5 black women allege racial discrimination at Pa. golf course. Here's what we know.

Five African-American women said they were discriminated against by the ownership and staff at Dover Township's Grandview Golf Club on Saturday, April 21.

Check back for updates on this developing story:

What happened

Five black women golfers said they were told they were not keeping the pace of play, and later, the women were told they had taken too long of a break between the first and second halves of the course. They were asked to leave, offered their membership money refunded and the police were called.

Since the incident the club’s ownership has released several statements, at one point saying that what happened “does not reflect our organization’s values or our commitment to delivering a welcoming environment for everyone. We are disappointed that this situation occurred and regret that our members were made to feel uncomfortable in any way."

However, in a second statement, the ownership defended calling police, and the five women have accused them of "backpedaling."

More: A longer, detailed version of the incident can be found here.

On Wednesday, a golfer in the group playing directly behind the women said his group never caught up with them.

Watch: Sandra Thompson submitted this video, claiming that she and a group of her friends were discriminated against at Grandview Golf Club. Story continues below the video.

Who is everyone involved

The five women were Sandra Thompson, Myneca Ojo, Sandra Harrison, Carolyn Dow and Karen Crosby. Thompson, 50, is the president of the York branch of the NAACP, a former candidate for York County judge, the vice chair of the county Democratic party and a full-time attorney.

JJ and Jordan Chronister are co-owners of Grandview Golf Course. They are part of a group that purchased the golf course in spring 2017.

Jordan’s father, Steve Chronister, serves in an advisory role for the golf course. Steve Chronister served three terms on the York County Commission, and was once part of a group that owned Honey Run Golf Club in Dover Township. His father was Grandview’s pro and course superintendent, and Steve Chronister himself won an amateur tournament there at age 15.

Watch: Myneca Ojo submitted this video from the second incident. Story continues below the video.

More about the course

Grandview Golf Course is an 18-hole golf course just off Carlisle Road in Dover Township. The course is the oldest public golf course in York County, with the front nine built in the early 1920s and the back nine added in the mid-1930s, according to the course’s website.

What is pace of play?

The term “pace of play” is simply how fast a golfer or a group of golfers moves through the golf course. It’s not about being the quickest through the course, the United States Golf Association says, but being efficient.

“Playing at a better pace is not about hurrying up or rushing around the course,” the USGA says on its website. “It is simply about being more efficient with your valuable time, as well as everyone else’s.”

One of the tips, according to the USGA, is to keep up with the group in front of you.

“Your correct position on the course is immediately behind the group in front of you, not immediately in front of the group behind you,” the USGA says.

Pace of play is defined by each golf course. At Grandview, an 18-hole round is expected to be completed within four hours and 15 minutes, according to the course’s scorecard.

There are two rules that specifically deal with pace of play at Grandview:

Rule 1: Pace of play is monitored by Grandview Golf Course. Contact will be made with your group if you fall behind.

Rule 10: Golfers not complying will be asked to adhere to rules or be asked to leave with zero refund.

What are police doing?

Police were called to Grandview Golf Club twice on Saturday. The first time was at 11:24 a.m., and then police were told they were not needed. The second call came at 1:26 p.m.

No charges were filed, Northern York County Regional Police Chief Mark Bentzel said.

"No result on our end, no action," Bentzel said. "We were called there for an issue. The issue did not warrant any charges. All parties left and we left as well."

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What’s next?

JJ Chronister said Sunday that the course is “interested in getting long-term resolution, not short-term resolution.” She said she’s had contact with all five women involved in the incident.

She hopes to meet with all of them, and go over what happened so “we can understand their perception of what happened” and to make sure that nothing like this happens in the future, Chronister said.

Thompson said that, instead of a meeting, she was hoping for sensitivity and diversity training.

“There needs to be something more substantial to understand they don’t treat people in this manner,” she said.

Separately, a Pennsylvania state senator has called for an investigation by the state's human relations commission.

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National attention

The story has gained national attention, with coverage from The New York Times, The Washington Post, Deadspin and other media organizations. John Legend posted about it on Twitter. Comedy Central's The Daily Show gave its take on its April 24 show.

It echoed similar incidents around the country, including when two black men were arrested at a Starbucks in Philadelphia earlier this month.

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Anthony J. Machcinski is the food reporter for the York Daily Record. Follow him on Facebook, @ChinskiTweets on Twitter or email him at amachcinski@ydr.com.