AMC church Golf Classic coming Aug. 11
The AME church continues to honor African Americans “Leaving a Legacy,” and St. James of Elgin will follow suit by hosting a Golf Classic Thursday, Aug. 11, at the Bartlett Hills Golf Club, in Bartlett.
The event begins at 10 a.m.
The history of African Americans in golf is a strange and winding tale of racism, discrimination and segregation. Golf has always had an air of mystique and perception of a game for the rich folks.
African Americans have excelled in every aspect of life, including holding the highest office in the land. The golf course is no exception, but even in the North the discrimination was evident and some of our golfers remember how difficult it was to play some courses and clubs.
The AME Church has a history of breaking ground and providing for all opportunities — spiritual, educational and recreational. St. James AME of Elgin wants to celebrate its 130th anniversary by hosting a communitywide Golf Classic honoring those pioneering African American duffers from the 1950s. The Classic is in the name of Dr. Carrol Williams, William Small, Munson Anderson, Jack Steele, Floyd Brown and Carver Leach.
We are donating a portion of the proceeds to the Ronald O’Neal Scholarship Fund. Ron was a member of St. James and epitomes our theme, “Leaving a Legacy.”
You may support us in several ways; join the golfers as part of the team, buy advertising space in the Leaving a Legacy Golf Classic souvenir booklet, or by sponsoring a hole on the course.
Checks can be mailed to St. James at 1100 Summit St. Elgin, IL 60120.
Ads may be emailed to: coneal343@aol.com.
For details, visit stjameselgin.org.