about
The United Golfers Association (UGA) was a group of African American golfers who operated a separate series of professional golf tournaments for Blacks during the era of racial segregation in the United States. It was started in 1925 with the collaboration of several golfers who saw the need for a organized effort to increase golf amongst themselves. Many talented golfers such as Ted Rhodes, Bill Spiller, Pete Brown, Renee Powell, Lee Elder, Charlie Sifford, Willie Brown Jr, Althea Gibson, Jim Thorpe, Jim Dent, Ann Gregory, and Howard Wheeler started their careers as members of UGA.
Vision Statement:
The Standard…of Golf
The Culture…of Golf
The Future…of Golf
We are Golf…
WHAT'S AT STAKE
What is at stake is that if the UGA doesn’t grab the baton and run with it in 2020 we possibly can see another 60 years go by with minimal growth in the sport of golf. The lack of a talent pool consisting of Black Golfers both men and women from teens to adults is considerably small. If we as African Americans don’t identify and cultivate the current talented dozen of ready golfers we have, we could lose an entire generation of potential Tour Ready Golfers. They will require UGA’s dedication to their needs; mentally, spiritually, physically and financially to execute their dreams of getting their Tour Card and competing at the top.
