▁was ▁designed , ▁built , ▁managed ▁and ▁owned ▁entirely ▁by ▁African ▁Americans . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁black - owned ▁or ▁operated ▁golf ▁courses ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁ ▁The ▁club ▁is ▁located ▁two ▁miles ▁outside ▁of ▁East ▁C anton , ▁Ohio . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁par - 7 2 ▁course . ▁It ▁has ▁ 1 8 ▁holes ▁and ▁covers ▁around ▁ 1 3 0 ▁acres ▁of ▁land . ▁ ▁The ▁club ▁is ▁named ▁" Clear view " ▁because ▁Bill ▁Pow ell , ▁the ▁designer ▁and ▁first ▁owner , ▁wanted ▁a ▁place ▁that ▁" w ould ▁represent ▁his ▁' clear ▁view ' ▁of ▁what ▁the ▁game ▁should ▁be ▁about : ▁access ▁for ▁all ." ▁The ▁club ▁is ▁currently ▁managed ▁by ▁Bill ' s ▁children , ▁Larry ▁Pow ell ▁and ▁R ene e ▁Pow ell . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Clear view ▁G olf ▁Club ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Bill ▁Pow ell ▁and ▁was ▁begun ▁in ▁East ▁C anton , ▁Ohio ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁As ▁an ▁African ▁American , ▁Pow ell ▁had ▁faced ▁pre jud ice ▁when ▁attempting ▁to ▁join ▁other ▁golf ▁clubs ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁so ▁he ▁chose ▁to ▁build ▁his ▁own . ▁First , ▁Pow ell ▁tried ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁G I ▁loan , ▁but ▁was ▁turned ▁down . ▁Pow ell ▁obtained ▁financial ▁support ▁for ▁his ▁effort ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁golf ▁club ▁from ▁two ▁black ▁phys icians ▁and ▁from ▁his ▁brother ▁who ▁took ▁out ▁a ▁second ▁mort g age . ▁With ▁this ▁support ,