Midnight Golf Program in Detroit teaching life skills for the last 20 years
DETROIT โ The Midnight Golf Program has done wonders for African Americans in a sport thatโs dominated by White males; however, thatโs something the program is hoping to change. โMidnight Golf started 20 years ago with only 17 students, and as of today, weโve had 3,500 students,โ said founder Renee Fluker. For 20 years, the Midnight Golf Program has been taking kids off the streets and placing golf clubs in their hands -- giving them a different alternative in life. Fluker said the program started when her son had a rough time being the only person of color on his high school golf team. AdThatโs when she started the program in 2001, not only to help young African Americans get involved in golf, but also to help them through college with 16 mentors to help.