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Renee Powell sets another milestone as the first woman recipient of the Northern Ohio PGA Golf Professional of the Year Award

November 20, 2021Herschel Caldwell0

PGA Hall of Famer Renee Powell of East Canton, Ohio, has written another historic chapter in a remarkable career. Powell, 75, who became the first Black woman PGA Member in 1996, was named Monday the 2021 Northern Ohio PGA Golf Professional of the Year. She is the first woman recipient of the Section award, which was first presented in 1974. The PGA Golf Professional of the Year Award is one of the highest honors the Association can bestow on a working club professional whose total contributions to the game best exemplify the complete PGA Professional. The award embraces a… Read More »

Cameron Champ Lives Up To His Name to Win 3M Open

November 20, 2021November 20, 2021Herschel Caldwell0

Cameron Champ won for the third straight year on the PGA Tour. By Herschel Caldwell Cameron Champ overcame a like luster start to the first half of the year with a number of mechanical and mind issues. By his own admission, being newlywed he allowed himself to become distracted trying to balance a personal life at home with the stress and demands of a professional life on the golf course. The 3M Open proved to be a turning point and a validation of his sense of balance and skills, fending off the obvious effects of dehydration, he put on a… Read More »

Cameron Champ Lives Up To His Name to Win 3M Open

November 20, 2021November 20, 2021Herschel Caldwell0

Cameron Champ won for the third straight year on the PGA Tour. By Herschel Caldwell Cameron Champ overcame a like luster start to the first half of the year with a number of mechanical and mind issues. By his own admission, being a newlywed he allowed himself to become distracted trying to balance a personal life at home with the stress and demands of a professional life on the golf course. The 3M Open proved to be a turning point and a validation of his sense of balance and skills, fending off the obvious effects of dehydration, he put on… Read More »

Collin Morikawa wins the 2021 Open Championship for his second major title.

November 20, 2021Herschel Caldwell0

Morikawa, Asian American, joins Hideki Matsuyama of Japan as the first time two Asian men won a professional major championship in the same year. By Herschel Caldwell After winning the oldest of golf’s championships, Morikawa says he is looking forward to having an opportunity to win more majors in the future. His ball-striking and a steady putter were unmatchable keys to his victory at the 149th Open Championship. Morikawa’s 15 under par overall was good enough for a two-stroke win over Jordan Spieth (13 under) with a final round 66. Jon Rahm and Louis Oosthuizen tied for third at 11… Read More »

John Shippen Invitational Results-Men’s and Women’s Divisions

November 20, 2021November 20, 2021Herschel Caldwell0

The following is a summary of the John Shippen Invitational results held at the Detroit Golf Club, the site of the Rocket Mortgage Classic. This article was written by Greg Ball, Senior Account Executive with BZA Public Relations and reprinted by permission. Ed. THE JOHN SHIPPEN National Invitational was designed by Intersport specifically to showcase and provide heightened opportunities and recognition to Black golfers. The 36-hole, two-day tournament, played Sunday and Monday, invited 33 of the nation’s top amateur and professional men’s and women’s Black golfers to compete at Detroit Golf Club. THE JOHN SHIPPEN is named after John Shippen,… Read More »

John Shippen Invitational Results-Men’s and Women’s Divisions

November 20, 2021Herschel Caldwell0

The Rocket Mortgage Classic at the Detroit Golf Club Makes History

November 20, 2021Herschel Caldwell0

The Rocket Mortgage Classic made its debut as a PGA Tour event held in Detroit in 2019, and the impact has been immediate. The outreach to the metro Detroit community and its efforts to achieve diversity is well known. By Herschel Caldwell Rocket Mortgage (a subsidiary of Quicken Loans) is the nation’s largest home mortgage lender, reporting more than $350 billion in volume in 2020. Rocket Mortgage is known for innovation, using digital and state-of-the-art technology to create a welcoming environment for homebuyers across the country. Fortune’s list of 500 companies lists Rocket Companies, Rocket Mortgage’s parent company, as #5… Read More »

Willie Mack Rocket Mortgage Interview

November 20, 2021Herschel Caldwell0

Willie Mack III shot a second-round 73 to finish 3 under to make his first PGA TOUR cut at the 2021 Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit, MI. Willie Mack Rocket Mortgage INTERVIEW June 30, 2021 (Courtesy PGA Tour) Willie’s storied journey to the PGA Tour is not unique among the hundreds of players before him. His 71st finish of 4 under par, or that he finished higher than many is also no indication of his ability to play on the big game with the best. He is young. He is hungry. He is good, and there is a very bright… Read More »

John Shippen, the first American born professional golfer, leaves his mark on American golf.

June 23, 2021June 23, 2021Herschel Caldwell0

Editor’s note: Lenwood Robinson, author, historian penned a novel in 1996 called the Black Golfer, a Chicago Perspective. His work and writings on Black Golf in America is as relevant today as it was twenty-five years ago. Minority Golf Magazine chose to print excerpts in it’s February 1997 issue and the story remains important today as the PGA and the Chicago Golf Club (site of the 2021 Rocket Mortgage PGA tournament) prepare to host a national co-ed tournament featuring a field of top African American male and female golfers from around the country. The Women’s Division will feature a 36-hole… Read More »

Ko Soars as Asian Women Golfers Dominate LPGA Tour

April 20, 2021April 20, 2021Herschel Caldwell0

Lydia Ko celebrates her record breaking win at the Lotte Championship Lydia Ko is a Korean-born New Zealand professional golfer who achieved World Number One status at the ripe old age of 17. This week’s win at the Lotte Championship was Ko’s first in three years, and came after she made physical, mental, and coaching changes. The “new” Lydia, some are saying, is far better than the old when she dominated the LPGA Tour in her march to number one. However, today’s LPGA Tour has many other women professionals who can putt, think well, and drive the ball longer than… Read More »