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CHARLIE SIFFORD
RECEIVES
DR. OF LAWS DEGREE FROM
ST. ANDREWS
On
June 22, 2006 the University of St Andrews awarded
Charlie Sifford the honorary degree, Doctor of Laws,
only the second American golfer to receive this honour.
The University of St Andrews awarded this honour in
recognition of Charlie's achievements as a golfer
and his perseverance in the face of injustice. (...read
more in the Winter 2006 issue.)
WINTER/SPRING
2012
Double Issue
On The Cover: Will Lowery
Will Lowery is on
a 5-year track which he hopes will successfully
lead to his ultimate goal of playing on the PGA
Tour. In an opportunity of a lifetime, Lowery was
selected as a cast member on Big Break Indian Wells
that aired on the Golf Channel during 2011.
Growing up in an urban Charlotte, N.C., community,
he admits to starting out with the “wrong
crowd,” and “initially going down the
wrong path.” At the age of five, his father
put a golf club in his hand as a way to teach him
life lessons. Will had no idea of its value at the
time.
(Read more in the Winter/Spring 2012 issue)
Glow Media Hosts 2nd Annual Glow Golf
Weekend
at PGA Village Over the weekend of October 20 –23,
Glow Media reigned supreme at the PGA Village & Resort
in Port St. Lucie, Florida as several exciting announcements
and awards were presented including: The PGA of America,
a Founding Sponsor of GLOW Golf, who announced its continuing
support. Glow Media, in partnership with Georgetown College
announced that they will present two GLOW scholarships
(Glow Scholars) to multicultural women. Each award, a
4-year scholarship, valued at $10,000 per year, is designed
to help them in their studies.
(Read more in the Winter/Spring 2012 issue)
Claude
Knight, President
Strokers Golf Club of Philadelphia
The Strokers (SGCP) was established over a decade
ago by several maverick gentlemen who possessed a
competitive and firey love for the sport and recognized
the need for organized play among "everyday"
golfers. Based in Montgomery County, P.A., the Delaware
Valley-based golf club has provided top quality service
to over 100 members and guests since the inaugural
2001 season.
(Read more in the Winter/Spring 2012 issue)
Jonathan DePina, President at the
Country Club of New Bedford The Country Club of New
Bedford in North Dartmouth, Mass., holds the
oldest four-ball tourney in the country. This
is also where you will find Jonathan DePina,
President of the Club. DePina is the first African
American to hold this distinguished position,
as well as being the only Black president of
a private club in the country. (Read
more in the Winter/Spring 2012 issue)
Craig
Bowen Appointed Golf Coach At Benedict College
Craig Bowen has been named head men's and
women's golf
coach for Benedict College. Bowen has also
served as Executive Director of the National
Minority
College Golf Scholarship Fund, as well as
an instructor at the PGA Tour Academy located
in Ponte Vedra, Fla. He is a graduate of Southern
University in Baton Rouge, La., where he was
a member of the two-time conference championship
golf team(Read more in the Winter/Spring 2012
issue)
Sheila
C. Johnson Opens New Dominican Republic Resort
Fishing Lodge Cap Cana,
the new luxury villa resort opened Fall 2011
on the Eastern tip of the Dominican Republic,
an area that features more oceanfront holes
than any other layout in the Western hemisphere.
Managed by Salamander Hotels & Resorts,
which is owned by businesswoman Sheila C.
Johnson, The resort includes two restaurants,
two bars, four pools, a wedding chapel, fitness
center, boutique shops, and 30,000 square
feet of event spaces, including two waterfront
plazas and a spectacular outdoor amphitheater.
(Read more in
the Winter/Spring 2012 issue.)
The National Black Golf
Hall of Fame
NBGHOF inducted three new members at its recent
ceremony held in Tampa, FL. The 2011 inductees
were Joe Louis Barrow,
Jr., CEO of The
First Tee; Rose
Harper, golf industry
entrepreneur and CEO of The Grass Ceiling;
and Dr. Calvin Sinnette,
physician, historian and author of Forbidden
Fairways. Delivering the keynote address was
Steve Mona, CEO of the World Golf Foundation.
The inaugural Archie
Griffin Celebrity Golf Classic
on February 7-8th at the Concession Golf Club
in Bradenton, FL was a big success. Guests
included two-time Heisman Trophy-winner Archie
Griffin and others. (Read more in the Winter/Spring
2011 issue.)
Archer-Ragsdale Arizona
Chapter of the
Tuskegee Airmen Incorporated
This historic organization held a welcoming
"Meet and Greet" in October at the beautiful
Arrowhead Country Club. Tuskegee Airmen
(and brothers) Dave Toliver (L) and “Richard
Toliver (R) shared a jouous moment with
Gladys Lee, PGA Professional and Teacher (center).
Richard is also author of the novel “An
Uncaged Eagle, True Freedom.”
(Read the Fall 2010 wrap-up issue)
Calvin Peete Jr.
Becomes New National Sales Manager At STX
World-renowned for its patented Soft Face
Insert Technology, STX has appointed Calvin
Peete Jr. to head up its national sales team
effective immediately. The Baltimor, MD firm
is acknowledged as being the golf industry's
foremost authority on insert face technology
and Peete has big plans for keeping it that
way. (Read more in the Fall 2010 wrap-up issue.)
Barbara Douglas To Receive
GWAA
Ben Hogan Award
Douglas, the chairman of the USGA Women’s
Committee has show stamina and courage throughout
her executive career and now is no different,
while In the midst of a batter with cancer,
this fighter and Glendale, Ariz., resident steps
forward to accept the Golf Writers Association
of America 2011 Ben Hogan Award. Given annually
since 1954, the Hogan Award honors an individual
who has continued to be active in golf despite
a physical handicap or serious illness. (Read
more in the Fall 2010 issue.)
Congressman
William Lacy Clay Holds Golf Forum
The 1st Congressional
District of Missouri Congressman, a member
of the Congressional Black Caucus, sponsored
a forum during the Annual Legislative Conference
(ALC) on September 17, 2010.
The forum, “GOLF: Educational and Personal
Advantages for Minority Youth,” was
held in the Washington Convention Center.
The forum examined the immeasurable
benefits that the game of golf provides to
minority youth. Through golf, young
people are taught courtesy, perseverance,
patience, and respect for others. The
educational benefits of the sport were discussed
as several golf programs successfully incorporate
elements that maximize the academic achievement
of participants. (Read more in the Fall
2010 wrap-up issue.) Lillian
Lambert
Being born on a Virginia farm in Ballsville
(50 miles west of Richmond) in the segregated
south did not stop this quintessential woman
from wanting a better life. At the age
of 18 she moved, worked for a few years as
a maid and typist only to discover that education
would be her opportunity for a life filled
with many possibilities.
Lambert obtained a BA degree
from Howard University and an MBA from Harvard
Business School, simultaneously achieving
a historical milestone by being the first
African American woman to receive a Harvard
MBA. Lillian accomplished things many would
deem unattainable. But according to
her, being introduced to the game of golf
at the age of 46 is her favorite milestone.
Her handicap is 26 and her lowest score is
91. (Read
more in the Fall 2010 wrap-up issue.)
Clyde E. Henderson MD
Outside of medicine, Dr. Henderson is a lover of geography,
especially when it ties-in so brilliantly with playing
his favorite sport: Golf. Henderson, an African American
orthopedic surgeon has the distinction of having played
golf in all 50 states along with some very popular international
destinations.
(Read Winter/Spring 2012 issue)
Bear Huff 'Roars' For A Bright The Future Artises James Huff, "He
was lovingly called Pooh-Bear as an infant and it just
stuck,” says his mom, Sonia, who is of East Indian
descent. The Riverside, Calif., resident is now 6-1/2
years old and it was his dad, James (an African American)
who introduced him to the game of golf. James admits to
including lots of TV time—watching Tiger Woods—to
explain the rules and concept of the game to young Bear.
(Read more in the Winter/Spring 2012 issue)
Women's
Round
Salutes
Minnie Smith At
15, Smith joined the Lonnie Jones Junior Golf Group in
Cincinnati, Ohio and traveled across the Midwest competing
in junior tournaments with such notable young players
at the time like Renee Powell (now a world renowned PGA/LPGA
member), Ann Gregory and Exie O. Shackelford-Ochier. “We
were all something else back then, young and fearless,
ready to take on the world!,” says Smith.(Read
the Winter/Spring 2012 issue).
Golfing
Ghana: AAGD Inaugural Trip to the Motherland Akwaaba
means welcome in Twi, an Akan language, and this is
how Ghanaians will warmly welcome you to their country.
During our publication's trip to Ghana, five of us
traveled from the U.S. to the gateway to Africa and
enjoyed plenty of history, culture -and yes, lots
of challenging golf. Cynthia
Hall (above)
is a lawyer by trade and she kept a daily diary on
the journay and details the excitement of our rounds
at 4 courses: the Accra area, Achimota, Tema and Celebrity
golf courses and in central Ghana the Kumasi Royal
Club.(Read Fall 2010 issue.)
GOODWorks International 2010 Annual
Golf Tournament (L-R) Taurus DeLawrence,
June Archer, Chris Wright and Jonah Cohens enjoy a moment
at Simsbury Farms Golf Course during the September 10th
outing. (Read
more in the Fall 2010 wrap-up issue.)
AN OPEN LETTER TO
MICHELLE OBAMA Anthony Long
grew up playing golf at Langston Golf Course in NE Washington,
DC. Now he fears that this great course in
struggling economic times will be lost. His open plea
to our First Lady tells how over the last decade Langston
golf course has changed the lives of over 20,000 kids
and has given under-privileged kids a chance to learn
a new sport. He asks for her to help him save this historical
landmark. (Read
the Fall 2010 issue.)
Midnight Golf To Gain New Training And
Practice Facility in Detroit, Michigan At the urging of the Sports Illustrated Golf
Group, Golf course architect Tom Doak is building a facility
in Detroit for Midnight Golf, a program that teaches inner-city
kids life skills and an appreciation for golf. WATCH
VIDEO
Barbara Wilson - East Lime High School
Wilson is the first African American to play on East Lyme
High School 's (East Lime, CT) Varsity boys golf team.
She clinched the spring 2011 Individual Championship of
the Inaugural Eastern Connecticut Conference Girls Golf
Tournament, shooting a 40 on 9 holes. Though no one else
made States, the Connecticut resident qualified with the
eighth lowest differential for girls individual.
(Read more in the Winter/Spring 2012issue)
Advocates
Pro
Golf Tour
Vincent Johnson (L) and Johnny
Allen (R)
are all smiles after their victories at the Advocates
Invitational Pro Tour event in Los Angeles. Johnson won
the $6,000 first prize in the Open division while Allen
received $2,000 for his victory in the Senior division.
(Read more in the Winter/Spring 2012 issue)
Revolution Park Renamed To Honor Dr. Charles "Charlie"
Sifford
The
Revolution Park Golf Course, a public course located on
the west side of Charlotte (N.C.) has been renamed The
Dr. Charles L. Sifford Golf Course at Revolution Park.
The daily-fee municipal course was originally built as
the Bonnie Brae Golf Club and enforced a strict “Caucasians
Only” deed restriction that denied African Americans
the use of the facilities until a landmark court decision
in 1956 struck it down. (Read
the Winter/Spring 2012 issue).
PASSAGES
Herbert "Turk" Walker April 28, 1937-February 22, 2011
Herb “Turk” Walker started playing in
California in the early 60's and gravitated to teaching
because he enjoyed it very much. Walker was dedicated
to teaching and enlightening youth regarding the
world of golf and became a Master Teaching Professional.
He was inducted into the African American Golfers
Hall of Fame (West Palm Beach, FL) in 2010 and served
as a longtime member of the United States Golf Teachers
Federation (USGTF).
(Read more in the Winter/Spring 2012 issue.)
PASSAGES
Robert Lee Dunham September 12, 1932-May 17, 2010
A tireless advocate on behalf of minorities, Lee
successfully helped many to acquire McDonald's franchises
and/or become National McDonald's suppliers. He
amassed numerous awards including: McDonald's Corporation
Ronald Award, McDonald's Corporation Golden Arch
Award, The Extraordinary Trailblazer Award and from
National Black McDonald's Operators The Black Businessman
of the Year Award.
(Read more in the Winter/Spring 2012 issue.)
TRAINING
DAY with Eugene Clapp
Eugene
E. Clapp is a USGTF Level III Certified Professional Golf
Instructor as well as a Professional Long Drive Participant.
At age 26, with no formal instruction, he decided to start
playing golf again. Using his background in Physical Education
and Sports Science, he figured out a way to accelerate
his golf swing. The expert golfer andcoach is a graduate
of Bethune-Cookman University and reveals his secrets
for accellerating the golf swing. (Read the Winter/Spring
2012 issue.)
Build
A Healthy Golf Budy
David
A. Miller holds a B.S. in Exercise
and Sport Science with a concentration in Exercise Science
from Penn State University. He has trained athletes competing
in several different sports at Temple University and Penn
State University in his areas of specialty: functional,
sport-specific, strength and muscle toning and is recognized
as one of the top trainers in Philadelphia with a clientele
that includes high school athletes, collegians, models,
doctors and business executives.
"Ask
Betty"
Dr. Betty Brabble
Our rules columnist, keeps you on the 'straight and narrow'
with the rules of golf for playing your golf game fairly.
As Historian of the Wake Robin Golf Club, the nations
oldest black women's golf group and based in Washington,
DC, Brabble and her organization have overseen tournament
rulings for many of the historic 'chitterling circuit'
Black golf tournaments. Now, she joins us to answer your
toughest questions 'by the book' according to USGA rules.
With her years of golf playing experience, Dr. Brabble
will help you discover the joy of playing the game correctly.
Submit your questions to our "Ask Betty" column
via E-mail at: Betty2811@aol.com
Renee Powell Receives Honorary Degree at UMES Winter Commencement
Thelma B. Thompson, Ph.D.,
Madame President, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
(UMES) presents Renee Powell (L) with an honorary degree.
Powell is a women’s sports pioneer. She is the second
African American to play on the Ladies Professional Golf
Association tour and has been an ambassador for the sport
much of her life. She is the head golfing professional
at Clearview Golf Club, a historic course her father built
near Canton, Ohio, and where she learned to play. (Read
Fall 2010 issue.)
Golf
Fitness The 3-2-1
Way
with Ramona Braganza
Core
stability is at the heart of a golf swing it’s
where the bodie’s center of gravity is and
its power source that helps to transfer energy from
the acceleration phase to the deceleration phase
of a golf swing. (Read the Fall 2010
issue.)
FOUNDATION FOCUS:
Two Seaters Golf Club Foundation During
the second weekend of July, the club hosted its “Two
Seater Open” under President, Gus Nelson at their
home course, University GC, University Park, IL with proceeds
going towards scholarships.
(Read the Summer 2010 issue.)
MacFarlane Park After School
In the western part of Tampa, Florida sits
McFarlane Park, a cozy neighborhood in Hillsboro County,
just about half a mile wide with a population density
around 3,608 persons per square mile. But, don’t
let this fool you; the MacFarlane Park Elementary School
is keen on raising kids right and golf has a lot to do
with it. (Read more in the Fall 2010
wrap-up issue.)
(L-R) Charlie Jackson, Joe Sterenka and
Chery Gentry
Inaugural Glow Golf Forum on African American Women and
Diversity in the Golf Industry
In an effort to foster the growth of African
American female participation and diversity in the multi-billion
dollar golf industry, the PGA Education Center, at PGA
Village, in Port St. Lucie, Fla., played host in October
to Glow Golf's inaugural forum and golf event entitled,
"Rethink Your Possibilities: Breaking the Grass Ceiling,"
The program was designed to champion and increase participation
in golf by African American female professionals, the
event featured a keynote address by PGA of America Chief
Executive Officer Joe Steranka to an audience of corporate
executives, entrepreneurs and diversity experts. (Read
the Fall 2010 wrap-up issue.)
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