Jim Dent, the sweet-swinging pro who died at 85 last week, was a large man with a gentle soul and a generous spirit.

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

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 tutelage of Johnny Goodman, renowned for being the last amateur to win the U.S.

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, who learned the game as a caddie and became one of the best Black golfers of his era, died on May 2, according to ...

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 ...

The PGA Tour announced on its website that he suffered a stroke the day after Augusta National announced plans for Tiger ...