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 […]
In 2016 Wyatt Worthington became first African-American club pro to qualify for the PGA Championship in 25 years…Inspired By Tiger Woods’ Masters Victory, he aims to get back to the PGA Championship next month at Bethpage Black by leland hardy They met at a Tiger Woods Foundation junior golf clinic in Columbus, Ohio way back […]
PGA National Resort & Spa — South Florida’s world-class golf, getaway and meetings destination and host of last week’s PGA TOUR Honda Classic – welcomed 204,487 spectators over seven days of glorious weather for the second-highest total in the tournament’s history.
WE ARE GOLF sat down with CEO of Arnold Palmer Enterprises, Jon Podany for its monthly “Five Questions” column.
Since the previous economic impact study was released more than a decade ago, Minnesota’s golf economy has weathered a financial crisis, a Great Recession, and a net decline of 7.6 percent in golf course supply.
