Powell, Renee
1946-present · Contribution: 1967-present
Golfer
Pioneering professional golfer and golf-club operator; the second African American woman to play on the LPGA Tour (1967), and since the mid-1990s the head professional and operator of Clearview Golf Club, the course her father built
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1946, Canton, Ohio
- Active since
- 1967
- Category
- Sports & Athletics
- Best known for
- Second African American woman on the LPGA Tour
Impact on the world
Powell broke barriers on both sides of the Atlantic and, through Clearview, the only golf course designed, built, and owned by a Black American, has kept a singular piece of golf history alive.
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