African-American achievements in golf from 1896 US Open till the end of 20th century!

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African-American achievements in golf from 1896
US Open till the end of 20th century!
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1896 US Open

• Africans and Americans have together played a key
  role in the growth of golf, both on and off the
  course, from John Shippen to Tiger Woods, Renee
  Powell to Charlie Sifford. This timeline
  highlights some of the many noteworthy moments in
  African-American golf history. Here is the
  complete history of how Americans and Africans
  made historic contributions to Golf since the
  1896 US Open
• 1896 US Open At the age of 17, John Shippen,
  whose father was an African-American and whose
  mother was a Shinnecock Indian, competed in the
  second US Open at Shinnecock Hills, where he
  worked as a caddie.

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American Black Golf History 1899 to 1950

• 1899 A dentist in Boston, George Grant, invents
  the current wooden golf tee.
• 1922 In his hometown of New Orleans, Joseph
  Bartholomew begins his career as a golf course
  architect by designing a new course at Metairie
  Golf Club. However, according to the club's
  segregation policy, he is never permitted to play
  or even practice on the course.
• Robert Hawkins hosted his first African-American
  competition in 1926. In 1927, he organized
  another tournament, and in 1928, he established
  the United Golf Associations, which eventually
  established a tour for Black golf players who are
  not eligible to compete in PGA events.
• 1930 Pioneers Golf Course was built on April 12,
  1930, as the oldest public course in Lincoln
  Nebraska, and the surrounding states. This 27
  holes golf architecture was built by William
  Tucker for the cost of 1500.

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Golf history-1950 to 1990

• 1961 The PGA of America amends its Bylaws to
  remove the "Caucasian-only restriction," allowing
  all players to compete in professional golf
  competitions. Althea Gibson, a tennis legend,
  became the first African-American to compete on
  the LPGA Tour in 1963.
• Pete Brown wins the Waco Turner Open, the first
  African-American golfer to win a PGA-sanctioned
  event. He also won Andy Williams' San Diego
  Invitational in 1970.
• Lee Elder is the first African-American to
  compete in the Master's in 1975. He misses the
  cut but goes on to win four PGA Tour events and
  eight Champions Tour events.

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Conclusion

• Tiger Woods won the US Open and the British Open
  in 2000, making him the youngest player in
  history to complete a career in Grand Slam. In
  the year 2000, he won nine times on the PGA Tour.
  Dr. Obie Bender, president of the Clearview
  Legacy Foundation, was elected to the PGA Board
  of Directors for the second time in 2000.
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