Around the early nineties, golf was one of the remaining segregated sports in the United States. It was around the mid 1900s when this popular sport was took into consideration of allowing different races to play alongside each other in a championship golf tournament. The topic came into existence because of a man by the name of Charlie Sifford, who was a passionate golfer from North Carolina. Charlie began to make history with his work ethic, his love for the game, and his accomplishments. Charles Sifford was born on June 2, 1922, in Charlotte, North Carolina. His first introduction to golf was on the courses of North Carolina, where Sifford was a caddie. He earned 60 pennies a day on the course. The majority of the cash he made went to
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The main real obstacle was crossed in 1948, when African-American golfers Bill Spider and Teddy Rhodes completed with good enough scores at the Los Angeles Open to automatic entry into the PGA-supported Richmond Open in California. But paranoid tour officials blocked their entry. They also did some legitimate things getting people to sponsor to agree to label the competitions "Open Invitational" in order to keep blacks from getting invited into the events to compete.
Yet, for Sifford a strong foundation had been laid. In 1957, he left a mark on the world when he met all requirements for the Long Beach Open, as well as him winning it, making him the first African-American golfer to beat white players in a PGA co-sponsored competition. After four years he broke further ground when, under pressure from the California lawyer general, the PGA allowed Sifford full membership on the visit.
In conclusion, Charlie Sifford was an amazing man who had lots of heart. He was extremely dedicated and passionate about his craft in the sport of golf. Although he was raised in the time period where blacks were not superior, he did not let that issue discourage his mindset. He persevered through all the criticism and continued to fight the system. He made history and began one of the greatest blacks to ever play golf and
The main real obstacle was crossed in 1948, when African-American golfers Bill Spider and Teddy Rhodes completed with good enough scores at the Los Angeles Open to automatic entry into the PGA-supported Richmond Open in California. But paranoid tour officials blocked their entry. They also did some legitimate things getting people to sponsor to agree to label the competitions "Open Invitational" in order to keep blacks from getting invited into the events to compete.
Yet, for Sifford a strong foundation had been laid. In 1957, he left a mark on the world when he met all requirements for the Long Beach Open, as well as him winning it, making him the first African-American golfer to beat white players in a PGA co-sponsored competition. After four years he broke further ground when, under pressure from the California lawyer general, the PGA allowed Sifford full membership on the visit.
In conclusion, Charlie Sifford was an amazing man who had lots of heart. He was extremely dedicated and passionate about his craft in the sport of golf. Although he was raised in the time period where blacks were not superior, he did not let that issue discourage his mindset. He persevered through all the criticism and continued to fight the system. He made history and began one of the greatest blacks to ever play golf and