Leisure Hour’s first annual tournament, the “Pacific Northwest Negro Amateur Golf Tournament” was held at Eastmoreland Golf Course in the summer of 1944. It was held there for the next several years. From 1951 to 1966, the tournament was held at the Tualatin Country Club.
Because of a dream in 1943, Vernon Gaskin, J. Cullen Fentress and Sam Wagner spearheaded the formation of the Western States Golf Association. WSGA now represents 33 clubs and nearly 2000 members.
Leisure Hour Golf Club is keeping that dream alive by continuing to be active in the game of golf, encouraging our youth to play and being a presence in the golfing community in the Portland area.