Professional golfer Cheyenne Hicks is on a mission to make golf accessible to all.
One might assume that as the niece of Tiger Woods, Hicks would immediately feel at home on the greens. Alas, nothing could be further from the truth. "I grew up middle class, and golf was expensive," Hicks confessed to Refinery29 in 2015. "It's hard to gain access to it... I think it would be good to see it in local schools — to teach kids that you have opportunities other than basketball, track, and football." Fortunately, all of that appears to be changing — slowly but surely. "Girls Golf is coming up with a grant that will be supporting Black girls playing golf and helping them gain access to the sport. And I think that's what it truly takes is, let's specifically try to get Black girls into the game and support them financially. Give them a space where they can come in," Hicks explained during a 2020 appearance on USA Today's sports podcast, "Changing the Game."
But that's not all Hicks is up to...
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