He must have been pretty good because his daughter was a pro and also one the first seven women to become a member of St. This was long before Jackie Robinson famously broke the color line in baseball. Powell was a golfer and World War II veteran who was not allowed to play on many US courses at the time, so he built and opened his own course at Clearview in 1948. By Joe Barks MaThe historic club in East Canton, Ohio, where the late William Powell created the first golf course in the U.S. You won't find the story in school history books but Mr. Pros went out for a series of skills challenges to benefit the Clearview Legacy Foundation, a charity designed to continue the legacy of Renee’s father Bill Powell and the course he built by hand in the family’s home state of Ohio. The PGA museum has a permanent exhibit as well. In 2017 it is especially timely as the USGA museum is featuring a year-long exhibit on Clearview and the Powell family. If you do not golf, there is not much to do except read the Ohio Historical marker on the course and the Department of the Interior plaque on the clubhouse door, but it is still a significant site to see. That is why it is important to visit the Clearview Golf Course National Historic Site and learn the extraordinary story of William Powell and his family. That is why I was somewhat shocked when my career brought me here and I discovered prejudice has been and is as big a problem in the Buckeye state as anywhere else in the land. The late Bill Powell was an African American businessman who designed Clearview Golf Club, the first integrated golf course to cater to African Americans. Today, Renee is the LPGA/PGA Head Golf Professional at Clearview Golf. As a tour player she competed in more than 250 professional tournaments and won the 1973 Kelly Springfield Open in Brisbane, Australia. In 1967, Renee Powell became the second African-American woman to compete on the LPGA Tour.
#ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT USED IN BUILDING CLEARVIEW GOLF COURSE SKIN#
Ever since i was a kid I was fascinated by the history of Ohio abolitionists and the underground railroad as well as the many historic contributions made by residents of darker skin tone. Carrying On the Legacy for Future Generations.
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