Keyeriah Miles walked away from a career in fintech to empower women golfers. Inception Keyeriah currently leads Ladies Who Golf, a company created alongside her mother, Lashonda. An interest in sports had always been ingrained in the family. In fact, Keyeriah had been playing golf for the past four years, and her brother was involved in golf, track, and football, while Lashonda had launched an adult softball team in the early 2000s alongside her sister, called Lady Majestics. “We had that team probably for about maybe about six years… but the other funny thing was our colors. My initial colors for that softball team was green, navy blue and white, which is now the exact same colors for Ladies Who Golf,” Lashonda told AFROTECH™ in an interview. Keyeriah added, “And we didn’t realize that until after we implemented the blue, and she was like, ‘These are Lady Majestics’ colors.’ I completely forgot that she even had that team, and it didn’t ring a bell until we implemented the blue…...

Kenneth Duncan has secured a partnership with the PGA TOUR Superstore for his golf brand. Launched in Atlanta, GA, in 2019, Renegade Golf was born after Duncan saw a lack of diversity and innovation in golf marketing and country club environments, according to the company website. Duncan carries more than 15 years of experience as a golfer and nearly four years working as a management consultant for Accenture. He bootstrapped the golf venture and also tagged his business partner Drew McLeod for its vision, which formed initially as a direct-to-consumer golf bag company, Forbes reports. “A bag can really show off your identity and who you are—like an art piece. Almost all our bags are customized because that’s how the PGA TOUR players do it. You have your name, a logo and something that represents you,” Duncan told the outlet. Renegade Golf favored well among Black Greek Organizations and Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The brand overall caters to amateur golfers and...

Founders Olajuwon Ajanaku and Earl Cooper are shaking up the golf sector. As previously mentioned by AFROTECH, the Morehouse College graduates behind Eastside Golf kicked off 2024 with stellar news, raising $3.4 million in a funding round led by EP Golf Ventures. The investment is based on a partnership with the Professional Golfers’ Association of America (PGA) and Elysian Park Ventures. The funding will support the founder’s plans to expand their team in light of their New York City, NY, headquarters. Before this, it was announced that the company generated $4 million in annual revenue after initially generating $100,000 within its first year. Reflecting on their growth, Ajanaku shared with AFROTECH, “I feel like the progress that we made last year, the people that we have to hire, processes that we have to put all together, but we clung to that last year, we’ve come so far. It’s honestly remarkable, and I get a chance to run a business with my best friend, and we get to influence...

Dustin Sutton is creating a technology that could greatly benefit golfers.

The PGA Tour is being questioned for negligence with its use of artificial intelligence (AI). In a TikTok video, AI ethicist Paige Lord shared AI-generated images of golfers Tony Finau and Collin Morikawa that have raised concerns. “Here we have two players of color who are portrayed in environments that are very different than all of the other environments,” Lord said in the video. @thepaigelord Was there bias in the @PGATOUR AI headshots? #ai #pga #golf #pgatour #aiethics #algorithmicbias #reaponsibleai #ml #aiml #greenscreen ♬ original sound – Paige Lord

Bill Powell is engraved in history as a pioneer who was the first African American to design, construct, and own a professional golf course in the United States. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Clearview Golf Club (@clearviewgolfclub)

Golf may not be the most electrifying sport to all, but the associated coin made by athletes like Tiger Woods can cause anyone to get excited about the game. Born in 1975 as Eldrick Woods, the prolific golfer was raised in Cypress, CA, with an interest in golf as early as six-months-old. Based on his bio on his website, Woods appeared on The Mike Douglas Show at two-years-old, putting with Bob Hope. He also shot 48 for nine holes at age three and was featured in Golf Digest by age five. By 16-years-old, Woods competed in tournaments and placed 34th place in the 1994 Johnnie Walker Asian Classic in Thailand. That same year, he entered Stanford University and won 10 collegiate events, including the NCAA championship title. Since turning pro in 1996, Woods has earned 82 PGA Tour wins, 12 international victories, and 199 top ten finishes. According to Golf Digest, since the beginning of his professional career, he had endorsement deals from Nike and Titleist worth $67 million....

After an NBA showdown, it’s become a staple to watch Charles Barkley discuss all that went down with his co-hosts on TNT’s “Inside the NBA.” With over 20 years under his belt with the popular sports studio show, the Hall of Famer and NBA analyst may be heading to cover a different sport.