National Black Golf Hall of Fame

Class of 2021

HONORABLE JAMES CLYBURN

James Clyburn has been the driving force behind the The Rudolph Canzater Memorial Classic for over 25 years. Named after a volunteer whose efforts would eventually help lay the groundwork for Clyburn being elected to congress. Each year, hundreds of elected officials, business and community leaders from around the country gather on the shores of South Carolina’s Lake Marion at Santee to participate in the annual Rudolph Canzater Memorial Classic. As in years past, proceeds from the Classic will fund need-based scholarships for high school graduates and college students who live or attend school in South Carolina’s 6th Congressional District. This Tournament has funded over 1,850 scholarships totaling more than $5.7 million and contributed over $4.2 million to help endow South Carolina colleges and universities. Many of these students pursue careers in the golf industry.

COBBS CREEK GOLF COURSE, PHILADELPHIA, PA

Because the game of golf was growing at a record clip, the Golf Association of Philadelphia, City Council, and the Mayor’s Office joined forces to create a suitable public course for the citizens of Philadelphia. Work would be completed on the city’s newest treasure in 1916, built and collaborated upon by the Philadelphia School of Golf Course Architecture. This new course located, in Fairmount Park, would be known as Cobbs Creek. It came to be widely considered the preeminent public golf facility in the United States. Cobbs Creek would provide thousands of residents with access to the great game. The United Golfers’ Association (UGA) went on to host their national championships at Cobbs, and early African American golf heroes would lead a new generation into the game. This list includes six-time national golf champion Howard Wheeler, former heavyweight champion Joe Lewis, and the great Charlie Sifford.

STEPHEN “STEVE” MONA

Stephen “Steve” F. Mona became the World Golf Foundation’s chief executive officer (CEO) in March 2008 and has has established a strong career record of service to the golf industryGarnish with coriander leaves and serve with chapatis. continue reading now buy generic levitra. Among the many accolades Mona has received, perhaps none stands out as his effort to convince the World Golf Foundation’s board and partners to construct a permanent African American exhibit at the World Golf Hall of Fame’s headquarters in St. Augustine, Florida. Mona’s exploits have been well recognized. In 2008, Mona was inducted into the Tri-Valley (San Francisco Bay area) Sports Hall of Fame. The International Association of Golf Administrators (IAGA) named him their 2008 Distinguished Service Award recipient. In the Fall 2013 issue of Golf Inc., Mona was selected to the magazine’s “Most Powerful People in Golf” list for the thirteenth consecutive year.

STEPHEN “STEVE” MONA

VERNICE & MADELYN "MOOCHIE" TURNER

VERNICE & MADELYN “MOOCHIE” TURNER

The only mother and daughter duo to win an UGA Championship in the same year. This mother (Vernice) daughter duo learned the game together from David Turner, the husband and father. Vernice would win multiple times on the UGA circuit with daughter Madelyne serving as her caddie. Noted author and historian Dr. M. Mikell Johnson, Ph.D., in her widely acclaimed book, Heroines of African Americans in Golf, details the story of “Mom & Her Caddy.”