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Lee Elder broke the colour barrier at Augusta National
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Lee Elder broke the colour barrier at Augusta National
Just 25 years ago, Lee Elder broke the colour barrier at Augusta National, becoming the first black man to compete in the Masters. Only in recent years have many private clubs have started opening their doors to minorities.
Women too, have been treated as if they were second-class citizens, discouraged from playing on weekends and assigned to play instead on 'Ladies Days' - even in the post-Title IX era.
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Thankfully, the face of golf has changed dramatically over the last decade. Minorities and women have more opportunities in the game than ever before. Greater social awareness, gender equity and a young, multi-ethnic star named Tiger Woods have helped make golf more accessible and more diverse.
Thankfully, the face of golf has changed dramatically over the last decade. Minorities and women have more opportunities in the game than ever before. Greater social awareness, gender equity and a young, multi-ethnic star named Tiger Woods have helped make golf more accessible and more diverse.
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Best of all minorities and women are taking leadership roles in the game. But opening up the game has also made it less financially elitist, and as such, golf has become the game of the masses.
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Greater social awareness, gender equity and a young, multi-ethnic star named Tiger Woods have helped make golf more accessible and more diverse. The recent 2000 PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Florida attracted more than 50,000 attendees from 78 countries buying products and services from 1,600 exhibitors. The show was spread out over 670,0000 net square feet at the Colossal Orange County Convention Centre.
Best of all minorities and women are taking leadership roles in the game. But opening up the game has also made it less financially elitist, and as such, golf has become the game of the masses.
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Greater social awareness, gender equity and a young, multi-ethnic star named Tiger Woods have helped make golf more accessible and more diverse. The recent 2000 PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando, Florida attracted more than 50,000 attendees from 78 countries buying products and services from 1,600 exhibitors. The show was spread out over 670,0000 net square feet at the Colossal Orange County Convention Centre.
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The show has grown from 5,000 visitors 25 years ago. This year's eclectic mix of visitors included 70s rocker Alice Cooper and NASCAR champion Dale Jarrett as well as professional golfers Phil Esposito and Jim McMahon.
The show has grown from 5,000 visitors 25 years ago. This year's eclectic mix of visitors included 70s rocker Alice Cooper and NASCAR champion Dale Jarrett as well as professional golfers Phil Esposito and Jim McMahon.
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Although changes are taking place on the golf course, not much happens by way of new fangled inventions in the golf world. New balls and new clubs make their entrances but the shape and size stay the same so to capitalize on the emergence of new players - manufacturers are entering the e-commerce market.
Although changes are taking place on the golf course, not much happens by way of new fangled inventions in the golf world. New balls and new clubs make their entrances but the shape and size stay the same so to capitalize on the emergence of new players - manufacturers are entering the e-commerce market.
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Golf balls are a $1.5 billion (US) business worldwide. By 2004, online sporting goods are expected to reach $4 billion, according to one study. But that would still represent only 5.2 percent percent of the $77 billion sporting goods industry.
Golf balls are a $1.5 billion (US) business worldwide. By 2004, online sporting goods are expected to reach $4 billion, according to one study. But that would still represent only 5.2 percent percent of the $77 billion sporting goods industry.
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Anybody who is somebody in the multi-billion dollar business of golf-related products attends these conventions - in much the same way as anybody at all can be found on the links these days.
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