Jim Dent, who learned the game as a caddie and became one of the best Black golfers of his era, died on May 2, according to ...

Golfer Jim Dent, an Augusta native and Black golf pioneer, died at 85 after suffering a stroke. Dent caddied at Augusta ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WJBF) – Friends and family turned out at Paine College to say goodbye to Jim Dent. For the latest news, weather ...

Jim Dent grew up in the caddie yards of Augusta, Georgia, eventually working at the Masters and honing his game at the municipal course known as “The Patch.” He went on to become one of the PGA Tour’s ...

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

Just over two months ago, Jim Dent did an interview with NBC BLK in which he said he would never have become a pro golfer if he hadn’t first been among the Black caddie corps at Augusta National ...

Jim Dent has died a week before his 86th birthday Jim Dent grew up in the caddie yards of Augusta, Georgia, eventually working at the Masters and honing his game at the municipal course known as ...

The last time I spoke to Jim Dent, native son of Augusta, Ga., was a month before this year’s Masters, aka the Rory McIlroy Dance Party. Jim, in his wooden-driver driving prime, drove the ball ...

Long-hitting Jim Dent, known as one of the best Black golfers of his era after going from the caddie yard at Augusta National Golf Club to winning a dozen times on PGA Tour Champions, died on May ...

Jim Dent grew up in the caddie yards of Augusta, Georgia, eventually working at the Masters and honing his game at the municipal course known as “The Patch.” He went on to become one of the ...