The Southwest Regional Golf Association (SWRGA) announces it’s 2017 Scholarship Application and urges students to apply. Southwestern Regional Headquarters and member clubs will provide scholarships to graduating high school seniors…
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Lee Elder’s Next Big Hurdle in Golf: The World Golf Hall of Fame
by Debert Cookby Debert CookThe first black man to compete in the Masters, in 1975, Elder, 82, complained that he forgot his brace and his right knee ached, so he begged off when asked…
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Tiger Woods, Johnny Morris, and the Payne Stewart Family Partnership Aims To Create First TGR Design Public Golf Course in America
by Debert Cookby Debert CookNew “Payne’s Valley” Course will honor legacy of Payne Stewart in the beautiful Ozark Mountains Project includes commitment to expand youth engagement in golf and the outdoors (April 18, 2017)…
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Bill Passes Out of the Senate in Hopes of Saving the First Desegregated Golf Course in the South
by Debert Cookby Debert Cook(April 12, 2017) Senator Borris L. Mile (D-TX) is proud to announce that SB 822, a bill to save an African American landmark has advanced out of the Senate. …
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Appealing Mainly to Elite Juniors, Is Drive, Chip and Putt Really Growing The Game?
by Debert Cookby Debert Cook(April 12, 2017) Any golf course operator or professional in the U.S. would tell you that the Masters signals the advent of a new golf season. Just as spring itself…
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Masters 2017: Tiger Woods Tweets Congratulations to Sergio Garcia on his Victory
by Debert Cookby Debert CookNo matter the year’s long feud reportedly between Tiger Woods and Sergio Garcia, a complicated matter that erupted during the Players Championship of 2013, Woods is still showing himself to…
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As of April 10, 2017 Rank First Last Previous Rank 2017 Cumulative Points Previous Cumulative Points Masters Tournament Points 1 Dustin JOHNSON 1 1660.000 1660.000 0.000 2 Matt KUCHAR 15…
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Get ready for National Golf Day! Attendees WE ARE GOLF, a coalition of golf’s leading organizations, will host its 10th annual National Golf Day on Wednesday, April 26, 2017 on Capitol…
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History of the Nomads, An exclusive African American Golf Organization
by Debert Cookby Debert CookThe Nomads are one of the most exclusive golf clubs in America. There are just 70 members, who meet once a year in July. They have no official club home…
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(By John Perry) –Bay Hill is a 7,419 yard par-72 Championship Course that is in impeccable shape. The purse is $8.7 million, one of the richest on the PGA…
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(by Pete McDaniel) I’ve recounted the final round of the 1997 Masters many times, and I never tire of it. Yes, that round. The one of such historical resonance that…
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Wake-Robin Golf Club – The Oldest African American Women’s Golf Club in the United States
by Debert Cookby Debert CookThe genesis of the Wake-Robin Golf Club can be told through members like Elizabeth McNeal. McNeal, 98, grew up amid seven siblings in Grindstone, Pennsylvania, where her father worked as…