City Golf Weekend (UGW), the nation’s premier celebration of golf, tradition, and group, will tee off August 29–31, 2025, throughout iconic Miami venues together with Eden Roc Miami Seaside, Miami Seaside Golf Membership, and Miami Marina.
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What started as a imaginative and prescient to diversify golf and make the game extra approachable for newcomers has developed right into a powerhouse Labor Day custom—mixing high-level networking, dynamic conversations, cultural celebrations, and a charity golf event that instantly helps HBCU golf scholarships. The mission of City Golf Weekend is to supply sources to organizations that stretch the sport of golf to folks of shade. To register for this Labor Day custom uniting sport, tradition, and group to broaden entry and fund HBCU golf scholarships, attendees can go to www.urbangolfweekend.com/
UGW Founder Clifton Addison traces his love for golf again to age 5, when his father first positioned a membership in his hand. Through the years, he noticed golf as a bridge connecting folks from numerous walks of life—but additionally acknowledged the evident lack of range on the course. That realization impressed him to create a networking weekend the place professionals of shade, each golfers and non-golfers, might collect, join, and discover the sport in an inclusive area.
“In simply two years, City Golf Weekend has emerged as one of many prime golf occasions within the nation for professionals of shade,” mentioned Addison. “City Golf Weekend is about greater than a swing—it’s about constructing bridges, breaking obstacles, and creating an area the place everybody feels welcome on the course. Golf is our backdrop, however our mission is about illustration, entry, and leaving a legacy that can outlast us all.”
Final yr, UGW donated $10,000 every to Fore Life and FAMU—they usually’re giving once more this yr. The group can also be teaming up with the Future Leaders of Hospitality and Tourism (FLHAT) and the Overtown Kids & Youth Coalition, whereas supporting Booker T. Washington Senior Excessive College with a donation to revive their golf program.
This yr’s programming provides one thing for everybody—from freshmen stepping onto the inexperienced for the primary time to seasoned golfers seeking to join with fellow leaders and changemakers. Attendees can count on hearth chats with trade trailblazers, unique panels with prime CEOs, interactive wealth-building classes, and way of life experiences that mirror the colourful spirit of Miami.
Signature programming highlights
Hearth Chat – Proudly owning Your Swing: Religion, Focus & Fearlessness as a Girl of Colour in Enterprise
Dialogue with Monique Rodriguez (Founder & CEO, Mielle Organics), moderated by Hope Wiseman (Founder & CEO, WISECO)
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Utilizing golf as a metaphor for management, Monique and Hope will discover how religion anchors imaginative and prescient, how embracing your distinctive “swing” units you aside, and the way ladies of shade can lead with braveness, authenticity, and endurance. Following the dialogue, Monique will host a signing for her memoir, The Glory in Your Story.
Panel – Elevation: A CEO Dialog on Focus, Management & the Fairway-Moderator NBC6 Anchor Jawan Strader
Panelists: Melvin Rodriguez (Co Founding father of Mielle Organics), Chris Simon (CEO of BTST & Simon Enterprises), Cam Murphy (President of FEAM Aero), Josiah Graham (Founding father of The Graham Damage Agency)
A deep dive into constructing sustainable success rooted in self-discipline, goal, and values.
Interactive Session – Ask Your Millionaire Mentor: Actual Wealth, Actual Solutions-Moderator Celeb Emcee Ramces Rouzard
Moderator & Panelists: Cedric Nash, Tall Man Tycoon, TJ Millionaire Mentor
An unfiltered Q&A delivering actionable, no-fluff methods for wealth creation.
Founders in Golf – Breaking Boundaries & Constructing Legacy-Moderator: Stacey Santiago (The Nurse Practitioner Group, LLC)
Audio system: Jordan Griffin (Blackballed Golf), Sierra Balgar (Metropolis Women Golf), Dr. Robin Barrett (The Women of the Desk)
Spotlighting entrepreneurs redefining the golf trade and increasing entry to the sport.
Occasion schedule
UGW Expo
Friday, August 29 | 9:00 AM – 7:00 PM | Eden Roc Miami Seaside
Immersive market that includes distributors, panels, and networking alternatives.
Taking part distributors: Golf & Way of life Manufacturers: Blackballed Golf – Golf Attire, MasterPiece – Golf Attire, LBOW Golf – Golf Attire, KUNI – Golf Attire, JusBirdie – Golf Attire, Metropolis Women Golf, Fairway – Golf Attire, We Go Golf – Simulation, Kinbridge Dwelling, Lux Cell Cigars, Fluxx Funding, Mielle Organics – Hair Care, Northwestern Mutual – Boca Raton, Le Ebon Fleur, LLC
Joint Blissful Hour with the Orange Blossom Basic
Friday, August 29 | 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Foyer Bar, Eden Roc
Kick off the weekend in fashion with networking and cocktails.
Welcome Reception
Friday, August 29 | 9:00 PM – 12:00 AM | Puttery Wynwood
A night of oceanfront views, music, and mingling.
Charity Golf Event & After Par-Tee
Saturday, August 30 | 11:00 AM – Night | Miami Seaside Golf Membership
Aggressive play, golf clinics, and an epic after-party.
Energy Brunch
Sunday, August 31 | 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM | Puttery Wynwood
Networking over an elevated eating expertise.
UGW Yacht Social gathering
Monday, September 1 | 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM | Miami Seaside
Closing out the weekend in luxurious on the water.
Tickets & Data: www.urbangolfweekend.com/
