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Jim Dent grew up in Cadddy Yard August, Georgia, finally works on masters and imposing his game at the municipal course known as “patch”. He continued to become one of the longest hits of the PGA tour and one of the best black golfs of his generation.
Dent died on Friday at 85. year, a week before birthday, his grandson announced on Facebook. The PGA Tour told his website that the recess has undergone a stroke from the day after Augusta National announced plans for Tiger Woods to design items 3 on the patch.
“What I learned about playing golf probably took me through life,” Dent said the USGU for the story in 2012. Years. “You had to be honest. You had to work. You just couldn’t pick up or return to next week. And if you broke the rule, you must turn on.”
Dent worked hard enough on his game that he entered a few tournaments of the Association in United Golfers, and League devotes black players, moved to California and took the classes from the former American champion.
He finally earned his PGA tourist card through the 1970 qualification school. Years, and until he had never won the tour, he kept a complete schedule of at least 22 tournaments for the next 16 years. His best score was in Walt Disney in 1972. An open call call, when Jack Nickuausa was advocated two shots in the final circle. Nickuaus shot 64 and won for nine.
Dent won Michelob-Chattanooga Gold Cup Classic in 1983. year, a series of tournaments for players who were not fully excluded – tour went to the overall tour, and most areas passing on Monday.
Dent never met none of the qualified criteria for playing in masters, but made a cut in eight of the 11 Majoracs who played – six on the PGA championship, five in the US open.
He is best known for his unbelief length, and Dent won at the Inaugural World Long Facility Championship in 1974. years.
After turning 50, he won 12 times on PGA Tour Champions. Al Geiberger said after Udubit 64 won his first champions “,” Jim Dent should be banned (for) the way she can hit the ball. “
“Many people will remember Jim Dent for how far she struck the ball, and he really did,” Miller Brady said, President of the Champions Tour. “Still, his long-term success, especially on our tour, proved Jim more than just a long time out of Tee.”
‘Patch’ is a home for black golfers august
Look at the evolution and significance of “patches” and travel Jim Dent – a golfer achieved who faced an accident in the entire career on the PGA tour.
Fourth six children, Dent lost both parents by the time he was 12, and she raised his aunt, Mary Benton. It was opposed to him when he was tanked in the patch and told him, “If you learn how Caddy, learn how to gamble.”
“The kids think they’re the smartest people in the world,” Dent said in the USGA story. “Another thing I learned how to do when I learned how Caddy shot on the dice and play. She was dead right.”
He worked at Cousty Club August, and the recess he recalled so that the staff would be played to be willing to cut crabgrass from greenery. Among the players Caddio for Augusta National for Masters were Bob Goalby and Bob Rosburg.
Augusta called the path he leads to a patch as “Jim Dent” in 2020. As a tribute. Two years later, the doods were introduced in Kaddy Hall of Fame.
His son, Jim Dent Jr., now the head is pro on the patch.
Augusta National Spouts Support to the upgrade of the municipal exchange rate under the work of architects Tom Fazio and Beau Welling. It will also include a longer, condition the course with a new area of short games and a club cottage. Woods designs an item 3 called “a loop for a patch” to honor Augusta national caders who played there.
