working across our tours and with our tournaments,
sponsors, and partners to identify ways to have a
positive impact socially and environmentally in the
communities where we play.”
Oliver herself will continue to lead the TOUR’s
$100 million commitment to racial equity and
inclusion causes over the next decade, now
reporting to Shetty. Elsewhere, Kenyatta
Ramsey has taken on the position of senior
director, player development, where he will
focus on efforts and resources designed to
improve opportunities for Black players and
others with diverse backgrounds to compete at
the highest levels of professional golf. Ramsey’s
collaboration with the APGA Tour has already
proven to be key a contributor to the TOUR’s
progress in the player diversity space.
Golfers have a saying: “There are no pictures
on the scorecard.” That is, never mind what your
swing and the shots it produces look like—all
that matters is the result. Are you getting the job
done or not? Period, full stop. Ramsey and Oliver,
Shetty, Monahan, and everyone else at the PGA
TOUR supporting these initiatives know one thing
for certain: There are no pictures on the TOUR’s
DE&I scorecard either. It’s all about getting the
job done, and results are precisely what the
organization is focused on. —EVAN ROTHMANCONTENT FROM PGA TOURTOP LEFT: WITH HIS VICTORY AT THE MASTERCARD
APGA TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP, THREE-TIME APGA TOUR
PLAYER OF THE YEAR WILLIE MACK III RECEIVES A FULL
SCHOLARSHIP INTO THE KORN FERRY TOUR QUALIFYING
SCHOOL. TOP RIGHT: SOLOMON DOBBS AND A.J. FORD—
BOTH GRADUATES OF FIRST TEE— METRO ATLANTA
AND MEMBERS OF THE DREW CHARTER TEAM THAT
WON A HISTORIC 2019 GEORGIA STATE HIGH SCHOOL
TITLE—ARE NOW CONTINUING THEIR PLAYING CAREERS
AT HBCUS MOREHOUSE AND NORTH CAROLINA A&T,
RESPECTIVELY.BOTTOM LEFT: TIM O’NEAL WON
THE JOHN SHIPPEN, A TOURNAMENT
FEATURING THE NATION’S TOP BLACK
MEN AND WOMEN COLLEGIATE AND
PROFESSIONAL GOLFERS, TO EARN
AN EXEMPTION INTO THE PGA TOUR’S
ROCKET MORTGAGE CLASSIC.
BOTTOM RIGHT: THE PGA TOUR AND
THE NNPA/BLACK PRESS OF AMERICA,
THE ASSOCIATION FOR 230 BLACK-
OWNED NEWSPAPERS ACROSS THE
U.S., ENTERED INTO A STRATEGIC
PARTNERSHIP IN 2021. IN AUGUST,
PGA TOUR COMMISSIONER
JAY MONAHAN BECAME THE FIRST
COMMISSIONER FROM ONE OF
AMERICA’S MAJOR PROFESSIONAL
SPORTS TO AGREE TO AN EXCLUSIVE
ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEW WITH
THE BLACK PRESS.