AFRICAN AMERICAN GOLF LEGEND AND TRAILBLAZER TED RHODES CELEBRATED AT THE 55 th TED RHODES CHARITY GOLF CLASSIC AT

Contact: Tiffany White, M.Ed., DTM President & Ted Rhodes Granddaughter
Ted Rhodes Foundation, Inc. (312) 502-9009-(877) 913 9009 or info@tedrhodes.org

The Ted Rhodes Foundation , Inc. is pleased to announce our 55th Annual Ted Rhodes Charity Golf Classic Preserving the Legacy… which will be held on Saturday, September 7 and Sunday, September 8 at the historic Ted Rhodes Golf Course located at 1901 Ed Temple Boulevard. This 2-day Amateur charity golf classic celebrates the legacy of a golfer pioneer and trailblazer that was from Nashville and is a Fundraiser for two local golf programs. Golfers from across the country will be traveling to Nashville to play in this fun and historic annual charity event. Great golf, food, and fun….This charity event will benefit the following golf organizations:

FISK UNIVERSITY GOLF TEAM, JUNIOR GOLF PROGRAM – FIRST TEE OF TENNESSEE, TED RHODES FOUNDATION HBCU GOLF EDUCATIONAL FUND. Ted Rhodes is the first African American professional golfer in the modern era to play in the US Open in 1948. He won over 150 tournaments and was granted posthumous membership to the PGA in 2009. He was the golf instructor for boxer Joe Louis, 1st black golfer to play in the Masters tournament Lee Elder, and tennis player Althea Gibson. Tiger Woods credited Ted and other black golf pioneers in his first Masters’ win for paving the way for him to play the game of golf. There is a golf course that bears his name in Nashville, TN.

The mission of the Ted Rhodes Foundation is to preserve and honor the legacy of Ted Rhodes. The foundation provides financial support to Historically Black Colleges and

Universities (HBCU) golf programs, such as Fisk University golf program, and awards scholarships to golf team members to help further this mission. The foundation hosts junior golf clinics to introduce the game of golf to youth in the urban areas and partners with Junior Golf Programs to provide a competitive venue to play golf and communication and leadership skills training.