ORLANDO, Fla. (October 22, 2020) – According to a recent AAA Travel survey, American travelers are making vacation plans through the end of the year, but remain cautiously optimistic about those…
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October 21, 2020 | BY AAGD STAFF No history of non-white golf in South Africa would be complete without at least discussing Papwa Sewgolum. According to the South African Golf…
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Desert Mashie Golf Club, Industry Leader in Legacy Division, as Arizona Golf Hall of Fame Welcomes 2020 Class of Inductees
by Debert Cookby Debert CookOctober 15, 2020 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – The Arizona Golf Hall of Fame Committee is proud to announce the four inductees to the 2020 Class, which is comprised of three modern…
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Gregary Darren Price, PGA, doing his part to grow participation in golf
by Debert Cookby Debert CookGregary Darren Price knows a little bit about staying focused on one’s goal in spite of being surrounded by naysayers. Growing up in Baltimore, Maryland, Gregary keenly recalls a time…
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Golf’s Latest Diversity Efforts To Move the Needle and Bring More Minorities into the Game?
by Debert Cookby Debert CookSeptember 18, 2020 | GolfIncMagazine If we’ve heard it once, we’ve heard it a thousand times: Golf needs to look more like America. Steve Mona promoted the idea years ago,…
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Women of Color Golf and NFL Alumni Tampa Bay Chapter Partner for NFL Alumni Super Bowl of Golf and Inaugural Women of Color Golf Classic, for Super Bowl LV 2021 in Tampa
by Debert Cookby Debert CookTAMPA, FL – September 24, 2020 The Women of Color Golf (WOCG) Executive Director, Clemmie Perry has partnered with the NFL Alumni Tampa Bay Chapter President, Walter Carter, for the…
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September 11 The world’s biggest golf organization ended its ban on non-white players competing in professional competitions on this day in 1961. The PGA of America rescinded its “Caucasians only”…
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Catana Starks, First African American Woman to Coach a Collegiate Men’s Golf Team, Dies at 75
by Debert Cookby Debert CookDr. Catana R. Starks, Tennessee State University (TSU) golf coach and alumna, died on Sunday, September 6 at the age of 75. Dr. Starks, born in 1944, leaves behind a…
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United Golfers Association Resurgence: Developmental Academy to Increase Black Player Participation
by Debert Cookby Debert CookSeptember 2, 2020 -Orlando, FL (BlackGolfWire.com) – The current landscape of golf is built on exclusion. This hard truth, in conjunction with the current divisive climate in the US, calls for golf…
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August 28, 2020 BY AAGD STAFF Locust Grove, Ga resident Ariel Collins is the newest sports celebrity to grace the quiet city that’s just 30 miles from downtown Atlanta. Ariel…
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PGA of America Supports USAGA’s International Para-Golf Championship
by Debert Cookby Debert CookWESTMONT, Ill. (Aug. 19, 2020) The U.S. Adaptive Golf Alliance (USAGA) is pleased to announce support from the PGA of America for its 4th International USAGA Para-Golf Championship at Bear…