Tag: golf
The History of Black Golf in Birmingham
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For the Birmingham Times
The top shelf of the pro shop at the Highland Park Golf Course in Birmingham’s South Avondale area...
Chris Osborne Lost Leg in Motorcycle Accident; Became Champion Golfer
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For the Birmingham Times
Not many blacks played golf where Chris Osborne grew up, but that never stopped the Morristown, Tenn., native...
Miles Coach Leonard Smoot to be inducted into Golfer Hall of...
Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For the Birmingham Times
Playing a round of golf is similar to a journey through life, said Miles College head golf coach Leonard...
Otis Windham Jr.: How the average golfer learns the game
By Otis Windham Jr.
As a beginner, I often stood on the driving range and watched how effortlessly and far skilled players could hit the...
Regions Tradition champ returns to Birmingham, meets former Children’s of Alabama...
By Doug Segrest
Alabama Newscenter
Miguel Angel Jimenez is one of the planet’s most recognizable golfers. But when 6-year-old Beaux Waites met him, Beaux didn’t want his...
Wormsby: Lessons of Tiger’s major victory
By Hollis Wormsby Jr.
Early on April 14, Tiger Woods prepared to tee off with the lead group at the Masters Tournament in Augusta, Georgia. ...
Tiger Woods makes Masters his 15th and most improbable major
By Doug Ferguson
Associated Press
AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — Tiger Woods blazing to victory in his Sunday red at the Masters, a scene once so familiar,...
Miles’ golf program has come long way under retired Marine
By Rick Scoppe
Special to The Times
Two years ago in its inaugural season on the links Miles College finished, as its coach said, “dead...
23rd Annual Lehigh Charity Gold Tournament
23rd Annual Lehigh Charity Golf Tournament
to benefit the
Alabama Sheriffs’ Youth Ranches
Boys Ranch of St. Clair Count
Friday, October 2nd, 2015
Trussville Country Club
For Directions go to...
3RD ANNUAL CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER GOLF CLASSIC
JIM BROWN, ROB RIGGLE, GEORGE LOPEZ, FRANK ROBINSON, ERIC DICKERSON, SALLI RICHARDSON, MARCUS ALLEN,
SUGAR RAY LEONARD, RODNEY PEETE, AND MORE ATTEND
3RD ANNUAL CEDRIC THE ENTERTAINER GOLF...