Lee Elder hits the ball from a sand trap on the 18th hole at the Augusta National Golf Club course in Augusta, Ga. on April 10, 1975. Elder is the first black golfer to play in the Masters tournament.

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THOMSON, Ga. (WJBF) — The 9th Annual Golf Tournament returns Thursday, June 5, at the Belle Meade Country Club in Thomson, Georgia, with a special tribute marking the 50th anniversary of Lee ...

“Lee Elder really saved their a--es in some ways,” said Curt Sampson, author of the book “The Masters: Golf, Money and Power in Augusta, Georgia.” “He was easy to like, easy to talk to.

See, it was 54 years ago this month, that golfer Lee Elder won the 1974 Monsanto Open at the Pensacola Country Club in Warrington, qualifying him for the 1975 Masters tournament where he would ...

Alongside the greats. Elder, who fought through numerous obstacles to become the first Black golfer to play in the Masters, died at the age of 87, the PGA Tour announced Monday.

Golf pioneer Lee Elder has died at the age of 87. "Lee was a good player, but most important [ly], a good man who was very well respected by countless people.

Lee Elder waves as he arrives for the ceremonial tee shots before the first round of the Masters golf tournament on Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Augusta, Ga. [AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File] Golf ...