title image via Jalisa Fulwood Courtesy of Derek Bryant, Howard University Athletics Howard University recent grad Everett Whiten Jr. (Chesapeake, Va.) won his first professional golf tournament in Akron, Ohio at the 2024 APGA (Advocates Professional Golf Association) Bridgestone Collegiate Invitational. The two-day (July 1-2), 36-hole event took place at the Firestone Country Club on South Course (par-70, 7400 yards). Whiten won the inaugural individual crown after firing 136 (-4) during the two-round tourney. He was tied for the top spot at 1-under par (69) after Day One but pulled away with…
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