The Port City Golf Club was founded in 1971 by Johnnie Middleton and five like-minded avid golfers. The club was originally founded to fight segregation at South Carolina golf courses, which was prevalent at the time. The Port City Golf Club initially did this by uniting with similar clubs across the south by creating their own tournaments, hosting youth clinics and working together to challenge segregation.
In 1974, the Port City Golf Club filed a discrimination suit with the Department of Justice to be admitted to the South Carolina Golf Association (SCGA). The South Carolina Golf Association is the organizing body of the state that manages amateur tournaments, handicaps, and affiliation with the United States Golf Association (USGA), which conducts the U.S. Open. The Port City Golf Club was admitted to the SCGA in 1977.
The signature event conducted by the Port City Golf Club is its annual Memorial Day tournament held at the Charleston Municipal Golf Course. This signature tournament, which attracts golfers from around the region, offers golfers not only a competitive and fun golf event, but also the beginning of the annual Spoleto Festival with abundant entertainment and tourist activities.
Proceeds from the annual tournament are donated to local charities including the Jenkins Orphanage, the Charleston Interfaith Crisis Center, the United Negro College Fund and othe local charities. The club also hosts multiple youth clinics throughout the year.
For more information on membership, tournaments/events, clinics and more visit https://www.portcitygolfclubcharleston.com/
