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Jim Dent, a Black golf pioneer, dies at 85

Jim Dent, a Black golf pioneer, dies at 85

Jim Dent, a pioneering Black golfer, one of the PGA Tour's longest hitters and a 12-time winner on what is now PGA Tour Champions, died at age 85 on Friday.

Golf News / ESPN / May 3

Dent, pioneering Black golfer, dies at age 85

Jim Dent, one of the top Black golfers on PGA Tour Champions and known for his long hitting off the tee, died at the age of 85.

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