Jim Dent has died a week before his 86th birthday. Dent was one of the top Black golfers of his generation who won 12 times on the PGA Tour Champions.

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 his family. He was 85.

Jim Dent died at age 85 on May 2, according to the PGA Tour.Dent grew up in Augusta and attended Laney High School, and was one of the best Black Golfers of his time,according to the PGA Tour.Dent was recovering from a stroke,