The courses Black golfers built, owned, and defended — and the venues where the game's next chapters are being written.
Historic Course · Est. 1946
East Canton, OHThe only golf course in America designed, built, and owned by an African American. Bill Powell seeded its first nine holes by hand after WWII; it is on the National Register of Historic Places and still run by the Powell family.
Visit →Tournament Venue · Est. 1899
Detroit, MIHost of the PGA Tour's Rocket Classic and The John Shippen National Invitational — where Black professional golf takes its biggest annual stage in Detroit.
Historic Course · Est. 1939
Washington, DCOpened in 1939 for Black golfers shut out of Washington's courses, Langston became the capital's home of Black golf and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Historic Course
Detroit, MIA Detroit muni at the heart of the city's Black golf community for generations.
Historic Course · Est. 1923
Huntington Woods, MIThe Detroit-area public course where Joe Louis played and bankrolled Black professional golf — a cornerstone of the city's deep golf history.
Historic Course · Est. 1921
Scotch Plains, NJThe first Black-owned country club in the United States, and the professional home of John Shippen — the man Detroit's national invitational honors.
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