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The UGA supported Black golfers for decades and then disappeared. On its 100th birthday, there are strong signs of life againAs a longtime golfer in his 40s whose grandfather was prominent in the Chicagoland golf scene, Tarek “Ty” DeLavallade knew nothing of the UGA or its fate. Then five years ago, after being a ...
It was the first course in D.C. to open its doors to Black golfers, and would eventually pave the way for African American legends of the game. In today’s episode of “Matt About Town,” WTOP ...
Thanks to those golfers, UGA became a shining light of hope and gave a platform to Black golfers to compete, advance, and showcase their skills and combat discriminatory practices that kept them ...
The two talented young Black golfers have heard about the struggles for inclusion waged by golfers like Pete Brown, Ted Rhodes and Charlie Sifford at a time when the PGA of America had a ...
As a result, says Ray Botts, 32, who won only $3,431 last season, many young black golfers cannot afford to sharpen their game with consistent tournament play and “they get disillusioned very ...
For an organization that for decades meant so much to the Black golf community, nurturing the likes of Lee Elder, Ted Rhodes, Charlie Sifford and Renee Powell throughout their careers, the United ...
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