Minority Golf & Sports Magazine will begin a series of features detailing the historic accomplishments of golfers of color in the United States over the past one hundred years and beyond on the pages of minoritygolfmag.com.
Continue Reading-The 13th major for Tiger Woods looked like so many others until he finished- AP TULSA, Okla. – Woody Austin and Ernie Els give it their best shot, but Tiger Woods claims his fourth PGA Championship and 13th major title on Sunday afternoon by two strokes at Southern Hills. His father is no longer alive for Woods to walk into his arms. His mother no longer travels to any major but the Masters. He now shares his triumphs with a wife and baby daughter, and the biggest surprise Sunday at the PGA Championship was seeing them when he walked into… Read More »
Continue ReadingAP Sports VIRGINIA WATER, England Ernie Els won his seventh World Match Play Championship title Sunday by beating Angel Cabrera 6 and 4 in the final at Wentworth. Els took the lead on the first hole, with Cabrera taking a bogey, and the South African stayed in front throughout the day to claim his first victory of the year. “It is absolutely a dream come true. I would never in my wildest dreams have thought I could win this seven times,” said Els, who also won in 1994-96 and 2002-04. “It truly feels unbelievable. The course is obviously my home… Read More »
Continue ReadingTHOUSAND OAKS, California The final putt of the year safely in the hole for par and another victory, Tiger Woods was quickly reminded what kind of year 2007 turned out to be. First, he walked over to his 6-month-old daughter, dressed in a red fleece top, for a kiss on the cheek and a pat on the head. Then came the presentation on the 18th green at Sherwood Country Club, where Woods collected his eighth trophy of the year. He became a father for the first time in June. He won his 13th career major in August at the PGA… Read More »
Continue ReadingGrowing up in this area when people of color were not allowed to play on public golf courses does not lessens the beauty and value of the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail that all can enjoy today. by Herschel Caldwell Growing up as a child on a farm in Northeast Alabama’s cotton and Corn Belt, life was relegated to playing in the nearest swimming hole, climbing the backyard walnut tree, swinging on a muscadine vine and being overtaken by the smell of my mama’s pork chops cooking on the wood-burning stove. To many of our readers, this may be… Read More »
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