Golf Champion… and Privilege

Golf Champion… and Privilege

From Reppin by Evelien Kong

June 1, 2026 · 52 min

About this episode

Evelien Kong interviews golfer Alexis Belton about success, loneliness, and the impact of privilege in the world of golf.

What happens when you reach the top of your field — and still feel completely alone? I sit down with world-class golfer and long-drive champion Alexis Belton for a conversation about what success doesn’t always show you — being visible, accomplished, even celebrated… and still feeling invisible in the spaces you move through. And maybe more people understand that than we say out loud. In a world where we’re more connected than ever, so many people are still navigating loneliness, disconnection, and that quiet question of where they actually belong. Alexis shares her experience of this as a Black woman in the traditionally exclusive world of golf — and how isolation became the catalyst for something bigger: building community, creating opportunity, and turning personal experience into collective connection. We also talk about privilege, access, and the unwritten rules that shape who gets to feel comfortable in a room and who doesn’t. And how privilege, at its core, is access — access to information, opportunity, networks, confidence, and the unspoken permission to belong. Whether we notice it or not, that shapes every space we move through. Alexis opens up about using golf as a…

People in this episode

Host: Evelien Kong

Guest: Alexis Belton

Topics covered

  • loneliness
  • privilege
  • golf
  • community building
  • advocacy
  • identity

Keywords

  • golf
  • loneliness
  • privilege
  • community
  • advocacy
  • Black woman
  • ONE Campaign
  • long-drive champion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ONE Campaign

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