“It's amazing when you have such a great item and especially going towards such a great cause, and seeing how everyone has supported it,” Wie West said. Wie West has also been instrumental in getting athletes from other sports and celebrities to help promote the hoodie. Roberta and her team at the LPGA worked day and night trying to get this figured out. “I remember calling Roberta (and saying), ‘I have this crazy idea.’ She's like, ‘okay.’ She jumped right on board from the get-go. “It's been wild,” Michelle Wie West, who is the driving force behind the hoodie, said at the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. Proceeds from the sale of the tie-dye LPGA hoodie will go to the Clearview Legacy Foundation and the LPGA Renee Powell Fund. We are proud to be part of this effort to celebrate Renee and her family and preserve Clearview Golf Club and its mission of providing a place where all people can enjoy the game.” Renee is a global ambassador for the game and continues to use golf as a means for inclusion. “Renee Powell and her family play a singular role in the history of African Americans in golf. ![]() ![]() “At the core of the LPGA is a commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion,” said Roberta Bowman, the LPGA’s Chief Brand and Communications Officer. Working with KPMG and the Mariah Stackhouse Foundation, the LPGA will help channel proceeds from the event at Bobby Jones Golf Course to the Clearview Legacy Foundation, which has begun a campaign to endow Clearview and preserve its significant part in our American history. Faced with racial discrimination after World War II, Bill built his own course by hand where everyone would be welcome. The LPGA Tour tie-dye hoodie is back! The hot-selling sensation that flew off the digital shelves when introduced in April is available again and just in time for the inaugural Renee Powell Clearview Legacy Benefit at Bobby Jones Golf Course in Atlanta the day after the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship.Ĭelebrating its 75th year, Clearview Golf Club in East Canton, Ohio is the only course designed, built, owned and operated by an African American: Bill Powell, the father of former LPGA Tour player and current LPGA Professional Renee Powell.
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