No Black players? US Open field reflects golf's missed opportunity with Tiger Woods

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No Black players? US Open field reflects golf's missed opportunity with Tiger Woods
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More than 26 years after Tiger Woods became the first Black player to win the Masters, the U.S. Open field has a clear void: no known Black players.

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But Mike Whan, CEO of the USGA, acknowledges the governing body of U.S. golf missed an opportunity with Woods’ dramatic rise as golf’s leading man. In 2010, Bentley set out to create infrastructure when he founded the Advocates Professional Golf Association to develop professional minority golfers. "I’ve been at this a while and I frustrated," he said."I get frustrated because I’d like to see programs happen faster but I get energized when I see how optimistic the players are. …

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