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Perspectives from an Average Black Golfer

Thoughts on the game of golf and related topics from an everyday African-American man

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June 6, 2022

On Playing Well with Others…Does Race Matter?

Do what you can to make EVERY golfer feel welcomed and included. Golf is a community bound by this great game.

Kindred Sister(s)

In my quest to read about golf as much as I can. I came across a book that was suggested by my golf club, the Black Diamonds. The Black Diamonds Golf Club is an all-male, African-American golf club in Baltimore, Maryland. As mentioned in previous posts, I joined the club three years ago and have…

by tholleyjr March 25, 2024March 4, 2025

“The Dog Days of January…Gone”

2/2/23 For any golfer who lives in a traditional winter climate, “golf life” can come crashing to a halt when the temperatures drop to freezing or below and snow lies on the ground. “Dog days” is a term more commonly used as a reference to the sultry heat of summer, most specifically in August, if…

by tholleyjr February 2, 2024February 2, 2024

“A Good Walk…”

12/11/23 One of the most famous adages about golf, erroneously attributed to Mark Twain, is that it is a “good walk spoiled.” Well, I am here to testify to the contrary. In fact, I would say that golf gives me the perfect opportunity to have a “good walk enhanced.” In truth, I like walking a…

by tholleyjr December 11, 2023

About the blogger:

Tim Holley is an African-American man who was born in 1959 and has been playing golf since 1985. He loves the game and loves to read and talk about it. Thinking that there wasn’t a lot of material to read about golf from the average African-American perspective, Tim started a blog on the topic.

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