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John Shippen Memorial Golf Foundation

Wednesday Open Thread: African Americans and Golf History

September 18, 2013 by Miranda 144 Comments

Happy Hump Day Obots! Today we pay tribute to golfing legend John Shippen. Born in Long Island, New York in 1879, John Shippen was the fourth of nine children of John, Sr., and Eliza Spotswood Shippen. His father, a Presbyterian minister, held a degree in theology from Howard University. One of his father’s early assignments was pastor of a church on the Shinnecock Indian … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: African Americans and Golf History

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