Renee Powell PGA/LPGA

Renee Powell is an American professional golfer who played on the US-based LPGA Tour and is currently head professional at her family's Clearview Club in East Canton, Ohio. She was the second African- American woman ever to play on the LPGA Tour.

Renee Powell PGA/LPGA She is a member of 7 different Hall of Fames, has 2 different Honorary Doctorates and has earned over 14 different awards and counting.

The First Women of Golf, Renee Powell, PGA/LPGA and a global golf ambassador.

Renee Powell — Clearview Golf Club www.clearviewgolfclub.com/reneepowell Today, Renee is the LPGA/PGA Head Golf Professional at Clearview Golf Club in East Canton, Ohio where she's keeping her father’s legacy of “Golf for Everyone” alive. Renee's work extends throughout her community as a member of several boards including the Northern Ohio PGA, the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Mercy Medical Center, and Pathway Caring for Children, as well as a member of Rotary International.

Clearview Golf Club www.clearviewgolfclub.com Clearview Golf Club was placed on the Ohio Historical Register 2001. The Powell Family was named National Golf Foundation Jack Nicklaus Golf Family of the Year in 1992. Andy Moock, Franco Harris, Renee and Larry Powell, Dr. Obie Bender, Brian Whitcomb at PGA Hall of Fame induction of Bill Powell.

Oneda Castillo, LPGA

Oneda Castillo, LPGA Oneda Castillo is a much sought after golf coach, golf Consultant, and motivational speaker from Fayetteville, GA. She serves as a Global Education Instructor for the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) and Director of Golf for the Women in Golf Foundation. Oneda is a Class A LPGA Teaching Professional and member of the African American Golfers Hall of Fame. She joined the LPGA in 1997. In 2003, she became the third African American women golfer to achieve Class A status as a LPGA Teaching and Club Professional (T & CP). As of 2018 she is still one of just a few African American women golfers to become a LPGA Teaching Professional. Oneda is also a huge advocate and participant with adaptive golf. She spends countless hours providing golf instruction and encouragement to individuals with disabilities. Oneda was awarded the President’s Lifetime Achievement Award from President Barack Obama for her lifelong commitment to building a stronger nation through volunteer service. Oneda was named to the LPGA TOP 50 BEST TEACHERS list in 2017-2018. She was named the 2012 LPGA Southwest Section TEACHER of the YEAR. She is also a certified Club Fitter and had the honor of being selected as CLUB FITTER of the YEAR for 2015 by the African American Golfer’s Digest. Oneda’s had a personal quest to play golf in all 50 states for the past few years. She conquered the links in her 50th state on January 13, 2018, at the world famous Kapalua Golf Course in Lahaina, Hawaii.

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GLOBAL EDUCATION INSTRUCTOR FOR THE LPGA

About Maulana Dotch

Maulana Dotch, the 1st African American woman in Texas and 2nd African American woman America to earn her Class A, PGA Membership. She has recently become a certified LPGA Teaching Professional. Maulana has been in the golf business for almost 10 years. She has held a variety of positions from Assistant Professional, Teaching Professional, and Head Golf Professional. She is currently the Director of Instruction at Cedar Crest Golf Course.

Maulana earned a full golf scholarship to play on the women’s golf team for Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida. While at Bethune her team won the PGA National Minority Collegiate Golf Championship all four years Maulana was on the Team. During her senior year, Maulana won the Women’s Division of that Championship.

Maulana graduated from Bethune Cookman University in 2002 with a Bachelors of Science degree in Accounting. After college Maulana played two seasons on the now Symetra Tour (a women’s mini golf tour). Following this period Maulana turned her attention to the business side of the industry.

While working in the golf industry Maulana has overseen numerous golf tournaments and events. She has conducted hundreds of junior golf clinics with The First Tee of Dallas and the City of Dallas recreation centers. As the Head Golf Professional at Cedar Crest Golf Course, Maulana oversaw all the operations of the golf course.

Now as the Director of Instruction, aside from giving private instruction/lessons, she is responsible for all instructional programs for Cedar Crest GC including Get Golf Ready and the Ladies Golf Clinics which has grown to three clinics a week. She also runs the Cedar Crest Jr. Golf Program, which has formed into a Jr. Golf Team called the Cedar Crest Tigers. Maulana has taken on the role and name of coach, a name in which she is proud to wear. As a new member of the PGA and LPGA, Maulana is passionate about driving the growth of the game by being a figure to introduce all kids, minorities, women and others to the game. She loves helping people to play better and get more enjoyment from the game. Maulana is working to grow her career and doing her part to enrich the game of golf. Maulana’s Profile

• Hometown: Ft. Worth, TX • Birthplace: Mobile, Alabama • College: Bethune Cookman University • Years Pro: 11 Awards & Accolades

• Class A PGA Member • Certified LPGA T&CP • Certified US Kids Coach • 2015 Trailblazer Award from Equanimity Magazine • 2015 Inductee into the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame • 2014 Female Success Factor Dallas Award • 2014 Recognized Young Professional of Dallas Furniture Bank • 2012 Avid Golfer’s Leading Ladies of the Metroplex • 2012 Golf Professional of the Year by the African American Golfers Digest • 2010 President’s Council on Growing of the Game • Winner of the 2002 PGA National Minority Collegiate Golf Championship

PGA/LPGA Professional

Awards and Accolades

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Maulana Dotch, the first African American woman in Texas and 2nd African American woman America to earn her Class A, PGA Membership. Class A PGA/LPGA Golf Professional with 12 years of experience in promoting the game of golf through managing and supervising the golf course operation of city golf courses, including tournaments,... HEAD GOLF PROFESSIONAL

Maulana Dotch, PGA/LPGA

Maulana Dotch, the 1st African American woman in Texas and 2nd African American woman America to earn her Class A, PGA Membership. She is a certified LPGA Teaching Professional. Maulana has been in the golf business for 12 years. She has held a variety of positions from Assistant Professional, Teaching Professional, and, now, Head Golf Professional.

Maulana attended Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida. While at Bethune her team won the PGA National Minority Collegiate Golf Championship all four years she played. During her senior year, 2002, Maulana won the Women’s Division of that Championship. Maulana graduated from Bethune Cookman University in 2002 with a BS degree in Accounting. After college Maulana played two seasons on the Symetra Tour. Following this period Maulana turned her attention to the business side of the golf industry.

As a member of the PGA and LPGA, Maulana is passionate about driving the growth of the game. Her desire is to be a figure to introduce all kids, minorities, women, and others to the game. She loves helping people play better and get more enjoyment from the game.

Debert Cook

Ms. Debert Cook is the founder and publisher of the African American Golfer’s Digest. Ms. Cook launched her publication in March 2003 focusing on news, information and activities in the ‘soulful’ world of golf. Headquartered in Manhattan in New York City’s Financial District, the magazine has been PGA of America Diverse Supplier since January 2009. Ms. Cook is the first black woman to wholly own a Black-focused golf magazine in the U.S.A. and prides herself in providing balanced editorial that showcases in print and digital formats the individual and collective efforts of Black Americans playing and enjoying both leisure and competitive golf; the sport of a lifetime. The magazine is subscription-based and serves a controlled circulation of over 80,000 readers each quarter, with added distribution to over 250 African American-focused golf events around the country. National Media Partnerships help golfing groups, along with nonprofit and for-profit organizations, with a variety of affordable advertising and marketing campaign strategies to promote their tournaments and outings to this niche golf targeted marketplace. Ms. Cook is also President/CEO of Event Planners Plus NA Inc., a corporate and small business meeting management and solutions firm which she founded in 1998. Ms. Cook is a Certified Meetings Professional and holds the distinguished CMP certification, a designation by the Convention Industry Council (CIC). Event Planners Plus NA Inc. specializes in everything from public seminars to training programs, incentives travel, cruise meetings and awards galas. Ms. Cook is a native of West Virginia and grew up in Ohio prior to relocating to New York in 1988. She holds an A.S. Degree in Music Business from Georgia State University, a Certification in Radio/TV Production, a Bachelor of Arts in Communication from Youngstown State University, a Master of Arts degree in Liberal Studies/History from the City University of New York (CUNY). She has served as an adjunct professor teaching courses in African American Music and African American Art History at the South Bronx (NY) campus of The College of New Rochelle. Her achievements have been documented in many publishings including these books: “The African American Woman Golfer, Her Legacy” and “Heroines of African American Golf,” both authored by M. Mikell Johnson, Ph.D. Mary Lou Crocker (1944 – 2016)

OBITUARIES Mary Lou Crocker, 71, Was 1962 U.S.

Girls' Junior Champion

February 02, 2016 | Far Hills, N.J. By Lisa D. Mickey

After her playing career, Mary Lou Crocker devoted her time to teaching young girls through the LPGA-USGA Girls Golf program. (USGA/John Mummert)

USGA champion and longtime LPGA Tour player Mary Lou Daniel Crocker, of Carrollton, Texas, died on Jan. 27, two months after being diagnosed with cancer. She was 71.

Born Sept. 17, 1944, in Louisville, Ky., Crocker, who then played under the name of Mary Lou Daniel, won the 1962 U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship with a 2-up victory over Mary Sawyer at the Country Club of Buffalo in Williamsville, N.Y. On the way to the championship, Daniel defeated future fellow LPGA Tour players and Jan Ferraris. Ferraris would also go on to win the Girls’ Junior the following year.

She also won the 1962 Western Girls’ Junior, after finishing runner-up the previous year, and was honored as the 1962 Kentucky Female Athlete of the Year.

The Bluegrass State native earned a scholarship to play golf on the men’s team at the University of Kentucky and became the first woman to earn a varsity letter on a men’s team at the university. She also won the 1965 Kentucky State Amateur title.

Crocker turned professional in 1966 and competed on the LPGA Tour for 14 years. She earned her only LPGA Tour win in the 1973 Marc Equity Classic in Buffalo, N.Y., and posted her best major-championship finish – a tie for ninth – in the 1973 U.S. Women’s Open at the Country Club of Rochester (N.Y.). After retiring from the Tour, she spent 15 years teaching the game to Dallas-area girls through the LPGA-USGA Girls Golf program.

Crocker was inducted into the Kentucky Golf Hall of Fame in 2010.

During the racially divisive 1960s, Crocker stood in solidarity with the LPGA Tour’s only two black players, Althea Gibson and Renee Powell. Along with many other LPGA members, Crocker vowed that “all or none” of the LPGA players would compete when several tournament sites threatened to exclude the Tour’s black players.

“I met Mary Lou at the 1962 U.S. Girls’ Junior when I was 16 and she was 17,” said Powell. “I was the first person who looked like me at that national championship. Everyone wasn’t so nice back then, but Mary Lou was.”

Powell was a quarterfinalist in that 1962 Girls’ Junior, and the two kept in touch throughout their respective college golf careers, and reconnected when Powell followed Crocker to the LPGA Tour in 1967.

Crocker and Powell forged a unique bond in 1971 when they traveled to Vietnam to entertain U.S. soldiers on a USO Tour stop in Saigon. Decades later, Crocker would travel many times to the Powell family’s course, Clearview Golf Club in East Canton, Ohio, where she would help Powell teach juniors, women and military veterans.

Two years ago, Crocker drove from her home in Dallas to Ohio with her car packed full of golf clubs, shoes and clothes for the girls in Clearview’s junior program. It was a three-day drive.

Crocker was diagnosed with cancer in November 2015. Even as her health declined, she continued to reach out to the female military veterans she had helped teach in the Clearview Hope golf program, calling from her hospital bed in December 2015 to extend Christmas greetings. “She had a big heart and always thought about others before herself,” said Powell, who traveled to Texas on Jan. 23 to visit her friend. Four days later, Crocker died.

“She was my friend in golf who I’ve known the longest,” said Powell. “I’m really going to miss her.”

Crocker is survived by her life partner, Pam Halstead, and her sisters, Carolyn Campbell and Marsh Smith, as well as nieces and nephews. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Rolling Oaks Funeral Home in Coppell, Texas.

Lisa D. Mickey is a Florida-based freelance writer who frequently contributes to USGA websites.