Past PGA Distinguished Service Recipient Dr. Bill Dickey, Pioneer in Building Diversity in Golf
The 1999 PGA Distinguished Service Award recipient and one of the founders of the PGA Minority Collegiate Golf Championship, passed away Oct. 16 in Phoenix, Ariz. By Herschel Caldwell Because of Bill Dickey, kids all across the nation are enjoying a privilege he never had–learning to play golf at an early age. Dickey did not step onto a course until he was 28 years old. He knew some members of Phoenix’s Desert Mashie Golf Club, and they encouraged him to give the game a try. Since Dickey had excelled at baseball, football and basketball in high school, then played… Read More »
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