August 12, 2020 Fred Ridley, Chairman of Augusta National Golf Club, announced today that the 2020 Masters Tournament will take place November 9-15 without patrons or guests on the grounds.…
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August 10, 2020 Golf players exert a lot of force suddenly as they swing the club. Golf is one of the few one-sided players. About 34.2 million Americans aged six…
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AUGUST 7, 2020 | BY AAGD STAFF Teen golf sensation Amari Avery is hanging in there at the U.S. Women’s Amateur in Rockville, Md. Her match status posted as 30…
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Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott looks to Score with OnCore in the Golf Business
by Debert Cookby Debert CookAugust 4, 2020 BUFFALO, NY–OnCore Golf, the Buffalo, New York-based golf ball company, announced that Ezekiel Elliott (“Zeke”) has become the latest shareholder in the growing organization. OnCore continues to…
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July 31, 2020 | BY AAGD STAFF United Black Golfers Association (UBGA), a 501 (C)3 organization that provides opportunities for golfers and individuals (men and women) who are interested in the…
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LPGA Announces Recipients of Renee Powell Grant, to Assist Programs Serving Black Girls
by Debert Cookby Debert CookJuly 29, 2020 | BY AAGD STAFF Exciting news was shared by the LPGA on July 27, as the organization proudly announced the first recipients of the newly established Renee…
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June 19, 1940 – July 1, 2020 Carl C. Seldon was very active in the H. M. Turner High Alumni Assoc., Inc. serving as co-Team Captain of his Class (1958) and as…
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Greater Chicagoland Club Championship Rocked the Windy City
by Debert Cookby Debert CookJuly 24, 2020 | BY AAGD STAFF The inaugural Greater Chicagoland Club Championship (GCCC) held its two-day event on Saturday, July 11-Sunday, July 12, 2020. As golfers gathered on the…
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July 12, 2020 BY AAGD STAFF Mulbe Dillard IV has been playing golf since he was two years old. His father was the one who introduced him to the game…
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John Lewis, Towering Figure of Civil Rights Era, Dies at 80
by Debert Cookby Debert CookJuly 18, 2020 NEW YORK, NY — John Lewis, a towering figure of the civil rights movement and a longtime US congressman has died at age 80. CNN presidential historian Douglas…
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Tim O’Neal’s Final Round 64 Holds Off Field to Win APGA Tour at Dubsdread Tuesday
by Debert Cookby Debert CookStandout Savannah Pro Also Won APGA at Farmers in January ORLANDO, Florida (July 14, 2020) – Tim O’Neal of Savannah, Georgia, won the APGA Tour at Dubsdread tournament Tuesday, securing…
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Will Lee Elder be the First African American Masters Honorary Starter?
by Debert Cookby Debert CookJuly 11, 2020 Inspiring is the word for honorary starters as Jock and Fred begat Gene Sarazen, Byron Nelson and Sam Snead, who begat Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Jack…
