▁he ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁purchase ▁a ▁ 7 8 - acre ▁da iry ▁farm . ▁▁ ▁Pow ell ▁moved ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁a ▁house ▁on ▁the ▁golf ▁course . ▁At ▁the ▁time , ▁he ▁was ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁security ▁guard ▁and ▁in ▁his ▁spare ▁time , ▁he ▁started ▁converting ▁the ▁farm ▁into ▁a ▁golf ▁course . ▁He ▁worked ▁on ▁the ▁course ▁during ▁the ▁day , ▁growing ▁grass ▁and ▁clear ing ▁the ▁land ▁by ▁hand ▁while ▁at ▁night , ▁he ▁worked ▁at ▁Tim ken . ▁He ▁completed ▁the ▁first ▁nine ▁holes ▁by ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁The ▁club ▁opened ▁in ▁April ▁that ▁same ▁year , ▁with ▁Pow ell ' s ▁wife , ▁Marcel la , ▁helping ▁out . ▁His ▁young ▁daughter , ▁R ene e ▁Pow ell , ▁began ▁playing ▁golf ▁on ▁the ▁course ▁shortly ▁after ▁it ▁first ▁opened ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 3 . ▁R ene e ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁second ▁black ▁woman ▁to ▁play ▁on ▁the ▁LP GA ▁tour . ▁ ▁Once ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁open , ▁it ▁wel com ed ▁everyone , ▁regardless ▁of ▁race . ▁The ▁club ▁did ▁experience ▁some ▁problems ▁with ▁v andal ism ▁and ▁community ▁host ility , ▁but ▁these ▁did ▁not ▁imp air ▁the ▁club ' s ▁success . ▁A ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Ku ▁Kl ux ▁K lan ▁golf ed ▁his ▁course , ▁but ▁Pow ell ▁only ▁told ▁his ▁daughter , ▁R ene e , ▁about ▁the ▁incident . ▁R ac ists ▁called ▁the ▁club ▁the ▁" n igger ▁nine ."