- The Manor Hotel, built in 1923, one of Pinehurst's most prestigious locations.

My late father-in-Law, Martin Kendrick Sr., worked here.

He was part of the vast service class that supported and helped this Pinehurst community transform.

[footsteps tap] But you can't tell the story of transformation unless you tell the story of all who contributed to it.

You see, Mr. Kendrick was only allowed in this hotel, because he was Black, in his capacity as a bellman.

He probably couldn't have imagined, I can't do this anymore.

He could only come to this hotel in his capacity as a bellman.

It's the only way he could get in the door.

He probably couldn't imagine that decades later, his daughter, Martina, and I would drop his grandson, Jared, off, where he would be a welcome guest and attend the Pinehurst Golf Academy.

[somber music] As much as people know the name Donald Ross, what Donald Ross created wouldn't exist without the support of a very strong and vibrant service class, many of whom were Black, like my late father-in-law.

If this story is about Pinehurst's transformation, it is incomplete without that recognition.

[somber music] Paul McRae is the embodiment of that transformation.

Willie McRae, his father, famously picked up his bag here at just 10 years of age.

When he started in 1943, caddying was the only way a Black man could walk this course.

Now, a generation later, his son is the course pro and his grandson, Derrick, is a caddy, as well.

- [Paul] Show me the good setup.

Alright, let's see your good setup now.

[golf club clacks] Nice.

- Interrupting this lesson?

- Hey.

- Sorry ladies, I'm interrupting your lesson.

Paul.

- How you doing?

- Good to see you, man.

- Good.

You doing all right?

- Good to see you.

How you doing?

This is you teaching, huh?

- Yeah.

- Master pro here.

- Yeah.

- Man, generations for the McRae family out here, right?

- That means a lot of years.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

- How many?

How far do you guys go back here?

- Ooh, we go back a long time.

I've been here probably over 35 right now and my dad was over 70 years.

- Gosh.

What about your family?

How far back does your family go here?

- His dad was a caddy here.

- So your grandfather was a caddy here?

- Yes.

- And when would that have been?

- Ooh, that's back there in probably in the '30s and the '20s.

- You took it a step further.

He saw you become a master pro.

The first African American to ever achieve that here at Pinehurst.

- Well, you know, that's a funny thing because he was the only person that believed that I could be, you know, the first African American at Pinehurst and that was a great feeling.

- So he always believed in you.

How much is he still with you, Paul?

- Every day.

Every day.

Every day when I talk about my dad.

My dad, he, you know, he's a legend.

He tells me that every day.

- He still tells you that?

That he's a legend.

- You know, so.