January 11, 2021 | BY AAGD STAFF It’s a wrap. Apparently, pressure from petitions, emails, and phone calls that flooded the PGA of America officials’ inboxes and social media accounts…
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LPGA Foundation Grants & Scholarships 2021 Deadline Approaching
by Debert Cookby Debert CookThere are several LPGA Foundation scholarships available for application, which include: The Dinah Shore Scholarship – $5,000.00 granted annually to afemale high school senior who is pursuing a college education,…
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December 30, 2020 | Op-Ed By Darwin Dean On May 25, 2020, George Floyd lost his life while in the custody of Minneapolis police. About two months later, spurred by…
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December 28, 2020 | BY AAGD STAFF It is with deep sadness that we have learned of the sudden passing of one of golf’s most promising players, Cody Matthews of…
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African American Amateur Golfers’ Association, raising the bar on the experience
by Debert Cookby Debert CookDecember 22, 2020 | BY AAGD STAFF There is something new growing in the ‘Blue Grass’ state of Kentucky, where the word is quickly spreading all around the Appalachian mountains,…
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December 18, 2020 | BY AAGD STAFF On Thursday, the PGA Tour announced that the new sponsor of the Memorial in 2021 will be Workday. PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan…
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December 17, 2020 | BY AAGD STAFF Paine College President Cheryl Evans Jones, Ph.D. headed the school’s virtual commencement program that presented legendary golfer Lee Elder with an Honorary Degree.…
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Joe LaCava Jr. to Caddie for Charlie Woods at PNC Championship
by Debert Cookby Debert CookDecember 17, 2020 | BY AAGD STAFF This weekend at the PNC Championship Team Woods will feature two father-son duos that will keep fans captivated. Tiger Woods will make his…
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Kay Bullock is Montaup Country Club’s 2020 Women’s Player of the Year
by Debert Cookby Debert CookDecember 16, 2020 | BY AAGD STAFF For Montaup Country Club’s Kay Bullock 2021 has changed her life for the better. Sweeping the annual player roster by 85 points, Bullock…
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NCCU Names Jameshia Levister Assistant Golf Coach through Women’s Sports Foundation Grant
by Debert Cookby Debert CookDecember 14, 2020 DURHAM, N.C. – Jameshia Levister has been announced as the assistant golf coach at North Carolina Central University, a position established through a Tara VanDerveer Fund for…
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Anita Rochell Hanshaw Wyatt was called home to her eternal life on October 1, 2020. She died peacefully in her sleep at home in Fairfax, Virginia. She is survived by…
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Taneka Sandiford Mackey, First Bahamian LPGA Tour Caddie Counts her blessings, hole by hole
by Debert Cookby Debert CookDecember 11, 2020 | BY AAGD STAFF Former basketball player-turned golfer Taneka Sandiford Mackey finds herself in a unique situation working as the first Bahamian (Black) female caddie on the…