The National Black Golf Hall of Fame was started by Harold Dunovant, the first African-American to graduate from the PGA of America's business school in 1964. He was unable to become a Class A PGA Member for six years because no one would sign his application. Inductees include:[1]
- Willie Black, caddy and golfer who headed up construction and operations of Tampa, Florida's Rogers Park, Tampa course
- Barbara Douglas, the first minority member of the USGA Women's Committee (and later its chair)
- Ann Gregory, the first African-American woman to play in a national championship conducted by the United States Golf Association.[2]
- John Merchant, the first minority on the USGA Executive Committee
- Winston Lake Golf Course in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
- Renee Powell, the second African-American woman ever to play on the LPGA Tour.[3]
References
edit- ^ Glenn, Rhonda (September 7, 2010). "Willie Black's Dream: Rogers Park". USGA. Archived from the original on February 24, 2014.
- ^ "2005 News Archive". USGA. Archived from the original on August 26, 2009. Retrieved February 14, 2015.
- ^ Johnson, M. Mikell (2008). The African American Woman Golfer: Her Legacy. Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Publishers. pp. 83–4.
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