Grandview Golf Club gets national attention after police were called on black members

York County is at the center of negative attention across the nation after a group of African-American golfers said they were discriminated against by Grandview Golf Club’s ownership and staff on Saturday.

The story, published on Sunday, went viral on Monday, being picked up by several media outlets and numerous celebrities. Just a disclaimer, some language used here is not safe for work.

Here are links to the York Daily Record’s coverage of the incident:

• After apologizing for calling cops on 5 black women members, golf club now defends itself
• Women say they faced racial, gender discrimination at central Pa. golf course
• Police called on black members of Grandview Golf Club, but no charges will be filed
• Here's what we know, including more about the golf course and the definition of "pace of play"
• Watch all the videos of the incident, from submitted videos to the response from the golf course on Sunday.

One of the first to tweet about it was R&B singer John Legend, who asked the public to "Please stop calling the police on black people who are just trying to live" while quoting another tweet linking to the story.

Legend -- winner of five Grammy Awards, an Oscar and a Tony -- was retweeted more than 19,000 times. He wasn’t the only Twitter user with millions of followers to give his thoughts. Bomani Jones, a radio show host and columnist for ESPN, added his thoughts by responding to one tweet.

Shaun King, a columnist for The Intercept and the political commentator for the Tom Joyner Morning Show, added his thoughts:

Soledad O'Brien, former CNN journalist and host of a syndicated TV show, Matter of Fact, expressed concern as well. 

With Grandview Golf Course being a pretty common name, Grandview Golf Course – a separate golf course located just outside of Pittsburgh – is pleading to many Twitter users to show that they are “NOT the Grandview from the news story.” They sent more than 30 tweets in an hour of posting their first course announcement.

Of course, that hasn’t stopped people from messaging the golf course anyway.

Deadspin also picked up their own version of the story.

As did Jezebel, with their own spin on a headline.