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The United Golfers Association (UGA) was a group of African-American professional golfers who operated a separate series of professional golf tournaments for Blacks during the era of racial segregation in the United States. It was said to have started in 1925 when George Adams became a founding member and in 1926 by Robert Hawkins, a golfer from Massachusetts. It was known affectionately as the Chitlin Circuit and included many talented golfers such as Ted Rhodes, Bill Spiller, Pete Brown, Lee Elder, Willie Brown Jr., Zeke Hartsfield, Howard Wheeler, and Charlie Sifford.

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  • The United Golfers Association (UGA) was a group of African-American professional golfers who operated a separate series of professional golf tournaments for Blacks during the era of racial segregation in the United States. It was said to have started in 1925 when George Adams became a founding member and in 1926 by Robert Hawkins, a golfer from Massachusetts. It was known affectionately as the Chitlin Circuit and included many talented golfers such as Ted Rhodes, Bill Spiller, Pete Brown, Lee Elder, Willie Brown Jr., Zeke Hartsfield, Howard Wheeler, and Charlie Sifford. (en)
  • De United Golfers Association (UGA) was een organisatie die golftoernooien organiseerde van 1926 tot 1963. De UGA werd in de Verenigde Staten opgericht door en voor gekleurde spelers, professionals en amateurs, omdat zij geen lid konden worden van de Amerikaanse PGA en van de Amerikaanse Golffederatie (USGA). De USPGA liet van 1934-1961 alleen blanke leden toe. (nl)
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  • The United Golfers Association (UGA) was a group of African-American professional golfers who operated a separate series of professional golf tournaments for Blacks during the era of racial segregation in the United States. It was said to have started in 1925 when George Adams became a founding member and in 1926 by Robert Hawkins, a golfer from Massachusetts. It was known affectionately as the Chitlin Circuit and included many talented golfers such as Ted Rhodes, Bill Spiller, Pete Brown, Lee Elder, Willie Brown Jr., Zeke Hartsfield, Howard Wheeler, and Charlie Sifford. Women were allowed to participate from the group's inception, but only in 1939 did the first women's golfing organization seek affiliation when the , organized by Anna Robinson, applied to join. Also, the , whose first president was Helen Webb Harris, joined the UGA under her leadership. Jimmy Taylor added the Mid Winter Classic at Rogers Park, Tampa to the circuit in 1963. From 1934 through November 1961, the Professional Golfers Association of America maintained a "Caucasian-only" membership clause in its bylaws. The clause was removed by amending its constitution. Contemporary golf associations for African Americans include the African American Golf Association (AAGA), United States Black Golf Association, United Black Golfers Association (UBGA), Western States Golf Association, Bogey Boyz, Black Jewels Ladies Golf Association and the African American Golf Foundation, Inc. (en)
  • De United Golfers Association (UGA) was een organisatie die golftoernooien organiseerde van 1926 tot 1963. De UGA werd in de Verenigde Staten opgericht door en voor gekleurde spelers, professionals en amateurs, omdat zij geen lid konden worden van de Amerikaanse PGA en van de Amerikaanse Golffederatie (USGA). De USPGA liet van 1934-1961 alleen blanke leden toe. Oprichter waren George Adams en Robert Hawkins. Leden waren onder meer , Pete Brown, , , , , , . , en . In Miammi Springs werd het North-South Tournament gespeeld, en ook in Florida werden toernooien georganiseerd. Vrouwen mochten meedoen, maar dat gebeurde pas toen de Chicago Women's Golf Club zich aansloot. De eerste gekleurde professional die aan een PGA toernooi mocht meedoen, was John Shippen, die een Afro-Amerikaanse vader en een indiaanse moeder had. Toen hij zich inschreef voor het US Open van 1896, ontketende dat een rel. Britse spelers klaagden bij de USGA en dreigden het toernooi te zullen boycotten. De voorzitter van de USGA liet weten dat het toernooi door zou gaan, ook als Shippen en zijn indiaanse vriend Oscar Brun (amateur) de enige deelnemers zouden zijn. Uiteindelijk verscheen bijna iedereen aan de start. (nl)
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