Aronomink Relinquishes '93 PGA Championship

From: The Washington Post | Date: November 8, 1990 | Copyright information

The Aronomink Golf Club, unable to meet the requirement for minority members, has asked to be relieved of its agreement to host the 1993 PGA national championship, the PGA of America said.

The search for another club to host the tournament will begin today, PGA Executive Director Jim Awtrey said.

Aronomink, a private club in Newtown Square, Pa., an affluent Philadelphia suburb, was awarded the PGA in 1988.

In the wake of charges of racial discrimination prior to the PG...