Profiles

BY AAGD STAFF (March 8, 2019)  Get to know Ron Newsome, the Human Resources Manager for GolfNow, a division of Golf Channel which is the internet’s largest online tee time…

BY AAGD STAFF (February 7, 2019) “Growing up in the streets of Maywood, Illinois provided many possibilities for consumption of life-ruining activities,” says scratch golfer Kevin Collins.  “I thank God…

  Lucius Bateman, the San Francisco Bay Area’s black golf professional who had coached so many outstanding players. Bateman passed away in 1975, but not before leaving a tremendous impression…

  Summer 2018 was a season to remember for Tari Cash, the new owner of CitySwing, a state-of-art golf practice facility that she opened in Washington, DC in July.   Cash…

BOCA RATON, Fla. – Lynn University Director of Athletics Devin Crosby announced on August 7, 2018 that Andy Walker has become the new head coach of the Fighting Knights’ National…

The U.S. Kids Golf Montgomery 2017 Spring Local Tour will tee off February 25, 2017 at Lagoon Park GC, Montgomery, AL, and just in time, as  Coach Quincy Leonard has…

We’ve all been there; trying to find the perfect gift for the men in your life can be a daunting task; somehow it seems to get even more difficult every…

At 24-years old, full of confidence and enthusiasm, Patrick Harris graduated on December 16, 2016 from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s PGA Golf Management Program.  Following the ceremony, Harris,…

BY 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…

The 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,…

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…

The National Black Golf Hall of Fame (NBGHOF) honors Black Golf Pioneers and Trailblazers throughout Black History Month     ROBERT “PAT” BALL Robert ‘Pat’ Ball was a four-time champion…