Posted by Rick Taylor on Feb 16, 2018
Renee Powell grew up in the East Canton area, learning the game of golf from her pioneering father, William, who built the course on which they lived, Clearview, in an era of racial discrimination. This past fall, she ascended to the top of the golfing world with her induction into the PGA of America’s Hall of Fame.
 
Renee was just the second black woman to play on the LPGA Tour when she turned pro in 1967. Now retired, she is still teaching the game and continues to do great work.
 
Renee serves on the Board of Trustees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame and has worked as a golf analyst on TV. She has also penned instructional articles.
 
Renee has made 25 trips to Africa, as an inspirational woman and a teacher of golf. She has designed a line of golf clothing and taught the game to inner-city children.
 
Ms. Powell has written a children’s book and, during the past five years, she has established a cost-free rehabilitative golf program at Clearview Golf Club to help female military veterans. This program, taught by PGA and LPGA members, is what she will describe in her talk Friday.
 
Renee is a national treasure, right in our own back yard, and has had numerous honors bestowed upon her, which are far too numerous to mention here. (You can go to this link to learn more about Renee's many accomplishments and awards: https://www.clearviewgolfclub.com/reneepowell/) 
 
Renee graduated from Canton Central Catholic High School, The Ohio State University, and Ohio University.
 
Golf continues to be her world.  Renee lives at Clearview, a course with a long, narrow paved drive leading in and out on Lincoln Street (US RT 30) in East Canton.
 
Renee likes to serve others and is a member of the East Canton Rotary.