any black owned golf courses in the North East?
the issue with this is that golf is not popular in the black community in general for black golf courses to sustain themselves. and for the segment that it was popular (upper middle class silent generation and their children the boomers), most of them are old and dying out. we’ve always had a number of golf social clubs that would travel around to both black courses and clubs that were open to blacks but black owned courses were minimal.
here are a few that i’ve found:
Clearview Golf Course
[African American Built, Owned, Operated & Managed]
Renee Powell (PGA/LPGA), Head Pro
Larry Powell, Course Superintendent
Course Architect: William Powell
8410 Lincoln Highway
East Canton, Ohio 44730
(330) 488-0404
Clearview-GC.com
Copper Ridge Golf Course
[African American Owned by Greg Jackson]
8475 E Atherton Rd, Davison, MI 48423
(810) 658-7775
golfcopperridge.com
Forest Park Country Club
[African American Co-Owned & Managed]
James Draper III, GM and Head Golf Professional
1821 Mulberry Road
Martinsville, VA 24112
(276) 632-1711
info@forestparkcc.org
Forest Park Country Club | "The Park"
The Golf Club of Dallas
[African American Owned] Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship, Pastor Tony Evans
2200 W Red Bird Ln.
Dallas, TX 75232
(214) 333-3595
The Golf Club of Dallas
Michael Jordan’s Grove XXIII
Opened in 2019, the exclusive club tee times are invite-only.
Jordan is a majority owner and Director
2323 SE Blackcat Way, Hobe Sound, FL 33455
Innisbrook Golf Resort
[African American Owned]-Sheila Johnson
36750 U.S. Highway 19 North, Tampa, FL
Palm Harbor, FL
(727) 942-2000
InnisbrookGolfResort.com
Marlton Golf Club
[African American Owned]
Marlton Golf Club was acquired by new owners, HWV Enterprises, LLC, in April 2015.
Owners: Vann Jones,
Willie Blakeney,
Henry Turner,
Jimmy Garvin Marlton Golf Club, also called The Marlton, is an improved re-acquaintance to some and an introduction to others. A par 71 layout course whose owners seek to aspire to exceed customers’ highest expectations.
9413 Midland Turn
Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772
Phone:
(301) 856-7566
Info@MarltonGolf.com
MarltonGolf.com
Martin Downs Golf Club
Stanley Campbell, Owner
3801 SW Greenwood Way Palm City, FL 34990
Home
info@martindownsgolfclub.com or call
(772) 286-6818
Woodridge Golf Club
[African American Owned] Bill Neal, Owner
301 Woodridge Drive
Mineral Wells, WV 26150
(304) 489-1800
WoodridgeGolfClub.com
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with that said, there are a number of courses that are predominantly black.
for instance, the south side of chicago has a number of courses that are frequented by a predominantly black patronage and we consider these ‘ours’ - south shore country club, jackson park golf course, and joe louis golf course, although whites have been trickling down from the north side to come play at our courses. they are public so not privately owned.