ABOUT THE LOS ANGELES OPEN This professional golf tournament is a part of the PGA Tour in Southern California. It was first played in 1926 and is now named at…
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Lorenzo Hobbs, Reigning Club Champion for Potomac Shores Golf Club
by Debert Cookby Debert CookBY AAGD STAFF (February 15, 2017) — Lorenzo C. Hobbs is a self-taught golfer who started playing the game in 1991. Since turning professional in January 1, 2017, the zero-handicapper…
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Crenshaw Announces Plan to Redesign First Desegregated Lions Municipal Golf Course
by Debert Cookby Debert Cook(February 15, 2017) He unveils plans for renovations to historic golf course that would restore routing used from 1951-74. To keep Lions Municipal Golf Course open into the future, Ben…
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By Adam Schupak @morningread.com The U.S. Golf Association is disbanding its membership program and creating a development initiative aimed at raising $100 million, Morning Read has learned from multiple sources. In…
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(by James F. Peltz, LA Times) The U.S. golf equipment market last year totaled $2.55 billion, a 3% drop from $2.62 billion three years earlier, according to the research firm…
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Honoring Black Golf Pioneers and Trailblazers Throughout Black History Month: Larry Powell
by Debert Cookby Debert CookThe National Black Golf Hall of Fame (NBGHOF) honors Black Golf Pioneers and Trailblazers throughout Black History Month Larry Powell, part of the legendary Powell family, who designed,…
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Fans have been waiting for Tiger to finally make his return to the PGA tour and it seemed as though it was finally happening this year. After several false starts…
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James “Jim” Lacey Dent, an American professional golfer, was born in the golf mecca of Augusta, Georgia, May 9, 1939 . He was educated in his hometown Paine College (an HBCU), but as…
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Once a year, Punxsutawny Phil brings focus on a hamlet northeast of Pittsburgh, where, the legend goes, if the groundhog sees his shadow, winter will last six more weeks. That’s…
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Austin’s Lions Municipal Golf Course, first Muni to Desegregate in the South Now on America’s List of Most Endangered Historic Places
by Debert Cookby Debert CookWashington – The National Trust for Historic Preservation unveiled its list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places, an annual list that spotlights important examples of the nation’s architectural and cultural heritage that…
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Tiger Woods Pulls Out of Next Two Tournaments Due to Back Problems
by Debert Cookby Debert CookAssociated Press on MSN.com PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Tiger Woods pulled out of his next two tournaments because of ongoing back problems, a somber outlook for a 14-time major champion…
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Bill Neal, African American Golf Course Owner, Relishes His Dream
by Debert Cookby Debert CookMINERAL WELLS, W.Va. (WTAP, by Avery Savage) (June 15, 2013) I had the pleasure of sitting down with a dreamer, businessman, and Mineral Wells, West Virginia golf course owner – Bill Neal.…
