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

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

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

From Augusta caddie to Champions Tour star, Jim Dent broke barriers for Black golfers and left a powerful legacy rooted in strength, resilience, and Paine College pride. Never was a nickname more ...

Unlike others who are given their stage, Dent built his. Augusta’s renaming of a road leading to “The Patch” as Jim Dent Way in 2020 symbolized just that. For fans of HBCU sports and Black ...

Jim Dent carried himself with class both on and ... Dent attended Paine College, a longtime HBCU in Augusta, Georgia. He faced significant hardship early in life—losing both of his parents ...

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

Golfer Jim Dent, an Augusta native and Black golf pioneer, died at 85 after suffering a stroke. Dent caddied at Augusta National before turning pro, winning 12 senior tour events and two World Long ...