ORLANDO, Fla. -- Award-winning actor Samuel L. Jackson will host the first-of-its-kind documentary, Uneven Fairways, chronicling the story of the little-known, but rich history of the African-Americans who had the courage to stand up for their rights and pave the way for future stars of golf. Uneven Fairways will premiere Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET on GOLF CHANNEL, celebrating the golfers who confronted prejudice and endured indignities for the right to play golf at its highest level.

Produced in partnership with Moxie Pictures and based on the books Uneven Lies by Pete McDaniel and Forbidden Fairways by Calvin Sinnette, the 60-minute documentary will reveal the stories of the men and women of the United Golf Association (UGA) which many compare to the Negro Leagues of Baseball. Through never-before-seen archival footage, interviews with golf’s pioneers and their families, insight from golf legends Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus and a personal tribute from Tiger Woods, the film will recount both the painful memories that caused heartbreak to the lighter moments that caused laughter.

Uneven Fairways: A Discussion

Immediately following Uneven Fairways at 10 p.m. ET, Vince Cellini will host and moderate a roundtable panel discussion on the history of African-Americans in golf with three-time PGA TOUR winner and 13-time Champions Tour winner Jim Thorpe, Uneven Lies author and Uneven Fairways co-writer Pete McDaniel, New York University professor of Sociology and African-American Studies Dr. Jeffrey Sammons and Golf World senior writer Bill Fields.

Extended Interviews and Features online at GolfChannel.com

GolfChannel.com launched this week a dedicated micro-site for Uneven Fairways, available at www.GolfChannel.com/uneven-fairways.

The micro-site includes bonus video footage that will not be seen during the documentary and extended interviews with several of golf’s legends and pioneers, and insightful feature stories from GolfChannel.com senior writer Rex Hoggard. The site also will include a first-person narrative on the origins of the documentary from Golf World senior writer Pete McDaniel, co-writer of Uneven Fairways and author of Uneven Lies. Readers also will have the opportunity to share stories on how golf and their passion for the game has impacted their lives when it comes to overcoming adversity, and GOLF CHANNEL will take a collection of the stories for a compilation book to been given to the men and women featured in Uneven Fairways.

For additional information, contact Jeremy Friedman, GOLF CHANNEL Public Relations at 407-355-4058 or jfriedman@golfchannel.com.