Forest Park Centennial Golf Tournament
Information Release July 13, 2026
Centennial Golf Tournament to Celebrate Forest Park Golf Course Rich Legacy
Time: 8 a.m.– 4 p.m.
The Centennial Celebration Golf Tournament will honor the 100-year legacy of the Forest Park Golf Association with a full day of golf, instruction, fellowship, and recognition at the Forest Park Golf Course. The event will feature an 18-hole scramble, a beginner-friendly golf clinic, a continental breakfast, awards luncheon, trophies, prizes, and special honors for individuals connected to the course’s rich history. Golfers, teams and supporters are encouraged to register early for this once-in-a-century celebration. In recognition of the centennial anniversary of the Forest Park Golf Association, Lou Fields, President of the Baltimore African American Tourism Council, Inc. is hosting a daylong celebration at the Forest Park Golf Course.
Teams of four will compete in an 18-hole scramble format for trophies and prizes. A team of golf professionals will also lead an educational clinic designed to help beginners and amateur golfers improve their skills and techniques. JRS Catering will provide a continental breakfast and awards luncheon.
Awards will be presented to golf coach and 1967 CIAA champion golfers Allen Wilson & Tim McReady, Pitch and Putt Club President Angela Morgan, and Charles “Chuck” Sperandeo, a USGTF master teaching professional Instructor. In 1926, Sperandeo’s father, Dr. Frank Sperandeo, was one of the original eleven founding members of the Forest Park Golf Association.
The Forest Park Golf Club was incorporated in 1934. The course is an 18-hole public course in Baltimore known for its tree-lined narrow fairways, elevated greens, clubhouse, banquet facilities, practice areas, and long-standing role in the city’s golf community. Over the years, notable golfers including Jack Lowe, Jimmy Flattery, Mary Ann Downey, Spencer Overton, Pete Brown, Calvin Peete, Samuel Stewart, Charlie Sifford, Clyde Martin, Joe Louis and Willie Adams played the course. Richard Sheppard currently serves as the golf pro. Registration information is currently available via email at [email protected].
FMI: call or text Lou Fields @ 443.983.7974, email [email protected], or visit www.bdxlive.biz.
Contact: Lou Fields, 443.983.7974 | Email: [email protected]
Tournament Registration Information: [email protected]
Event Name: Centennial Celebration Golf Tournament
Location: Forest Park Golf Course, 2900 Hillsdale Road, Baltimore, MD 21207
