To up his training, Dent moved west to Los Angeles, where many of the best Black players resided, and advanced under the ...

Honing his skills on segregated courses, he became one of the few Black golfers in the pro ranks, following the lead of ...

Jim Dent, who learned the game as a caddie and became one of the best Black golfers of his era, died on May 2, according to ...

You add going to Augusta and the curling, it’s a bit frenetic and crazy. You just make it work. I enjoy it all, love it all.” ...

Trailblazing Black golfer and Augusta native Jim Dent died on May 2 at age 85. He was recovering from a recent stroke.

Jim Dent, a pioneering Black golfer, one of the PGA Tour’s longest hitters and a 12-time winner on what is now PGA Tour ...

Jim Dent grew up in the caddie yards of Augusta, Georgia, eventually working at the Masters and honing his game at the ...

the world’s foremost private club funding a municipal golf project, for a property affectionately called “The Patch,” with ties to Augusta Tech and The First Tee. Affordability and ...

Dent also stayed busy, picking up bags at Augusta Country Club for the members there. But it was at Augusta Municipal Golf Course where Dent, under the watchful eye of Lawson “Red” Douglas ...