Chester Washington Golf Course located in South…
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Black Golfers: A Wake-Up Call Before Your Next Tee Time
by Debert Cookby Debert CookBy Jeffrey T. Sammons March 9, 2015 —The recent passing of Charlie Sifford and the glaring absence of Tiger Woods (self-identified as multi-racial but embraced by blacks as one of…
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Howard Bankhead Blog: Golf – Civility – Character, Charlie Sifford and Martin Luther King, Jr.
by Debert Cookby Debert CookThose of us that really and truly love golf will believe and support these words. Before I read the late Charlie Sifford’s question (that he experienced in the 50’s) about…