Maggie Hathaway Golf Course, named after a Black golfer who fought for minority representation, will soon be refurbished, thanks to the USGA and other golf organizations
, and expand junior golf programming across Los Angeles.
“We’re gonna see some improvements that are exciting, going to raise the level on aesthetics, but also bring about pride by playing there and hopefully making it a destination place for the youth,” Garcia-Gonzalez said. Aznavorian said that Maggie Hathaway could serve as “a beachhead” in LA County, that would give underrepresented groups access to golf “whether it’s to learn it, to play it, to watch it or to work in it.”Born in 1911 in Campti, Louisiana, Hathaway came to L.A. at 20 years old hoping to play piano in one of the city’s clubs on Central Avenue, also known as “Black Broadway.” Instead, she found herself working as an extra for Hollywood films, often playing roles of “Egyptians” or “exotics.
Hathaway became interested in golf in 1955, after losing a bet against former heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis — who was. Once hooked on golf, Hathaway also began writing about it for the California Eagle and Los Angeles Sentinel.
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