“I didn’t see anybody that looks like me,” Perry said.
“I immediately realized I had to change that. And what I discovered about golf – when you look at the numbers – they are glaring.”
Perry, a vibrant, driven woman whose family has long been involved in education and social change in her Tampa hometown, discovered that of the 30 million golfers in the United States, 4 million are minorities and less than 1 percent are women of color.
Determined to make a difference, Perry – using her severance package from work – in 2014 launched Tampa-based nonprofits Women of Color Golf and Girls On the Green Tee. The organization is designed to increase and promote minority participation in golf for women and girls.
By Derrick DuBose
Dec 17, 2020
Tracy West (Valspar Championship - Tournament Director) - @tracywest11 joined the show to talk about the Women of Color Golf & Girls on the Green Tee, Tampa-based non-profit beneficiary of the Valspar Championship.