At the African American Golfer’s Digest, we honor Black golf heroes all year long. However, during February, Black History Month, we are celebrating some of the legends who rose above…
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Meet Golf Griot Jimmie James, discover how he became the first person, ever, to play the Top 100 Golf Courses in a year
Jimmie James played the Top 100 U.S. golf courses in a single calendar year, a feat no one else has accomplished. However, one soon realizes that there is more to…
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July 2, 2021 | BY AAGD STAFF Donnell Davis had his 4th hole-in-one on Sunday, June 27, 2021 at Mallard Head Golf Course, Mooresville, NC. The feat occurred at was…
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April 25, 2021 | By Mike Easterling Professional golfer Willie Mack III is practically mini-tour royalty with 65 victories on his resume. While he is mostly associated with circuits in…
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April 10, 2021 | BY AAGD STAFF Lana Lee Leazer has worked in the hospitality industry for over 20-years utilizing her skills in Event Sales and Coordinating. Cultivating top skills…
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April 9, 2021 | BY AAGD STAFF It’s all about culture with golf in the mix for Bad Boy Golf Wear. Started by accident, owner Rick Ellerbe launched the Los…
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Al Peterson III, PGA, Making Strides Towards Greater Diversity in Golf
by Debert Cookby Debert CookNovember 24, 2020 | BY AAGD STAFF PGA Professional Al Peterson III is a prime example of how a career in golf is bettering the lives of minorities and individuals…
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Kelley Pierre Appointed Director of Circulation and Consumer Engagement at African American Golfer’s Digest
by Debert Cookby Debert CookNEW YORK, NY (August 20, 2020) African American Golfer’s Digest, the nation’s oldest leading print and digital golf publication serving avid Black American golfers, is pleased to announce the appointment…
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Granville Brown Shoots a “Covid-19” Hole-In-One
by Debert Cookby Debert CookBY AAGD STAFF May 25, 2020 — It was Sunday, May 24, and a balmy 87 degrees on the grounds of the Durango Hills Golf Club in Las Vegas, Nevada. The city had an…
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BY AAGD STAFF (January 14, 2020) —Kathryn Magett McManus is as cheerful and bubbly as a golfer could be having recently returned from an October 2019 golf-scape journey to Cape…
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Family Affair in Golf Builds on the Legacy of Harold Dunovant
by Debert Cookby Debert CookBy Michael Cooper (December 1, 2019) I’m grateful to have been intimately engaged in golf, in one way or another, since I was 12-years-old. Over the years, I’ve seen the…
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BY AAGD STAFF (November 15, 2019) Kelly Pierre, Founder & CEO of All Access Golf is now a Certified Coach with U.S. Kids Golf. Pierre’s achievement will enable him to be listed…