RENENS, SWITZERLAND – TPT Golf has chosen Play Golf in College to lead its college golf program. With TPT Golf, Play Golf in College will identify and support elite junior golfers…
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Keith Dawkins, Nickelodeon Executive Becomes New CEO for The First Tee
by Debert Cookby Debert CookKeith Dawkins is Chief Executive Officer of The First Tee, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit youth sports organization whose mission is to grow the game of golf by transforming the experience that…
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Goodbye to the lavish Wynn Golf Club (Las Vegas): another sign of the decline of Golf
by Debert Cookby Debert CookGolf lost a friend this week, and I did, too. On Dec. 17, Las Vegas’s 12-year-old Wynn Golf Club closed. It died with a whimper, without fanfare or a funeral.…
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2019 PGA Professional Championship Heads to Scenic Belfair in South Carolina
by Debert Cookby Debert CookDecember 12, 2017 PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – The 2019 PGA Professional Championship, the world’s largest all-professional event, will be hosted in Belfair of Bluffton, South Carolina, one of the Southeast’s…
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His Excellency President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo declared the 2017 3e Actuaries Open officially open when he visited the Presidential Course in Mongomo, Equatorial Guinea ahead of the opening round.…
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Garvis Leak 2017 Inventor of the Year – “Taking Off” Golf Platform
by Debert Cookby Debert CookGarvis Reynard Leak is 2017 “Inventor of the Year,” as designated by the African American Golfer’s Digest. The Winston-Salem, North Carolina native is the creator and mastermind behind his “Taking Off” Golf…
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William “Billy” Brent Honored as 2017 Volunteer of the Year
by Debert Cookby Debert CookWilliam “Billy” Brent took to the center stage in grand form and with nimble humility when honored by The First Tee of Northwest Florida with their 2017 George H.W. Bush…
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Diversity Update from Dr. Michael Cooper, Chairman, GOLF 20/20 Diversity Task Force
by Debert Cookby Debert CookThe Golf 2020 Diversity Task Force recently held a strategic planning session, establishing objectives and strategies from 2018-2020. One of the primary functions of the group is to serve as…
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Golf Relief and Assistance Fund Formed by PGA of America to Aid Disaster Victims Industrywide
by Debert Cookby Debert CookPGA of America Forms Golf Relief and Assistance Fund to Aid Disaster Victims Industrywide PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (Nov. 1, 2017) – In response to the recent series of…
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Craig Bowen Among New Members of Southern University Sports Hall of Fame
by Debert Cookby Debert Cook(BATON ROUGE, LA) – The Southern University Sports Hall of Fame Induction ceremony added 22 new members to its roster on Friday, November 3, 2017, at a grand affair held at…