It was said to have started in 1925 when George Adams became a founding member[citation needed] and in 1926 by Robert Hawkins, a golfer from Massachusetts.
[1] It was known affectionately as the Chitlin Circuit[2] and included many talented golfers such as Ted Rhodes, Bill Spiller, Pete Brown, Lee Elder, Willie Brown Jr., Zeke Hartsfield, Howard Wheeler, and Charlie Sifford.
Also, the Wake-Robin Golf Club, whose first president was Helen Webb Harris, joined the UGA under her leadership.
[3][4] Jimmy Taylor added the Mid Winter Classic at Rogers Park, Tampa to the circuit in 1963.
[5] From 1934 through November 1961, the Professional Golfers Association of America maintained a "Caucasian-only" membership clause in its bylaws.