Cirilo “Rilo” Manego III, Co-Founder of SGA, on the mic while sharing the stage with fellow Co-Founder Yvesner Zamar and Justin “Yaddiya” Johnson, Founder of Long Live GoGo Foundation. Photo credit: Profit Idowu
On September 24, 2026, Social Golf Association brought Range Night™ to Langston Golf Course for a night that was about much more than golf.
It was about Washington, DC.
In partnership with the Long Live GoGo Foundation, SGA presented Range Night™: Moe Open Edition, bringing golf and Go-Go together at one of the city's most historic golf courses.
For Social Golf Association, that matters.
We are a DC-based organization. This city is part of who we are, and our work is rooted in creating spaces where people can experience golf in ways that feel authentic to the communities we serve.
This time, we wanted to do something bigger.
We wanted to put golf in conversation with one of the most unmistakable expressions of DC culture: Go-Go.
Golf Met Go-Go at Langston
Langston Golf Course was the perfect place to make it happen.
The historic course has played an important role in the story of golf in Washington, DC and in the history of Black golfers in the city. On this night, Langston became the backdrop for something we had never seen before.
Golfers and non-golfers gathered under the lights. Clubs were swinging. The range was moving.
And then the music started.
Black Alley took the stage.
With Langston as the backdrop, DC's sound filled the night.
Golf met Go-Go.
Not as a gimmick. Not as two separate things sharing the same space.
But as two expressions of DC culture coming together in a way that felt completely natural.
Justin “Yaddiya” Johnson, Founder & Creative Director of the Long Live GoGo Foundation, reflected on what the partnership made possible:
“We are extremely pleased with our partnership with Social Golf Association and how we were able to scale the Moe Open to create an even bigger fusion of Go-Go and golf culture. Bringing these two distinctly DC expressions together at Langston Golf Course was a powerful experience, and we’re excited about what this partnership can continue to create for the city.”
That was the moment. Golfers were hitting balls. People were dancing. Black Alley was performing under the lights. And Langston was doing what it has done for generations: bringing people together through golf.
Black Alley on stage at Social Golf Association’s Range Night™. Photo credit: Profit Idowu
Putting Money Behind the Culture
For SGA, celebrating DC culture also means investing in it.
Through Range Night™: Moe Open Edition, Social Golf Association donated more than $10,000 to the Long Live GoGo Foundation to support its mission to preserve, advance, and celebrate Go-Go music and the culture that grew around it.
That investment is important to us because cultural preservation requires more than appreciation. It requires action. It requires organizations, businesses, artists, and communities to put resources behind the things that make a place unique. For Washington, DC, Go-Go is one of those things. And SGA is proud to play a role in supporting the people doing the work to keep it moving.
This Is What Social Golf Association Is About
Golf is our game, but people and vibes are our mission. For SGA, that means continuing to create spaces where golf can connect people across interests, backgrounds, industries, and experiences. Sometimes that happens on the first tee. Sometimes it happens at a networking brunch. And sometimes it happens on a driving range at Langston Golf Course with golf clubs in people's hands, Go-Go playing under the lights, and hundreds of people coming together for a common purpose.
Range Night™ has always been about creating that kind of space.
But Moe Open Edition reminded us of something even bigger:
We don't have to leave our culture at the door to grow the game.
We can bring the culture with us. We can create new entry points into golf while celebrating the places, sounds, people, and traditions that make Washington, DC what it is. And we can use golf to invest back into the city that continues to inspire us.
DC Is the Home
Social Golf Association is proud to be a DC-based organization. Our goal isn't simply to make people in our community feel like they belong in this sport. It's to contribute to the city. To create experiences people remember. To introduce more people to the game. To support organizations doing meaningful work. And to show what can happen when golf becomes a bridge to something bigger.
At Langston, we saw that bridge in real time. Golfers hit balls. People danced. Black Alley performed. Social Golfers™ connected. And more than $10,000 went back toward supporting the preservation and advancement of DC's Go-Go culture.
That is a Range Night™ worth remembering.
Because sometimes preserving a culture means putting it center stage. And sometimes, it means turning up the music and letting the whole city hear it while the Metro stops to take a peek before it continues on its route.
Golf is our game. DC is our home. And the culture is worth investing in.
Range Caddies walk up and down the range at Range Night™ ensuring every Social Golfer™ feels right at home. Photo credit: Profit Idowu
