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#CLEARVIEW GOLF CLUB UPGRADE#
"We are excited about the attention we have received and our plans to continue to upgrade the course," she said.Ĭlearview Golf Club is one of three National Register courses in Ohio. Media in category 'Clearview Golf Club' The following 9 files are in this category, out of 9 total. Renee Powell said current renovations at Clearview Golf Club include installing an automatic irrigation system and extending the course from its current 5,900-yard, par-69 configuration to a 6,300-yard, par-72 layout. The National Golf Foundation named the William Powell family the recipient of the Jack Nicklaus Golf Family of the Year Award in 1992. Powell also has been awarded the Cornerstone of Freedom Award from the Dr. Also that year, the First Tee Program named the Life Skills Scholarship in his honor. The Ohio Legislative Black Caucus recognized William Powell in 1999 for his service to his state and country.
"It shows what my parents contributed to American history." "I think it's quite incredible," Renee Powell said of the National Register of Historic Places designation. Ohio Governor Bob Taft sent a personal letter and proclamation. The Powells were honored March 20 in Canton at a dinner hosted by the Stark County Planning Commission. His son, Lawrence Powell, is the course superintendent and a member of the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.
#CLEARVIEW GOLF CLUB PROFESSIONAL#
His daughter, Renee Powell, a PGA member, serves as the club's head professional and is founder of the Renee Powell Youth Golf Program. Currently, two of Powell's children are actively involved in the day-to-day operations at Clearview. The first nine holes opened in 1948 on what used to be a dairy farm. Powell, 84, founded Clearview Golf Club in 1946. The PGA is pleased to be part of this significant part of American history." Having the course listed on the National Register of Historic Places perpetuates the Powell legacy. Clearview Golf Club of East Canton, Ohio, where the late William James Bill Powell carved a gem of a public course out of a dilapidated dairy farm, celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. Director of Golf Hunley Hotel & Golf Club. "Clearview Golf Club has evolved along with the game of golf. you can always get the protection you need when it rains on the course. "The PGA of America joins all golf enthusiasts of Ohio in saluting Clearview Golf Club and the William Powell family on this honor," said PGA of America President Jack Connelly. Clearview Park Golf Course, The busiest of the city courses, logging more than 75000 rounds a year, Clearview could test the patience of any golfer. The PGA of America, as announced in September 1999, initiated the lead in renovating the historic club. Powell, Clearview Golf Club is one of 14 golf courses on the National Register, according to the National Park Service. A triumph of perseverance over discrimination, Clearview represents the historic postwar era when athletes first broke the "color line" in American sports.Founded by PGA Life Member William J.
The acclaimed course harmonizes with the landscape and bears many design elements of traditional British courses. Not far from East Canton, Clearview Golf Course offers terrific views and challenging play for golfers at every skill level. Hand built in two years and opened in 1948, Clearview Golf Club is the first golf course in the United States designed, built, and owned by an African-American. Powell, excluded from playing on many American golf courses because of his race, overcame the indignity of discrimination by creating his own course. Golfer and World War II veteran William J. It garnered Ohio Historic Site recognition the same year. The only course designed, built, owned, and operated by an African American, Clearview was named a National Historic Site by the U.S. He opened Clearview to the public in 1948 and in 1978 expanded it to 18 holes. P" carved nine holes out of farmland while working nights as a security guard. With the help of his children and his late wife, Marcella, "Mr. Twice as Good: The Story of William Powell and Clearview, the Only Golf Course Designed, Built, and Owned by an African American Michelson, Richard. Today, Renee is the LPGA/PGA Head Golf Professional at Clearview Golf Club in East Canton, Ohio where shes keeping her father’s legacy of Golf for Everyone alive. In 1946 he established Clearview Golf Club in East Canton, Ohio: America's Course. As a tour player she competed in more than 250 professional tournaments and won the 1973 Kelly Springfield Open in Brisbane, Australia. When Bill Powell encountered racial discrimination on the golf course after returning home from World War II, he decided to build his own place to play, one where people of all colors would be welcome.
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