AFRICAN AMERICAN Pro Golf BLACK SCHOLARSHIP Celebrity Program LEE ELDER 1977

AFRICAN AMERICAN Pro Golf BLACK SCHOLARSHIP Celebrity Program LEE ELDER 1977. Presents A National Salute To LEE ELDER. English Enterprises, Los Angeles, California, 1977. Illustrated softcover, side staple bound, 11" x 8.5", 20 pages, illustrated throughout with b&w photographs of the award recipient, celebrity guests and Black Los Angeles business people. Also contains an interesting compendium of Black owned Los Angeles businesses circa 1977. VERY GOOD CONDITION: a touch of light wear, overall tight, bright, clean and unmarked. None in OCLC collections worldwide. Held at the Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles to honor Professional African American Golfer Lee Elder with the first annual Herman A. English Humanitarian Award for his service to Black youth through Lee Elder's Scholarship Foundation.

It was much harder for Black golfers to go Pro mostly because they couldn't play the great courses that prepare white golfers for competition.

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