One of the golfers, Sandra Thompson, is an attorney and the president of the York NAACP. In tape of the 911 call, after the operator asks if there are any weapons, Steve Chronister said, “Other than her mouth, there’s not any weapons.” They continued down the fairway, but were confronted again by co-owner Jordan Chronister, who told them to leave - adding the police had been called. The father of one of the owners, he told them they were not keeping up with the pace of play. In April, five African American women were on the Grandview golf course in Dover Township, York County, when they were approached by former county Commissioner Steve Chronister. The incident was one of several across the country where police were called on African Americans for seemingly ordinary things. (Harrisburg) - A York County golf course made national headlines this year after a white man called police on a group of black women golfers. On Sunday club co-owner JJ Chronister told the York Daily Record she called the women personally to "sincerely apologize." Officials at the Grandview Golf Club in York called police on the group Saturday, accusing them of playing too slowly and holding up others behind them. Sandra Thompson, right, speaks alongside Sandra Harrison, both golfers and members of a group of local women known as Sisters in the Fairway, during an interview with The Associated Press, Tuesday Apin York, Pa. Now, it’s time to find better ways to interact with you and ensure we meet your high standards of what a credible media organization should be. The days of journalism’s one-way street of simply producing stories for the public have long been over.
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