PGA Tour icon Jim Dent has passed away at the age of 85, with the golfing world left in mourning following the death of the ...

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

Dent rose from caddying at Augusta National and the Masters to becoming a successful pro and prodigious hitter. He helped ...

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, who has died aged 85, was one of the few black golfers to break through to the main American tour in the days when ...

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 ...

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 Champions, died at age 85 on Friday.

Jim Dent grew up in the caddie yards of Augusta, Georgia, eventually working at the Masters and honing his game at the municipal course known as “The Patch.” He went ...