Powell First Female Golfer Honored at Univ. of St. Andrews

by C&RB Staff (editor@clubandresortbusiness.com)
May 2008
 

Renee Powell gave a public lecture last summer at St. Andrews titled, "The Many Faces of Women's Golf." She returns to the old gray town in St. Andrews, Scotland this summer for an occasion she never imagined.

A PGA Professional, coach, player, pioneer and one of only three blacks to play on the LPGA Tour, Powell will become the first female golfer awarded an honorary degree at the University of St. Andrews.

"This is my first honorary degree, and to receive it from the University of St. Andrews, I am truly humbled," Powell said to the Associated Press. "I am very honored to be one of just a handful of golfers to receive an honorary doctorate from the university. And to be the first female golfer is incredible."

Other golfers who be awarded an honorary degree include Bobby Jones, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Seve Ballesteros, Nick Faldo, and Charlie Sifford.