WE ARE GOLF remains committed to being a platform for important conversation around Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, and promoting the individual work of various organizations across golf. In this month’s Five Questions, we talk with Jim Beatty, the Executive Editor of African American Golfers Digest, to learn more about the upcoming African American Golf EXPO and forum.
Following last week’s roundtable discussion special, GOLF Channel today announced the expansion of NBC Sports Group’s Race and Sports in America franchise. Earlier today, GOLF Channel’s Morning Drive kicked off Race and Sports in America: Moving Golf Forward, welcoming philanthropist and LPGA/PGA professional instructor Renee Powell, to honor her more than 50 years of dedication to making golf a more welcoming and diverse sport.
African-American Golf Coaches on the National Stage: Drew Charter School headed to High school national golf championship; lynn univ. completes back-to-back ncaa dII titles The Dunovant family has a rich history in the game of golf. The late Harold Dunovant became the first African-American to graduate from PGA Business School in 1960. He would later […]
Golf Faces Challenges of Diversity at the Highest Levels of the Game but is Poised for Change By Leland Hardy It has been several weeks since Hank Haney, the former coach of Tiger Woods, thrust the issue of diversity in the game of golf to the forefront of media. Unless you’ve been living under one […]
With the 119th U.S. Open coming to Northern California with week, landing for the sixth time at the famed Pebble Beach Golf Links, we connected with Northern California Golf Association (NCGA) Board Member Dr. Al Brown to discuss the game of golf. The NCGA is part of a network of regional golf associations that support […]
Today is the 4th annual International Women’s Golf Day, a global event shaped by a collaborative effort to encourage women to participate in the game through a variety of avenues. A combination of retailers, golf facilities and teaching professionals have registered to host free introductory events for first-time or beginning golfers, or more structured events […]
A few years ago, some friends invited me to play in the Mike Woodson Celebrity Golf Tournament in Las Vegas. Figuring it was a once in a lifetime chance rub elbows with the rich & famous and impress my girlfriend (I guess it worked, because she’s now my wife), I loaded the clubs in the […]
The American Junior Golf Association (AJGA) partnered with The First Tee to implement a 2019 pilot program aimed at educating young people from diverse backgrounds on the various career paths that exist within golf. Select First Tee participants were chosen to shadow AJGA tournament operators during the first-class junior golf events. Among the first participants […]
While all eyes were on Brooks Koepka’s dominating performance during the 101st PGA Championship at Bethpage Black, behind the scenes the PGA of America took steps to leverage the Championship’s economic power to impact local minority-owned businesses. The impetus for this effort: The PGA’s growing and continued commitment to diversifying the game and industry of […]
Global sports entertainment leader Topgolf today announced all 50 U.S. venues will offer a complimentary golf instruction and socializing event for women on Tuesday, June 4 from 6:30-7:30 p.m.
