The Oaks. The Greens. The Legends. Hermann Park Golf Course is celebrating 100 years. This historic golf course was born in 1922 and was the first integrated.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Dec. 21, 2021 – LPGA USGA Girls Golf announced today that Denise Vermillion, the Site Director of Girls Golf – First Tee – Centra.
Masters Honorary Starter Lee Elder Passes the Torch of Hope to 12 Black PGA Members
By Bob Denney, PGA Historian Emeritus
Published on
Thursday, April 15, 2021
Center - Lee Elder, PGA L-R (standing): Kendall Murphy, PGA; Kennie Sims, PGA; Gerry Hammond, PGA; Maulana Dotch, PGA; Rich Jones, PGA; Wyatt Worthington, PGA; Howie Pruitt, PGA; Scooter Clark, PGA; Renee Powell, PGA; Jeff Dunovant, PGA; Earl Cooper, PGACourtesy of Augusta National Golf Club
PGA Member Lee Elder, who lived the dream of competing in the spring in Augusta, Georgia, has repeatedly felt the impact of the month of April upon his life.
It was April 21, 1974, when Elder won the Monsanto Open, guaranteeing he would become the first Black golfer to earn a berth in the 1975 Masters.
Celebrating Black History Month: The Pioneers - Maulana Dotch, PGA
Published on
Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Maulana Dotch hits her shot during the Delegate Golf Outing for the 103rd PGA Annual Meeting at the PGA Golf Club on November 7, 2019 in Port St. Lucie, Florida.Photo by Montana Pritchard/The PGA of America
Editor s Note: The story below originally ran in the February 2021 issue of PGA Magazine in celebration of Black History Month.
Imagine blazing a new trail, yet not truly realizing the impact and significance of the path you paved. Imagine pursuing your passion for the pure love of the game, while charting the course of history.