"African American Golfers Hall of Fame - Legends"

“2026 Lifetime Achievement Award”

Herbert Lee Dixon, Bartow, Fla (106 years young)

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“2026 African American Collegiate & Youth Golfers Hall of Fame Class”

“2026 Golf Ambassadors”

 Julius Howard, Cincinnati, OH , Aaliyah Shabazz, Washington DC,  Leiahnni Smith, Lima, OH

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“2026 African American Golfers Hall of Fame Class”

AAGHOF 2026 Member

Patrick Mapletofft Oldacre, PGA, Spring, Texas

2026 Humanitarian Award

Gerard “Jerry” Tarde, Philadelphia, PA

2026 Trailblazer Award

Leonard D. Brown, Jr., Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla

2026 Leadership Awardees
Patricia W. Harper, Cincinnati, OH & George W. Linley, III, West Palm Beach, Fla 

2026 Pioneer Award

Marvonia P. Moore, Duluth, GA

2026 Pathfinder Awardees
Johnny Allen, Birmingham, AL & Linnet E. Carty, Dallas, TX
2026 Difference Maker Award
Royce L. Jones, Sr., Atlanta, GA

2026 Innovator Award

Tyrone Thompson, Winnsboro, SC

2026  Community Service Award

William T. Darling, St. Petersburg, Fla

2026 Founder’s Awardees

Les Birdies Golf Club, Inc, Cincinnati, OH & Women on Par Golf Club, Houston, Texas

 Special thanks to Esmeralda H. Knowles, Executive Director, Inner City Youth Golfers’, Inc.; James Garvin, Jr., AAC&YGHOF Advisory Bd. Chair; Ronald M. Dumas, PGA, AAGHOF Int’l Advisory Board Chair; Palm Beach County Sports Commission; Riviera Beach CRA & CDC; Palm Beach County Parks & Recreation; Palm Beach County Tourist Development Council; “Golf Digest”; Christine Hope For Kids; Gehring Group; PGA TOUR Superstore Palm Beach Gardens, Fla; ICYG Volunteer Faculty; ICYG, AAGHOF and AAC&YGHOF Boards of Directors; Educational Roundtable Moderators: James R. Beatty, African American Golf EXPO & Forum & Darius A. Davis, PGA; Bear Lakes Country Club; Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches and the Holiday Inn Express & Suites Management for making this a very successful celebration!