Lee Elder watches the flight of his ball as he tees off in the first round of play at the Masters in Augusta, Ga., on April 10, 1975. Elder broke racial barriers as the first Black golfer to play ...

On Thursday, Lee Elder will be on the first tee, inside the ropes, just as he was 46 years ago when he became the first Black man to play in the event.

Lee Elder participates in the Masters Tournament at Augusta, Ga., May 9, 1975. Elder broke down racial barriers as the first Black golfer to play in the Masters and paved the way for Tiger Woods ...

Former PGA Tour player Lee Elder has died at age 87. He was the first Black man to play at the Masters Tournament and meant a lot to the community of Langston Golf Course in Washington, D.C.

Lee Elder at the Augusta National Golf Course during the 1975 Masters. Photo by The Augusta Chronicle "I didn't know why until we got in the car and they said they had received calls that if I won ...

Lee Elder, who became the first Black golfer to participate in the Masters Tournament, has died, the PGA Tour announced on Monday morning. He was 87.

Lee Elder jumps for joy after winning the Monsanto Open Bettmann Archive. That win earned him a spot at the 1975 Masters. Two black golfers before him, Sifford in 1967 and Pete Brown in 1964, won ...

Lee Elder, who was the first Black golfer to play at the Masters, has died at the age of 87, the PGA Tour confirmed on Monday. Elder broke through Augusta’s race barrier at the 1975 edition of ...

Elder poses for a picture on the first tee at the Masters golf tournament on Nov. 9, 2020, in Augusta, Ga. (Photo: AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File) Lee Elder, who broke down racial barriers as the ...

Lee Elder, who broke down racial barriers as the first Black golfer to play in the Masters and paved the way for Tiger Woods and others to follow, has died at the age of 87.

Lee Elder, who broke down racial barriers as the first Black golfer to play in the Masters and paved the way for Tiger Woods and others to follow, has died at the age of 87.The PGA Tour announced ...