![]() Powell, who died in 2009, is the subject of a forthcoming short documentary produced by the United States Golf Association. His daughter Renee Powell and USGA historian Michael Trostel joined Bill Littlefield.īL: Michael, Bill Powell worked as a caddie as a child in Ohio, and he founded his high school’s golf team - he was also the captain, he was also the coach, he did all the scheduling. Though he served in World War II, Powell was denied a GI loan to help build his golf course, so he did it on his own, in between shifts as a security guard at a local steel plant. ![]() William Powell opened the first integrated golf course in the United States in East Canton, Ohio in 1946. (Copyright Unknown/Courtesy USGA Museum) This article is more than 7 years old. Clearview Golf Course in East Canton, Ohio is still open today. ![]()
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