As we recognize African Heritage Month, we’re proud to highlight a historic moment in Nova Scotia golf history.

Pictured here are members of the 1963 Nova Scotia Junior Boys Team — George Williams, John Nauss, Jack Bryant, and Jim Maxwell — who represented the province at the Canadian National Championships.

History made: Jim Maxwell became the first African Nova Scotian to represent Nova Scotia on any provincial golf team, and quite possibly the first to compete at Nationals.

That legacy continued in 1965, when Darrell Maxwell won the Nova Scotia Junior Championship in a playoff and became the second African Nova Scotian to represent Team Nova Scotia at the national level.

We celebrate their achievements, their impact, and the path they helped pave for future generations.