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Jim Dent – the Augustan who caddied at the Augusta National Golf Club before embarking on his own successful pro career – has ...
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 ...
Honing his skills on segregated courses, he became one of the few Black golfers in the pro ranks, following the lead of ...
Jim Dent grew up in the caddie yards of Augusta, Georgia, eventually working at the Masters and honing his game at the ...
To up his training, Dent moved west to Los Angeles, where many of the best Black players resided, and advanced under the ...
Trailblazing Black golfer and Augusta native Jim Dent died on May 2 at age 85. He was recovering from a recent stroke.
Jim Dent, the sweet-swinging pro who died at 85 last week, was a large man with a gentle soul and a generous spirit.
Jim Dent, a pioneering African American golfer from Augusta, has died. He helped desegregate local golf, once caddied at ...
Jim Dent became a legendary golfer across his 50-year professional career within the game and the 12-time PGA Tour Champions ...
Jim Dent, a trailblazing Black golfer with a road named after him in Augusta, has died at the age of 85 a week before his ...
Long-hitting Jim Dent, known as one of the best Black golfers of his era after going from the caddie yard at Augusta National Golf Club to winning a dozen times on PGA Tour Champions, died on May 2, ...