Three prominent black members of the golf community have written letters to USGA executive director Mike Davis in hopes to move 2017 U.S. Women’s Open from Donald Trump’s Trump…
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Even though the 2016 U.S. Women’s Open now underway in California won’t wrap up until late Sunday, heavy-duty protesters are already looking to the 2017 tourney. Seems the United States Golf Association,…
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With Bitter Disappointment and Profound Disenchantment, an Open Letter to the USGA From Dr. Calvin Sinnette
by Debert Cookby Debert CookJune 14, 2016 Mr. Mike Davis Executive Director United States Golf Association 77 Liberty Corner Road Far Hills, NJ 07931 Dear Mr. Davis: With a sense of pride and personal…
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Please join us in a campaign to pressure the USGA and the PGA of America to sever their existing ties with Donald Trump and to cease holding major championships at…
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Labor of Love And Life By Design: The World of A Black Golf Architect
by Debert Cookby Debert CookJuly 1, 2016 | BY MICHAEL COOPER Recently, I had the opportunity to catch up with an old friend of mine. He is Brandon Johnson, Vice President/Senior Golf Course Architect,…
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Historian Jeffrey T. Sammons, Ph.D., Resigns As Member of USGA’s Museum and Library Committee and its African American Golf Archive
by Debert Cookby Debert Cook(Page 2) READ USGA RESPONSE HERE Jeffrey T. Sammons, Ph.D. is a Professor of History at New York University, the author of Harlem’s Rattlers and the Great War: The Undaunted 369th…
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100 Black Men of Greater Detroit Inaugural Golf Outing a Rousing Success
by Debert Cookby Debert Cookby AAGD STAFF On June 30, 2016, The 100 Black Men of Greater Detroit hosted its First Annual Golf and Networking Outing. The purpose of the outing was to expose…
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Sister’s Across America Inc. 10th Anniversary Delivers A Successful Grand Outing
by Debert Cookby Debert CookSisters Across America, Inc. held their 2016 Invitational at the renowned Reunion Golf Resort, Kissimmee, Florida, from May 20-22, 2016. This year marks the 10th anniversary of Sisters Across America,…
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30th PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship Presented by CastleOak Securities Highlight Show on The Golf Channel
by Debert Cookby Debert CookPALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (June 28, 2016) – Golf Channel will broadcast highlights of the 30th PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship presented by CastleOak Securities, starting Wed., June 29, at 11 p.m. ET.…
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Little Known Face: Baltusrol Golf Club, Springfield, NJ, was named in honor of a murdered Dutch Farmer. It is the only major championship venue to be named after someone who…
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The Slow Death of A South Jersey African American Owned Golf Course
by Debert Cookby Debert CookIn 1967, four black businessmen – real estate broker Al Letson, business owner Maxwell Stanford, motel owner Robert Salsbury, and banker James Blocker – came together to purchase Freeway Golf…
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African American Golf Professionals Ready to Help You With All That You Need
by Debert Cookby Debert CookYes, it’s that time of the year. Time to “tune up” your golf swing and to get back to the basics of the game that you have become so in…