May 27, 2026 | Program Spotlight & Local Golf News
Some of our Pathfinders and one of our HV3 Mentors had an opportunity to participate in the Memorial Weekend Tournament at Charleston Municipal on Saturday. Thank you for representing us De’Marrion, Vania, Taylor, Liam, Jerome, and Nick!
Liam, Taylor, Nick, Jerome, De’Marrion, and Vania ready to tee off
All participants played well and enjoyed meeting local golf legends, including tournament organizers from Port City Golf Club and Class A Golf State Champion from St. John’s High Davis Crowley.
The Memorial Weekend Tournament, which benefits MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital, is the flagship event for Port City Golf Club (PCGC), a club founded in 1971 by Ernest Middleton, Johnny Middleton, Chris Pinkney, Emmet Sadler, and James White to promote golf integration. Many early PCGC members were first exposed to golf as caddies at Charleston Municipal, but they were excluded from playing the course from its open in 1929 until a federal ruling in 1961. Even after Charleston Municipal became South Carolina’s first golf course (public or private) to integrate, black golfers were unable to play competitively. Charleston Municipal wasn’t an authorized golf club, and black golfers couldn’t obtain a handicap until PCGC made it possible through legal action in 1974. They held their first Memorial Weekend Tournament at Charleston Municipal that same year.
De’Marrion takes a big swing
This event is a time-honored celebration of perseverance, and it holds a special place in our hearts. Many thanks to Tim Porter (Tournament Director), Toby Jenkins (Tournament Sponsor), and the members of PCGC for making Pathfinder participation possible.