Ken Bentley once wasn't sure where the Advocates Professional Golf Association Tour was headed. But now, he can see what's on the horizon.
TUSTIN, Calif. — Imagine planning a road trip to a distant and unfamiliar place. You jump in the car, buckle up, then realize you don’t have GPS or a road map. That was Ken Bentley 13 years ago when he co-founded the Advocates Professional Golf Association Tour. He knew very little about running a golf tour or securing sponsors at that time, but he proceeded anyway because he wanted to create a pathway for more Black golfers to reach the .
Tour next year. “We had no big vision other than to get more African Americans on tour,” Bentley said this week at the is different in that it focuses on adults who possess the talent to pursue a professional career but lack the resources, financial and otherwise. Many of the 70 members grew up on municipal courses, not the manicured tracks found at private establishments. Some had never been fit for clubs prior to joining the
play one of its tournaments in conjunction with the Farmers Open. The PGA Tour would play on the South Course at Torrey Pines in La Jolla, Calif., while the , as was Farmers’ decision to dedicate a public relations representative to tell the players’ stories, which resulted in more sponsorship opportunities, including a $500,000 pledge from Cisco after its CEO, Chuck Robbins, heard the stories and spoke with Bentley. Advertisement “The increase in sponsors made me think about what we really could be like, how big we could really make this,” Bentley said. “Five years ago. we surveyed the players and found that most didn’t get fitted for clubs.
Tour. Where the
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