This should be exciting!
The organization was founded in 1925 by a group of African American golfers who curated a separate series of professional golf tournaments for golfers amid the rise of racial segregation in the United States. Thanks to those golfers, UGA became a shining light of hope and gave a platform to Black golfers to compete, advance, and showcase their skills and combat discriminatory practices that kept them out of golf’s mainstream industry, according to press details shared with BLACK ENTERPRISE.
The centennial invitational honors Black golfers who came through the UGA circuit to develop their talents and paved the way for the future generation of golfers. The event will hold tributes and awards to trailblazers including Ted Rhodes, Renee Powell, Charlie Sifford, Calvin Peete, Althea Gibson, Jim Dent, Jim Thorpe, and Lee Elder, the first Black golfer to play in The Masters.
Outside of Coca-Cola’s support, other corporate sponsors include AARP, Cisco, CDW, Disney, Universal, the Tampa Bay Rays MLB team, and the NFL’s Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Source: Black Enterprise
