Cass Technical High School’s girls golf team attended the 3rd Annual Golf Tournament this weekend at Martin Downs Golf and Country Club in Palm City, Florida hosted by the Michigan & Florida Snowbirds .
Owned by Stanley and Cheryl Campbell, Martin Downs, a former PGA golf course, is one of the nation’s few Black-owned golf clubs.
At the event, the team was presented with a $25,000 donation on behalf of the Snowbirds to help support African Americans in golf.
“After a successful first year, the members were able to make a $25,000 donation to support a young PGA circuit golfer of color who had no sponsorship. The second year, in light of hurricane damage to Bethune Cookman-Cookman University, the Snowbirds made a $25,000 donation to support the rebuilding of its golf program,” the Michigan & Florida Snowbirds said of the donation.
“After learning of the need to support the building of a pipeline for African American golfers into Historically Black Colleges and Universities, the organization is working with a number of committed organizations to determine collectively, how to best utilize funds from this event to support this mission.”