EAST CANTON, OHIO –In celebration of the 70th Anniversary Year of the birth of Clearview Golf Course, Clearview Legacy Foundation has organized a two-day bus trip to The United States Golf Association Museum in Far Hills, N.J. April 1-2.
Presented by Clearview Golf Club and Dr. Renee Powell, LPGA/PGA Head Golf Professional at Clearview Golf Club and one of the first female, honorary members of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, this overnight trip will provide an extraordinary experience and special journey for golf lovers.
Pictured: A view outside of the USGA where Powell stands in the center of beautiful columns flanked by large banners of her father, William “Bill” Powell. Inset photo: Powell after receiving an honorary doctor of laws (LLD) degree from St. Andrews University in Scotland (2008).
Powell believes that the very special trip will introduce people from the Canton area to the USGA, the home of golf in the U.S., and to allow them to see and understand the connection between the historic Clearview and the USGA. The trip is also a great way to kick-off the April golf season.
With this being the 70th Anniversary of Clearview, Powell sees this celebratory year as the perfect opportunity to better acquaint golfers, and non-golfers, with the many benefits that the USGA brings to the industry and to minority communities.
Of special significance at the USGA, and a grand highlight of the trip, is the fact that there are two, large, beautifully placed banners of William “Bill” Powell displayed on the outside of the Museum. Inside of the museum, there is a beautiful showcase filled with Clearview memorabilia and artifacts, carefully arranged, to tell the story of the 70-year old golf course from its meager beginnings as a dairy farm, to the historical landmark that it is today.
“We will leave Canton (Oh) on Friday and head straight to the Far Hills, NJ area,” said Powell. The ridders will enjoy dinner and an overnight stay in New Jersey. On Saturday morning, following breakfast, the agenda takes the group over to the USGA Campus for an exciting guided tour of the Museum, a delicious lunch and a specially arranged visit to the USGA Test Center before heading back to Canton.
“Over the past couple of years, the one golf course in the U.S. that the USGA has high-lighted is Clearview,” said Powell. “There are two large banners of Bill Powell displayed on the building and a display case of archival items from Clearview. The Bus Tour to the governing body of golf seemed to be the perfect kick off to the 70th Anniversary.”
Pictured: Renee Powell, PGA/LPGA
A private tour of the USGA Museum will spotlight the newly opened Jack Nicklaus Room, the Arnold Palmer Room, the U.S. Open Trophy Room, the Mickey Wright exhibit and the Clearview Golf Course showcase. Also included in the scheduled activities will be a private tour of the USGA Equipment Test Center, an exclusive interview with Renee Powell and a putting contest, weather permitting.
Cost of the trip is $195 (double occupancy at Hotel Indigo) or $265 (single) and includes travel by motor coach, all museum fees, breakfast and lunch, and historical insights into Revolutionary New Jersey. Registration by Jan. 31 is required, as is the initial payment installment of $100.
“Not only will this be a really fun trip but it will also be very educational about the history of the game so many of us play,” said Powell. “One will miss out on a very special time if they miss the trip!”
Reservation forms and more details are available at http://clearview-gc.com or by calling 330-488-0404 or 330-232-0130.
ABOUT CLEARVIEW GOLF COURSE
This is the 70th anniversary year of Clearview Golf Club, “America’s Course,” the only golf course designed, built, owned and operated by an African-American, the late William Powell.
The first nine holes of the course opened to the public in 1948, and the course was expanded by Mr. Powell to 18 holes 30 years later. In 2001, Clearview, located on U.S. Route 30, The Lincoln Highway, was named a National Historic Site by the U.S. Department of the Interior and an Ohio Historic Site. Powell, a PGA Life Member, a PGA Golf Professional Hall of Fame inductee, and the 2009 PGA Distinguished Service Award recipient, passed away at age 93 on Dec. 31, 2009. His daughter Renee, LPGA/PGA, is head Golf Professional at Clearview, and son Larry is Clearview’s Course Superintendent.
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