Tampa, Florida: Middleton High School, in partnership with Women of Color Golf (WOCG) and Girls on the Green Tee, will celebrate the end of the school year, with their Girls…
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G. Keith Alexander, CEO, HarlemAmerica Digital Network and Clyde Travis, WVON Radio Named Honorary Co-Chairs of 4th Annual African American Golf Expo & Forum
by AAGD Staffby AAGD StaffJim Beatty Names G. Keith Alexander, CEO, HarlemAmerica Digital Network of New York and Clyde Travis, Talk Show Host, WVON Radio of Chicago, as Honorary Co-Chairs of the 4th Annual…
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National Golf Player Development Foundation Spotlights Rising Golf Stars
by AAGD Staffby AAGD StaffThe National Golf Player Development Foundation (NGPDF) is making waves in the world of golf, spearheading efforts to diversify the sport and cultivate a new generation of talented players. With…
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Looking Back at the 60th Anniversary of the 1964 Waco Turner Open And Its Historic Winner
by Contributorby ContributorUpdate and corrected by Barbara W. Sessions, CuratorTurner’s Lodge Pro Golf Museumat Falconhead Resort, Marietta, OK The Pete Brown Diamond Jubilee took place at Falconhead Resort in Burneyville, OK on…
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Women In Golf Foundation’s LaJean Gould At 2024 LPGA Chevron Championship’s Career Day
by AAGD Staffby AAGD StaffLaJean Gould, the Founder of Women In Golf Foundationn Inc., played an active role in the 2024 LPGA Chevron Championship’s Career Day, tailored for HBCUs TX Southern and Prairie View.…
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PGA Rep Owns the “Terrible” Caucasian-Only Clause that kept Black Golfers Out of the PGA and Off the Tour from 1934-1961
by Contributorby ContributorBy Barbara W. SessionsCuratorTurner’s Lodge Pro Golf Museum at Falconhead Resort, Burneyville, OK (Burneyville, OK, May 6, 2024) The representative of the PGA of America at the Pete Brown Diamond…
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MARC LASRY’S AVENUE SPORTS FUND ANNOUNCES TGL’s THE BAY GOLF CLUB BRAND IDENTITY, MISSION, AND ROSTER
San Francisco, CA. – Marc Lasry’s Avenue Sports Fund on Monday revealed The Bay Golf Club as TGL presented by SoFi’s sixth founding team ahead of the league’s debut in January…
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PGA of America Golf Professional Scooter Clark Returns to PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship as North Carolina A&T Head Coach
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (May 6, 2024) — The PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship, presented by Chase, Kohler and ADT, is considered the most culturally significant championship in collegiate golf, and PGA…
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Tiger Woods Granted Special Exemption For US Open at Pinehurst
by AAGD Staffby AAGD StaffAfter a harrowing car accident in 2021 that nearly cost him his right leg, Tiger Woods pledged to return to the PGA Tour. Currently ranked 789th globally, the golfing legend,…
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Pete Brown Jubilee Celebrates His Victory and Legacy With Illustrious Guests In Attendance
by AAGD Staffby AAGD StaffOn Wednesday, March 1, the 60th anniversary celebration commemorating Pete Brown’s victory in the 1964 Waco Turner Open at Falconhead Resort in Burneyville was gloriously held. Brown’s victory marked the…
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THE JOHN SHIPPEN National Invitational $60,000 Total Purse Offered Across All Three Of Its Events For The First TimeÂ
by AAGD Staffby AAGD StaffTHE JOHN SHIPPEN National Invitational showcases nation’s top Black women and men golfers competing for five exemptions into LPGA Tour and PGA TOUR events DETROIT (May 1, 2024) – For the first…
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6th ANNUAL ANTHONY ANDERSON CELEBRITY GOLF CLASSIC PRESENTED BY LEXUS, MAY 19-20, AT THE BRIDGES AT BIGHORN GOLF CLUB
by AAGD Staffby AAGD StaffCome May 19th and 20th, the picturesque BIGHORN Golf Club in Palm Desert, Greater Palm Springs, CA, will transform into a celebrity hotspot for a cause close to actor Anthony…