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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United Golfers Association Hosts Historic Pro-Am Golf Tournament at Four Seasons Orlando
by Debert Cookby Debert CookDecember 20, 2020 | BY AAGD STAFF The United Golfers Association Invitational was hosted on December 14 at the Four Seasons Orlando (Fla.,) on the Tranquilo golf course. The event…
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Charley Pride, first Black country music superstar, dies at 86 of COVID-19 complications
by Debert Cookby Debert CookCharley Pride — a sharecropper’s son who rose from rural Mississippi to become the first Black superstar in country music — died Saturday at age 86. The “Kiss An Angel…
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Taneka Sandiford Mackey, First Bahamian LPGA Tour Caddie Counts her blessings, hole by hole
by Debert Cookby Debert CookDecember 11, 2020 | BY AAGD STAFF Former basketball player-turned golfer Taneka Sandiford Mackey finds herself in a unique situation working as the first Bahamian (Black) female caddie on the…
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Spectator Knocked Unconscious by golf ball, sues for damages
by Debert Cookby Debert CookDecember 11, 2020 | BY AAGD STAFF A spectator at the West of Ireland Championship for amateurs was hit on the left side of his forehead head by a golf…
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Allyn Stephens Wins Notah Begay III Junior Golf National Championship in Age Group
by Debert Cookby Debert CookDecember 10, 2020 Allyn Song Stephens of Houston, Texas, won in the Girls 14-18 Division of the Notah Begay III Junior Golf National Championship. Stephens stormed up the leaderboard after an…
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December 9, 2020 Marcus Garvey Jr, the firstborn son of Jamaica’s first national hero, Marcus Mosiah Garvey, died in Wellington, Florida, on Tuesday, reports The Gleaner. Garvey, 90, lost his…
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Sinclair Eaddy Jr., Named First National Links Trust Executive Director
by Debert Cookby Debert CookAfter a rigorous search process that attracted candidates from all across the country, the National Links Trust welcomes Sinclair Eaddy as its Executive Director. Sinclair is the former President and…
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Tiger Woods to be Enshrined at World Golf Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, as part of 2022 PLAYERS Championship week
by Debert Cookby Debert CookTiger Woods, Susie Maxwell Berning, Tim Finchem and Marion Hollins to be enshrined ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (Dec. 7, 2020) – The World Golf Hall of Fame will welcome its next class…
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December 7, 2020 | BY AAGD STAFF The 60th Annual Riviera Open sponsored by Halifax Health was held on Saturday, December 5, and Sunday, December 6 at Rivera Country Club,…
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First-Ever African American Golf Expo and Forum reschedules for August 2021 Due to COVID pandemic
by Debert Cookby Debert CookDecember 7, 2020 | BY JAMES BEATTY Due to the pandemic and continued increase in COVID-19 cases nationally, the Inaugural African American Golf EXPO and Forum, sponsored by Golf Digest,…
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December 3, 2020 | BY AAGD STAFF Sea Island (Ga.) Resort has announced a new women’s amateur golf tournament, beginning in 2021. The Sea Island Women’s Amateur will debut July…