Tuesday 30 November 2021

Golf pioneer Lee Elder, who broke the race barrier at the Masters, dies at 87

Lee Elder watches the flight of his ball as he tees off in the first round of play at the Masters in Augusta, Ga., on April 10, 1975. Elder broke racial barriers as the first Black golfer to play in the Masters and paved the way for Tiger Woods and others to follow.

Elder made history in 1975 when he became the first Black golfer to compete at the Masters tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia. No details about his death were immediately available.

(Image credit: AP)



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