The Wake-Robin Golf Club (WRGC) was the first and is the oldest African American women’s golf club in the United States. It was founded on April 22, 1937 in Washington, D.C. by Helen Webb Harris, a school teacher. The WRGC is named after the wake-robin … Read MoreThe Wake-Robin Golf Club (1937- )
Calvin Peete at the 1986 Western Open in Oak Brook, Illinois “Image Ownership: Ted Van Pelt” Professional golfer Calvin Peete was born in Detroit, Michigan on July 18, 1943. Toward the end of the 20th Century Peete had become the most successful African American golfer … Read MoreCalvin Peete (1943–2015)
John Matthew Shippen, Jr. was the first African American professional golfer and known as one of America’s golf pioneers. Shippen achieved this distinction when he competed in the US Open in 1896. John Shippen was born on December 5, 1879 in Long Island, New York … Read MoreJohn Matthew Shippen, Jr. (1879-1968)
