HR74 Summary

• The Alabama House of Representatives recognizes and celebrates the 15th anniversary of the Driving Force Women's Golf Club, Alabama's first Black American women's golf club.

• The club was founded on January 27, 2007, when 42 women attended a charter meeting at Arrowhead Country Club in Montgomery, with Margi Lee elected as the first president.

• Notable accomplishments include becoming the first and largest organized women's golf club in Montgomery and Alabama, organizing the first Kick-Off Scramble tournament, and establishing the annual Alabama-Georgia Shoot Out competition with the Browns Mill Golf Club in Atlanta.

• The club will mentor young girls in eighth, ninth, and eleventh grades at Pike Road High School and continue mentoring the Alabama State University Golf Team, while commemorating the anniversary with a specially designed tabletop book and booklet.

• The club's mission is to enhance golf knowledge and skills, foster camaraderie among members, participate in competitions, and expose and mentor young golfers to all aspects of golf.