African American Golfers Digest
The
John R. Carter Mentor Award is named after one of BVSJ founders, and former
chairperson of BVSJ board of directors, currently treasurer and Co-chairperson
of the BVSJ golf committee. An octogenarian an honorably discharged WWII
veteran, Mr. Carter served with the 366th infantry medical battalion
fought on the front lines in Italy with the 92 infantry division. His first
love is the game golf. John R. Carter is the inspiration of BVSJ GrandMasters
of The Short Game Tournament.
The award will be presented to qualified individuals Organizations, Agencies and Associations, at the GrandMasters golf tournament yearly. Nominee’s names should be submitted to BVSJ golf committee. The committee will elect the year’s recipient from the list of nominees.
John Carter
caddied from age 10 thru 14; he received 40 cents per 18 holes, and would
receive a 25 cent tip. The golf course would allow all the black golfers to
play on the course only on Christmas day. 
One of John Carter greatest golf trill;
He caddy for Harold “Jug” at the South Carolina Country Club Open in 1931. “Jug” was leading the tournament for the first two rounds by 2 strokes. He lost in the final round of the tournament to Henry Pickard. John commented on the tournament; “When he came out for the final round, he look weird, like someone has slipped him a Mickey or something”. But that was my greatest trill in golf.
Qualifications for Nominee’s
The nominee must have displayed the uppermost mentorship towards individuals in the game of golf
2003
John R. Carter Golf Mentor Award
United States Army
Our committee has chosen you as the first recipient to receive the
“John R. Carter” Award
Black Veterans for Social Justice, Inc., would like to pay tribute to you for providing the inspiration for the creation of the GrandMasters of the short game. The GrandMasters tournament has catered to over 145 golfer, with the sole objective of introducing golf as a therapeutic means of de-stressing. Many of the 145 golfers has moved on in the golfing circuit and now shares your love for the game, and we all thank you.
2004
Our committee has chosen you to receive the
John R. Carter Golf Mentor Award
United States Air Force
Black
Veterans for Social Justice, Inc., would like to pay tribute to you for
providing
the fundamentals of golf and assisted in the creation of the GrandMasters of
the short game. Elmo , severed in the United States Air Force and was station
in Japan, Honorable discharge veteran, Elmo turn Pro Golfer in 1976 that same
year winning the Pork Chop Tournament.
“Teaching the metaphysical of golf and sharing my experience to the youth, elders and many corporate executives”.
Elmo has taught over 450 golfers
2005
Our committee has chosen you to receive the
John R. Carter Golf Mentor Award
United States Marine Corps.
Born:
Newark, New Jersey.
Mother: Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Page
Father: Henry Page Jr.
Graduate of the New Jersey High School of Music and Arts
Resides in Brooklyn, NY. Honorably discharged veteran of the
United States Marine Corps.
Rank: Sergeant (E-5), Jobs included infantry; as a
rifleman. And personal Marine security staff member of the
Commander in Chief, and Deputy Commander in chief of the
US Atlantic Fleet.
Married to Mala Ramlochan Page. Children: Tyrone Page Jr.,
Ian , Justin, Solange, Miko. President of Page
International Inc. And CO-owner with wife of Page
International Salon and Day Spa, and manufacture of Native
Solutions™ Organic Hair and Skin care products. Located in
Brooklyn
, NY.
Currently involved in a movement to fulfill a dream started by my Golf instructor, mentor and friend -the late Elmo Wallace Jones. And that dream is to start a minority youth golf program in Brooklyn. To train and develop talent in a city where minority participation is nonexistent at the Junior and High School levels, which in turn means no minority college scholarships that are readily available. We were blessed to have a thirteen year daughter Miko Thi Page winner of the 2005 Brooklyn Junior Golf Championship Junior Division ( 13-17 years old ) who has a natural talent and desire to excel in the sport ,Trained by Elmo for the last four years. Also a wife who supports and works very hard behind the scene to make sure that she has every thing needed to succeed. None of this would have been possible without the annual golf tournaments given by the Black Veterans for Social Justice, Inc. It takes a village.
Thank You….
2006
United States Army Green Beret
Lieutenant Colonel Earl Woods as the Golf Mentor of the Decade
Lt. Col. Woods served two full tours of duty in the Vietnam War, the second as part of the elite Green Berets
Our committee has chosen you to receive the
John R. Carter Golf Mentor Award
Corporal Baba Shahid Hashaba (Beloved-It ), joined the Unites States Army National Guards in 1955 assigned to the “Harlem Hell Fighters, he also ” Joined the United States Navy served aboard the Battleship USS New Jersey, Cruiser USS Salem, Flagship of the Sixth fleet and Destroyer USS Johnston.
Baba Shahid Hashaba retired as the commanding officer of BVSJ security force and now an entrepreneur. Co-founder of the 19th Hole Golf Club of N.Y. Baba Shahid Hashaba is know throughout the local golf circuit, Beloved-It posture, and swing, are trademarks of a truly beloved and serious senior golfer who’s persona motivate other golfers to excel.
The
History of African American's in Golf is a strange and
winding tale of racism, discrimination and segregation.
Golf has always had an air of mystique and the general
population's perception saw it as the game of the rich and
famous. Well, African Americans have excelled in every
aspect of life and of course golf is no exception, but the
institutional segregation of courses, associations and
country clubs made it impossible for African Americans to
display their talents and just as important to earn a
living. Until resent history African Americans were stuck in
the roles of caddies and country club staff. Oh, but times
are a changing………
Black Golf Mentors