SAGE Open (Jul 2011)

Increasing Minority Golf Participation Through PGA Education Initiatives

  • Jill Fjelstul,
  • Leonard A. Jackson,
  • Dana V. Tesone

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244011416009
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 1

Abstract

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The article provides a report on the successful acquisition of the Professional Golfers Association of America (PGA) golf management university program by the University of Maryland, Eastern Shore (UMES). The PGA’s accredited program is housed at 20 universities with UMES being the first predominantly Black college to offer the coveted program. The article provides interview excerpts on the process undertaken by UMES. The article also identifies initiatives by programs and associations to increase minority golf participation.