Diversity-Focused Mini-Tour Caps 2020 Regular SeasonWith $60,000 & Season-Long Lexus Cup Points Title at Stake CITY OF INDUSTRY, CALIFORNIA (September 1, 2020) – Season-long standout Kamaiu Johnson and former PGA…
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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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MONTEBELLO, California (August 30, 2020) –Landon Lyons won his second straight APGA Tour playoff with a three-foot birdie putt on the first extra hole to defeat Joe Hooks and capture…
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Amari Avery To Tee It Up With The Men for APGA Tour Los Angeles Sunday
by Debert Cookby Debert CookAugust 29, 2020 | BY AAGD STAFF Amari Avery, the 16-year-old junior golf prodigy from Riverside, California, will compete against adult men for the first time Sunday, August 30, in…
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Newly Formed African American Tour Quest Begins Operations to Develop Black Golfers
by Debert Cookby Debert CookRichmond, CA (AUGUST 2020)— The Pinkney Foundation (located in Richmond, CA), announces the African American Tour Quest (AATQ) as its newest program, which has begun its operations by developing Black…
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August 28, 2020 BY AAGD STAFF Locust Grove, Ga resident Ariel Collins is the newest sports celebrity to grace the quiet city that’s just 30 miles from downtown Atlanta. Ariel…
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Correspondent Odis Griffin To Host Saturday Nights, “First Cut, The Declarations of a Golf Nerd”
by Debert Cookby Debert CookAugust 27, 2020 “Don’t be fooled! Although the trophies may be awarded at the end of the season, champions are forged in the off-season,” says the banner on AAGD Correspondent…
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (Aug. 25, 2020) – PGA Foundation, Inc. d/b/a PGA REACH, the 501(c)(3) charitable foundation of the PGA of America, in conjunction with 11 PGA Sections, announces the 2020 class…
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Golf Heritage Society Announces Commemorative Edition of The Golf, Honoring Bobby Jones’s Grand Slam Anniversary
by Debert Cookby Debert CookLEBANON, Ohio (August 26, 2020) – The Golf Heritage Society (GolfHeritage.org), a nonprofit organization celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, announces a commemorative edition of The Golf, the Society’s members-only journal. The special edition…
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2021 Internship Applications Open for AJGA Spring and Summer Programs
by Debert Cookby Debert CookAugust 25, 2020 | BY AAGD STAFF 2021 Internship applications for the American Junior Golf Association’s (AJGA) spring and summer 2021 programs have opened. The organization is committed to creating…
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All In The Family, As Tiger Woods’ Son Charlie Wins Again
by Debert Cookby Debert CookCharlie Woods has caused a social media stir for winning back-to-back tournaments. August 25, 2020 | BY AAGD STAFF Pay-per-view networks get ready because some folks out there are ready…
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August 24, 2020 On Sunday, August 23, a Kenosha police officer shot Jacob Blake at least seven times in his back in front of his children. The 29-year-old father of…