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Jim Dent, from Augusta caddie to a 12-time PGA Tour Champions winner, dies at 85

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 on to become one of the PGA Tour’s longest hitters and one of the top Black golfers of his generation.

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Jim Dent, trailblazing Augusta golfer who broke barriers in the sport, dies at 85

Jim Dent, a pioneering African American golfer from Augusta, has died. He helped desegregate local golf, once caddied at Augusta National, and later won 12 times as a pro. His grandson, Andre Lacey, shared the news on social media.

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Jim Dent, the Augusta caddie who became prolific senior winner, dies at 85

To up his training, Dent moved west to Los Angeles, where many of the best Black players resided, and advanced under the tutelage of Johnny Goodman, renowned for being the last amateur to win the U.S. Open in 1933. Dent also picked up an ardent financial backer in real estate developer Mose Stevens, and he turned pro in 1966.

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From caddie to champion: The life and legacy of Jim Dent

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 ...

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Jim Dent grew up in the caddie yards of Augusta, Georgia, eventually working at the Masters and honing his game at the ...

Legendary PGA golfer dead at 85

Jim Dent, a long-hitting specialist known as one of the best Black golfers of all-time, has died. He was 85. No cause of ...

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Jim Dent, pioneering Black golfer, longtime professional dies at 85

Growing up in Augusta, Georgia, Jim Dent found work as a teenager caddying at a local golf course not far from his home. Augusta National Golf Club put Dent to work, and he merely followed ...

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Augusta's Jim Dent, one of the best Black golfers of his era, is dead at 85

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 ...

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