Dr. George E. Grant, Charles Sifford, Lee Elder & Calvin Pete:
December 12th Is A Historic Date For African Americans In The Sport Of Golf.
December 12, 1899: Dr. George E. Grant, A Harvard-Educated Black Dentist, Patented The Wooden Golf Tee. Prior To Grant's Invention, Mounds Of Dirt Were Used By Golfers To Elevate The Ball.
December 12, 1969: Black Golfer, Charles Sifford Of North Carolina, Won The Los Angeles Open, Helping To Break Professional Golf's Color Line.
On December 12, 1974: Lee Elder Won The Los Angeles Open. Elder Played For 30 Years On The PGA And Was The First Black Golfer To Earn $1 Million.
Black Golfer, Calvin Pete, Won Some $2 Million In PGA Play.
Standing Upon The Shoulders Of All These Great Black Athletes Is Tiger Woods --- To Date, The Greatest Golfer In History.
"In Order For Black History To Live, We Must Continue To Breathe Life Into It." -- Hubert Gaddy, Jr.
