{"id":6018,"date":"2021-11-30T22:06:16","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T21:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/towncryyers.com\/?p=6018"},"modified":"2021-11-30T22:06:20","modified_gmt":"2021-11-30T21:06:20","slug":"lee-elder-masters-first-black-player-dies-aged-87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/towncryyers.com\/index.php\/2021\/11\/30\/lee-elder-masters-first-black-player-dies-aged-87\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee Elder: Masters&#8217; First Black Player Dies Aged 87"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BBC<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The American made his historic Masters debut in 1975 and was asked to be part of the opening ceremony at this year&#8217;s event in Augusta in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elder, who won four PGA Tour events during his career, said the moment &#8220;far exceeded anything that had ever happened&#8221; to him in golf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The cause of death has not been revealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The PGA Tour said Elder&#8217;s &#8220;legacy will surely live on&#8221;, while the LPGA said he &#8220;was the definition of a trailblazer, and his impact on the game of golf will never be forgotten&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When Elder was asked to be part of April&#8217;s opening ceremony, alongside Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player, Augusta National said it would establish scholarships in his name at Paine College, a private, historically black college in Augusta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elder qualified for the Masters in five consecutive years from 1977 to 1981, his best finish a share of 17th place in 1979.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BBC The American made his historic Masters debut in 1975 and was asked to be part of the opening ceremony at this year&#8217;s event in Augusta in April. 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