Trailblazer Lee Elder, first Black man to compete in Masters, dies at 87

Posted Dec 1, 2021
Lee Elder, a golf pioneer who in 1975 became the first Black man to compete at the Masters, has died at age 87. Augusta National was one of the last racial barriers left in sports, and when Elder broke it in 1975 at age 40, the hatred he faced for simply showing up and playing was intense. He received tons of hate mail, with some letters threatening his life. (Yahoo! Sports)

Related: Other News

Indiana's Curt Cignetti touts Big Ten football dominance, claps back at SEC ‘hype machine’
Curt Cignetti was speaking in generalities about the grind of a Big Ten schedule, but he probably had the SEC in mind when shaping his...
Sat Aug 1, 2026

Colorado judge grants class-wide preliminary injunction after NCAA's 5-for-5 rule
Judge Charlotte Sweeney of the U.S. District Court of Colorado has granted a class-wide preliminary injunction that requires the NCAA to declare eligible all high...
Fri Jul 31, 2026

Vanderbilt center Jalen Washington granted injunction against NCAA
Vanderbilt center Jalen Washington has been granted an injunction against the NCAA to play the 2026-27 college basketball season. He remains available in the transfer...
Fri Jul 31, 2026

2026 Big 12 football predictions: Game-by-game picks, projecting every team's final win-loss record
If there's one Power Four conference built for weekly chaos, it's the Big 12. For a league hoping to place multiple teams in the College...
Fri Jul 31, 2026