Legend

Renee Powell

LPGA pioneer and steward of America's most important Black-built course.

Hometown

East Canton, OH

The Story

Renee Powell followed Althea Gibson onto the LPGA Tour and has spent her life running Clearview Golf Club, the course her father built with his own hands.

Achievements

◆Second Black woman to play the LPGA Tour
◆PGA of America Hall of Fame
◆Head professional, Clearview Golf Club
◆Among the first women named honorary members of the R&A (2015)
◆First at-large member of the PGA of America board of directors (2019)
◆Inaugural PGA of America Charlie Sifford Award recipient

Connections

Plays onLPGA

Affiliated withClearview Golf Club

Stories Featuring Renee Powell

The Women Who Changed Black Golf Forever

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