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RACE, DIVERSITY AND THE FUTURE OF GOLF –WHERE DO WE GO AFTER GOLFWEEK? AFRICAN AMERICAN GOLFER’S DIGEST MAKES OFFICIAL STATEMENT FOR GROWING DIVERSITY PARTICIPATION FOLLOWING MEDIA CONTROVERSY NEW YORK, NY…

Born in 1939 in Columbus, Georgia, as the second of six children raised by George Johnson Sr., and Johnnie M. Johnson, George “GG” Johnson, PGA started playing golf during an…

October 11, 1938 – March 27, 2014 Elliott Robert Patterson, humbly bowed to God’s will and peacefully entered into eternal rest on Thursday, March 27, 2014 at his home in…

The USGA Museum played host to the history of the Black Golf Experience on Friday, Feb. 20th, 2014 at its facility located in Far Hills, N.J. with an invitation only,…

New York, NY (August 1, 2009) The African American Golfer’s Digest presented its inaugural Outstanding Leaders in Golf award recipients, Jan. 30, with a list of 30 honorees who represent the…

  March 08, 2013 William J. “Bill” Powell was the leader of a resolute campaign to make the game of golf “color blind” by building Clearview Golf Club of East…

March 1, 2013—NEW YORK (NY) — Essence Magazine, a premiere lifestyle, fashion, and beauty magazine for Black American women, has chosen to quote the Publisher of the African American Golfer’s…

They are legends on the gridiron, the basketball court and on golf courses around the world, and they are coming to East Canton on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011, to honor…

LA JOLLA, Calif – (January 27, 2011)—Wouldn’t you know it?  The “Mr. Awesome” Tiger Woods arrived as scheduled at Torrey Pines Golf Course on Wednesday full of smiles.  He was…

BY AAGD STAFF (May 1, 2015)  Pete Brown received his tour card in 1963 and became the First African American to Win a PGA event, the Waco Turner Open (1964). …

(As published in the Fall 2010 issue)  Fifteen liens totaling near $1.3 million have been filed against both Lake Arbor Golf LLC and Marlboro Golf LLC between 2008 and 2010,…

Roster Of Distinguished Winners Encompass Various Professions, Industries and Ethnicities. New York, NY (January 31, 2009)–The African American Golfer’s Digest held its inaugural “Outstanding Leaders In Golf” awards program and honored…