Listen to this podcast conducted on September 3, 2020 by “10 Down 8 To Go” host Janiah Tashae. AAGD Publisher Debert Cook shares her experiences in starting and managing the…
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Shasta Averyhardt Obtains Sponsor Exemption to Play Pinehurst
by Debert Cookby Debert CookBY AAGD STAFF October 27, 2020 PINEHURST, NC — 35-year-old professional golfer Shasta Averyhardt received a recent phone call that would be remembered forever, the presenting sponsor, Blue Cross and Blue…
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Mariah Stackhouse Bringing Inspiration to Women Golfers During KPMG Women’s PGA Championship
by Debert Cookby Debert CookOctober 8, 2020 | BY AAGD STAFF During the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship, being played this week at Aronimink Golf Club in Newtown Square, PA, October 8-11, World Long Drive…
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Teenage Prodigy Amari Avery Shoots 75 in 1st Tourney Vs. Men
by Debert Cookby Debert CookMONTEBELLO, California (August 30, 2020) – In the final regular-season week for the APGA Tour, the mini-tour providing minorities with opportunities to advance their careers in the sport of golf,…
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Lone But Not Alone: Mariah Stackhouse, the LPGA’s Only Full-Time Black player
by Debert Cookby Debert CookSeptember 1, 2020 BY AAGD STAFF Just a few show years ago there were four Black players on the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour. Today, there is only one…
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Is Cheyenne, Tiger Woods’ Niece, Still Playing Professional Golf?
by Debert Cookby Debert CookAugust 24, 2020 Barry Bonds, Ken Griffey Jr., and Peyton Manning are among the athletes who had to answer questions on their way up through the ranks regarding their famous…
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August 13, 2020 | BY AAGD STAFF Diane Ridley Gatewood, Esq. is a retired investment professional who previously worked for a brokerage house, the American Stock Exchange, Moody’s Investor Service,…
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Mackenzie Mack, Inspiring LPGA Professional Advancing The Game
by Debert Cookby Debert CookJune 19, 2020 —Keep pressing ahead; keep getting better; keep advancing; keep moving the ball down the fairway. Those are the lessons that Mackenzie Mack, the Associate Executive Director for…
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Renee Powell to be Presented with ASGCA Donald Ross Award
by Debert Cookby Debert CookJune 19, 2020 —Renee Powell, the second Black woman to play on the LPGA Tour and longtime ambassador for the game around the world, has been chosen as the 2020 recipient…
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16-year-old golf phenom Amari Avery Places 2nd Overall at Cactus Tour Event
by Debert Cookby Debert CookBy Leland Hardy May 22, 2021 —”Trading Places” – no, not the 1983 Eddie Murphy, Dan Akroyd classic of the same name, stupid, but rather THE hottest event taking…
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See Details of the Lawsuit Filed by Black Women Suing Golf Course That Called Cops On Them For ‘Playing Too Slow’
by Debert Cookby Debert CookBY AAGD STAFF April 24, 2020 —In 2018, a group of Black women who we dubbed the “Grandview Five” alerted the world that a Pennsylvania golf course had discriminated…
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Carrie Russell, LPGA, First African American LPGA Teaching and Club Professional Member & First President of the LPGA Teaching and Club Professional Northeast Section
by Debert Cookby Debert CookFebruary 12, 2020 | BY AAGD STAFF Many people do not know about this First African American LPGA Teaching and Club Professional Member. Born in 1929, Carrie Russellearned her LPGA…