PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (May 9, 2018) – The PGA of America has awarded five $8,000 scholarships under the PGA WORKS Golf Management University Scholarship Program for the 2018-19 academic…
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Tiger Woods Confirms his entry for The 147th Open at Carnoustie, golf’s original Championship
by Debert Cookby Debert CookMay 9, 2018—St Andrews, Scotland Tiger Woods has confirmed his entry for The 147th Open at Carnoustie, golf’s original Championship. The 147th Open will be played at Carnoustie from 15-22…
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Could an All-white golf team end up winning the 2018 PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship?
by Debert Cookby Debert CookThe very idea of “separate but equal” was supposed to have been rejected in the Supreme Court’s transformational decision in Brown v. Board of Education, which rejected segregated schools. Yet…
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The Path through the PGA Professional Golf Management Apprentice Program… Those following the PGA apprentice pathway will need to satisfy all requirements to register as a PGA apprentice, including the…
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See What’s In Tiger Wood’s Bag for the 2018 Wells Fargo Championship
by Debert Cookby Debert CookMay 2018 Ahead of the 2018 Wells Fargo Championship, Tiger Woods has 15 clubs in his bag. He has finally made the switch to TaylorMade and announced that he would…
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Grandview Golf course loses business and may face state investigation after calling the police on black women
by Debert Cookby Debert Cook(May 1, 2018) Pennsylvania State Senator Vincent Hughes has called for an investigation just days following the act of owners of the Grandview Golf Course (York County, Pa.) calling the…
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What AAGD Now Refers to as: “The Fairway 5″-Police Called on 5 Black Women For ‘Playing Too Slow”
by Debert Cookby Debert Cook“…They don’t want us there. He saw us and they didn’t want us on the course. We were the only ones out there who looked like us. We were demeaned,…
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Pennsylvania lawmaker seeks investigation into alleged golf club discrimination
by Debert Cookby Debert Cook(April 26, 2018) YORK, Pa. — After five African American women said they endured race and gender discrimination at a Pennsylvania golf club, a state lawmaker wants an investigation into…
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5 Black Women Golfers Claim Discrimination After Police Are Called for ‘Slow Play’ at White Owned Golf Course
by Debert Cookby Debert CookAAGD STAFF April 24, 2018 Being an African American golfer in America may give some people the impression that you’re elite, upscale or well to do, but regardless of the…
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By James R. Beatty (April 19, 2018) In many advertising media today you have seen and heard the phrase LG,”Life’s ’Good”, well for me it now means LaJean Gould and…
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April 18, 2018 1. Captain America, welcome back to the concrete jungle. THE NORTHERN TRUST’s 2016 champion Patrick Reed has had quite the whirlwind past couple of weeks. Reed earned…
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Tiger Woods’ backup Scotty Cameron putter Just Sold for $44 Grand
by Debert Cookby Debert CookPut your money where your putter is, and you’ll find yourself with your mouth wide open, as the Tiger Woods’ Scotty Cameron Newport 2 just sold for a whopping $44,000.…