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The Week That the Masters Color Barrier Finally Fell

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April 11, 2025

Via The Washington Post, an article on how - fifty years ago - Lee Elder broke one of last color lines in U.S. sports at the Masters: It was shortly after 2 p.m. when the red limousine passed under the canopy of [...]

The Most Famous Golfer at the Masters Is Black. Why Aren’t There More Players Like Him?

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April 14, 2024

Courtesy of The New York Times, commentary on representation in professional golf: When the Masters Tournament commenced on Thursday, featuring 89 competitors, there was exactly one Black golfer in the field: the one [...]

Masters of the Green: The Black Caddies of Augusta National

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March 31, 2024

Via Garden & Gun, a look at how - for almost fifty years - black caddies carried the bags of golf legends then, with one decision, their lives shifted, and the legacy of their glory days went unheralded. Finally, that’s [...]

How Joe Louis Helped Change Golf Forever

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February 5, 2024

Via YouTube, a look at how boxer Joe Louis changed golf forever: Joe Louis had retired from boxing by 1952. He was age 38. The fight game wasn’t the only sport where Louis excelled. He was a 2 handicap golfer. When he wanted [...]

Teeing Up Change Within Women’s Golf

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January 21, 2024

Via SI.com, a look at how Laura Diaz, the LPGA’s senior director of foundation operations and DEI is addressing barriers around golf so there is access for all women to play: Laura Diaz took her first golf lesson on her [...]

Steph Curry: Building Inclusiveness in Golf

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September 29, 2023

As reported by The Athletic, Steph Curry grew up playing around Black golfers — his father and other family members, other NBA players. But when he started playing junior tournaments, and three years of high school golf at [...]

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