Charlie Sifford

Charlie Sifford
Sifford winning the 1969 Los Angeles Open
Personal information
Full name	Charles Luther Sifford
Born	(1922-06-02)June 2, 1922 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Died	February 3, 2015(2015-02-03) (aged 92) Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Sporting nationality	United States
Residence	Brecksville, Ohio, U.S.[1]
Career
Turned professional	1948
Former tour(s)	PGA Tour Champions Tour
Professional wins	22
Number of wins by tour
PGA Tour	2
PGA Tour Champions	1
Other	19
Best results in major championships
Masters Tournament	DNP
PGA Championship	T33: 1965
U.S. Open	T21: 1972
The Open Championship	DNP
Achievements and awards
World Golf Hall of Fame 2004 (member page) Old Tom Morris Award 2007 Presidential Medal of Freedom 2014

Charles Luther Sifford (June 2, 1922 – February 3, 2015) was an American professional golfer who was the first African American to play on the PGA Tour. He won the Greater Hartford Open in 1967 and the Los Angeles Open in 1969. He also won the United Golf Association's National Negro Open six times, and the PGA Seniors' Championship in 1975.

For his contributions to golf, Sifford was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2004. He was awarded the Old Tom Morris Award in 2007, the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2014, and an honorary doctorate from the University of St Andrews. Lee Trevino referred to Sifford as the "Jackie Robinson" of golf, and Tiger Woods acknowledged that Sifford paved the way for his career.