BY AAGD STAFF April 21, 2020 In response to the worldwide pandemic of the coronavirus, questions, answers, and insights are being provided by the National Golf Foundation (NGF) with its COVID-19…
Category:
News
-
-
News
What the F*&K? Trump Golf company retweets video of John Daly recommending vodka as Covid-19 cure
by Debert Cookby Debert CookAPRIL 21, 2020 It was doubly surprising that Donald Trump’s golf company, Trump Golf, should then have retweeted the video on its official Twitter feed. Daly’s comments – ill-judged joke…
-
BY AAGD STAFF April 20, 2020 — It’s official, the women’s tour announced Friday the Senior LPGA Championship has been canceled. The LPGA cited the continuous impact of the coronavirus pandemic on…
-
Heard & SceneNews
Former PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem to Be Inducted in World Golf Hall of Fame Class of 2021
by Debert Cookby Debert CookST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (April 20, 2020) – The World Golf Hall of Fame will enshrine former PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem as part of its Class of 2021, joining Tiger Woods…
-
InterviewsNewsVideos
Kusana Turner, Elite Ladies Golf League: Navigating the Challenges of the Coronavirus
April 18, 2020 In this episode of Tee Box, we speak with our guest Kusana Turner, a Charter and Founding Member of the Elite Ladies Golf League based…
-
NewsSlider
Applications For PGA of America Golf Emergency Relief Fund Opens April 16 to Help Industry Workers
by Debert Cookby Debert CookBY AAGD STAFF April 14, 2020 — on Monday, the PGA of America announced the establishment of its Golf Emergency Relief Fund which will seek to distribute up to $10…
-
Golfer of the Week FeaturedNews
Golfer Dan Copeland Pens Letter to Atlanta Mayor Offering Solution to Reopen Municipal Courses
by Debert Cookby Debert CookBY AAGD STAFF April 13, 2020 — So many things have changed during the COVID-19 pandemic, and when it comes to playing golf the rules seem to depend on where you…
-
NewsSlider
Minister Abdul Hafeez Muhammad N.O.I. Leader Loses Battle to COVID-19
by Debert Cookby Debert CookBY AAGD STAFF (April 12, 2020) — Student Minister Abdul Hafeez Muhammad has died from coronavirus. Muhammad was the leader of the Eastern Regional Headquarters of the Nation of Islam…
-
APRIL 10, 2020 To continue to serve the game of golf at the grassroots level and provide immediate financial support to golf communities in need, the USGA has established an…
-
NewsObituariesSlider
Roy Hastick, CEO/Founder, Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry Dies
by Debert Cookby Debert CookApril 9, 2020 Grenadian Roy Hastick, who founded the Caribbean American Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CACCI), has died, according to NowGrenada.com. A victim of the Covid-19, Hastick died in…
-
NewsSlider
Tiger Woods being sued by fan who says his caddie shoved and injured him
by Debert Cookby Debert CookApril 9, 2020 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – An attorney for a man who was allegedly intentionally shoved by Tiger Woods’s caddie, Joe LaCava, during the 2018 Valspar Tournament is asking…
-
InterviewsNewsSlider
Quincy L. Leonard of Leo Golf Academy Shares His Safe Play Advice During COVID-19
by Debert Cookby Debert CookBY AAGD STAFF April 7, 2020 In this segment of Tee Box, African American Golfer’s Digest publisher Debert Cook speaks with Quincy L. Leonard, Founder of the LEO Golf Academy…