Jim Dent – the Augustan who caddied at the Augusta National Golf Club before embarking on his own successful pro career – has ...

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

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

Dent died on Friday at age 85, a week before his birthday, his grandson posted on Facebook. The PGA Tour said on its website ...

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, a pioneering Black golfer, one of the PGA Tour’s longest hitters and a 12-time winner on what is now PGA Tour ...

To up his training, Dent moved west to Los Angeles, where many of the best Black players resided, and advanced under the ...