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Honing his skills on segregated courses, he became one of the few Black golfers in the pro ranks, following the lead of ...
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The week that the Masters color barrier finally fellIt was shortly after 2 p.m. when the red limousine passed under the canopy of leaves on Magnolia Lane, pulling into the circular driveway at Augusta National Golf Club. Lee Elder was running late.
Lee Elder was the first Black golfer in the Masters 50 years ago. His caddie that week was Augusta native Henry Brown, who has his own unique golf story.
It comes off the golf club and you watch the flight and you ... note that we celebrate a significant milestone this week … Lee Elder became the first Black man to compete in the Masters ...
Trailblazing Black golfer and Augusta native Jim Dent died on May 2 at age 85. He was recovering from a recent stroke.
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Fifty years ago, when Lee Elder became the first Black golfer to qualify for the Masters, he wasn't much in a mood to discuss it. "I'm not talking," Elder told reporters on April 7 ...
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