According to the National Golf Foundation, the leading industry research organization, that 30 million figure includes only 1.5 million African-American adults, or five percent.
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While the leading black golf publication, the African American Golfers Digest, estimates that some 3.5 million black youths annual express interest in the sport, the number of continue on to adulthood as players rapidly dissipates. The irony is that the world’s greatest golfer, Tiger Woods, is a multiracial phenomenon with a black father and Asian mother.
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[...] News Sources wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptAccording to the National Golf Foundation, the leading industry research organization, that 30 million figure includes only 1.5 million African-American adults, or five percent. Click on image for full article While the leading black golf publication, the African American Golfers Digest , estimates that some 3.5 million black youths annual express interest in the sport, the number of continue on to adulthood as players rapidly dissipates. The irony is that the world’s greates [...]
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