BLAC Golf · Organizations
The Institutions
From the United Golfers Association to the APGA Tour — the organizations that sustained Black golf through exclusion and are building its future.
From the United Golfers Association to the APGA Tour — the organizations that sustained Black golf through exclusion and are building its future.
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Tours & Invitationals
Where Black professionals and prospects compete.
National invitational · Detroit, MI · Est. 2021
The John Shippen
To create pathways for Black golfers and Black businesses into the game's biggest stages.
The John Shippen National Invitational, played at Detroit Golf Club, awards Black professionals exemptions into PGA Tour and LPGA events — and pairs the golf with a national Black business pitch competition.
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Community golf club · Detroit, MI
Detroit Handicappers Golf Club
To promote competitive golf, fellowship, and community giving in Detroit.
An active Detroit golf club offering memberships, tournaments, fellowship, and charitable community support.
Website →Youth, college & career development · Detroit, MI · Est. 2001
Midnight Golf Program (College Career & Beyond)
To prepare Detroit-area young people for college, career, and life through mentoring, life skills, and golf.
The Detroit youth-development organization formerly known as Midnight Golf Program now operates as College Career & Beyond, combining college access and persistence, career development, mentoring, life skills, and golf instruction.
Website →Women's golf, heritage & scholarships · Detroit, MI · Est. 1979
Tee-Set Golf Club
To expand golf access for women, improve members' skills, mentor junior golfers, and support education through scholarships.
A historic Detroit golf club founded by fourteen African American women in 1979. Tee-Set has advanced women's access to public golf, mentored junior golfers, and supported students through scholarships.
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