The sport of golf has challenged and charmed people for generations. The game is believed to have originated in Scotland as early as the 15th century and was imported to the US in 1888, hosting the 1896 US Open at Shinnecock, NY. The 1896 US Open featured the entry of the first US Professional and African American, John Shippen. For many years, the sport was the exclusive province of wealthy Anglo-Saxon males, but in recent years, the passion for playing golf has sparked what some would call a spiritual revival among the “baby boom” generation.
Further, the exclusionary attitudes that have surrounded the sport for years (preventing women, minorities, and the working class from enjoying it) have subsided. Consequently, the sport’s challenges and intrinsic beauties have been exposed to many willing and active participants, fueling the most phenomenal boom in modern sports history.
There are approximately five million minority golfers in the US today, up from approximately 500,000 just 15 years ago. Many attribute this factor to higher education, greater affluence, and the more significant number of minority “baby boomers” aged 49-64.
Millions of men and women from the Caribbean, South America, Africa, and Asia have come to this sport due to its accessibility, Tiger Woods, and unique international appeal.
Minority Golf Magazine online is devoted exclusively to the interests of people of color in the United States and worldwide. No other publication or website has endeavored to fill this vital role.
We welcome your readership, comments, suggestions, and items you may be aware of that may interest golfers of color.
Hi,
I would like to introduce myself and have a discussion on how we should
work together to advance the kids in Title 1 neighborhoods into golf not only in the classroom ( Boys and Girls Clubs) but on grass and experience the feel that golf delivers.
Thanks,
Bob Thibodeau
770-856-9442
Freelance writer
Atlanta Ga.
PS: I just had an Op-Ed article in the AAGD about the First Tee
Hello Bob,
Thank you for the introduction. I’m sure the subject of kids will come during the Inclusion & Diversity Round Table on Wednesday at the PGA Show, hosted by Michael Cooper(mcooper2@springfieldcollege.edu>). It’s understandably a little hectic getting ready for the show at the moment, I’ll be in touch with you closer to the first of February. Ed
Hello — happy to hear your magazine will be at the Mack Champ Invitational — hopefully you can add Junior Golfers to Watch as one your continuing columns.
Thank you for your comment. Yes, Junior Golfers will be a significant part of our immediate editorial plans. Ed.
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Hi –
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