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African American Golf History  

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The Journey of African Americans in Golf

African American Golf History Activity Book

1. Cumberland Golf Course was renamed Ted Rhodes Golf Course. In 1948, professional golfer Theodore "Ted" Rhodes became the second African American to play in a U.S. Open. He was also a four-time winner of the UGA (United Golfers Association) Championship.

2. Pontchartrain Park Golf Course was renamed Joseph M. Bartholomew Senior Golf Course. Golf course architect Joseph Bartholomew designed and built his first golf course, Metairie Golf Course (New Orleans, Louisiana), in 1922. He also built City Park No. 1, City Park No. 2, and Pontchartrain Golf Course. All the courses that he built were restricted to whites; subsequently, Bartholomew could not play the courses that he built.

3. Western Avenue Golf Club was renamed Chester Washington Golf Club. Chester Washington was former publisher of the Los Angeles Sentinel Newspaper, a renowned African American-owned newspaper.

4. Adams Park Golf Course was renamed Alfred Tup Holmes Memorial Golf Course. Alfred "Tup" Holmes was one of the plaintiffs in Holmes et al. v. Atlanta...originally filed in 1951 in U.S. District Court, seeking the desegregation of Atlanta's public golf courses and parks. A U.S. Supreme Court ruling directed the U.S. District Court to rule in favor of the plaintiffs.

5. Joe Louis "The Champ" Golf Course was named in honor of Joe Louis Barrow, better known as Joe Louis, heavyweight boxing champion.

6. Miller Park Golf Course was renamed Steven Hogan Golf Course in honor of Steve Hogan, the first African American member of the Nebraska PGA Section, and also the first section member to receive a PGA Junior Golf Leader award. 

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Learn more about African American Golf History in "A Missing Link In History" and "African American Golf History Activity Book".

Joseph Bartholomew, golf course architect