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September 17, 2020 | BY MICHAEL WILLIAMS The past year has been tumultuous, with a national reckoning on race. During that time I have been working on a story that…

African American Golfer’s Digest Advisory Board Member Willie L. Simmons Jr. and his golfing buddy Paul Pradia celebrated their August 15th dual birthdays engaging in something both thoroughly enjoy, playing…

September 17, 2020 Tonight “Nightline” kicks off a three-part series that presents a wide-ranging look at reparations, examining what America owes Native Americans, Mexican Americans and descendants of the enslaved,…

The tournament is the sport’s biggest moneymaker in the U.S., but this year’s coronavirus restrictions have lowered expectations. Walking up the 18th hole at Winged Foot’s West Course in early…

September 16, 2020 Emerging as a major spectator sport back in the 1920s, golf has now become one of the most popular and competitive sports out there. The sport is…

Friday, Oct. 2 @ 4:30 p.m. Zoom: https://doane.zoom.us/j/92764462749  Finding one’s niche in an $84 billion golf industry may seem like a daunting task. But Doane alum James Beatty ’70 is pursuing…

September 14, 2020 | BY AAGD STAFF The Black Golf Directory will be hosting a Virtual Career Fair beginning September 28 with major golf organizations involved, including the PGA of…

BY MICHAEL WILLIAMS | September 14, 2020 This has been a year like no other in America. First, a global pandemic brought a halt to virtually every aspect of daily…

UPDATED SEPT. 21, 2020: Greetings to All;The In-Person memorial service for Lamont Davis has been canceled because of the overwhelming response to attend.   The service will be filmed at 12:00PM…

September 11 The world’s biggest golf organization ended its ban on non-white players competing in professional competitions on this day in 1961. The PGA of America rescinded its “Caucasians only”…

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (Sept. 11, 2020) 一 The PGA of America today announced that the 2020 KPMG Women’s PGA Championship ー one of five Major Championships on the LPGA Tour…

Dr. Catana R. Starks, Tennessee State University (TSU) golf coach and alumna, died on Sunday, September 6 at the age of 75. Dr. Starks, born in 1944, leaves behind a…