| Lee Elder | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Elder in 1975 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Robert Lee Elder | ||
| Born | July 14, 1934 Dallas, Texas | ||
| Died | November 28, 2021 (aged 87) Escondido, California | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12.5 st) | ||
| Sporting nationality |  United States | ||
| Career | |||
| Turned professional | 1959 | ||
| Former tour(s) | PGA Tour Champions Tour | ||
| Professional wins | 16 | ||
| Number of wins by tour | |||
| PGA Tour | 4 | ||
| PGA Tour Champions | 8 | ||
| Other | 4 | ||
| Best results in major championships | |||
| Masters Tournament | T17: 1979 | ||
| PGA Championship | T11: 1974 | ||
| U.S. Open | T11: 1979 | ||
| The Open Championship | T36: 1979 | ||
| Achievements and awards | |||
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Robert Lee Elder (July 14, 1934 – November 28, 2021)[1] was an American professional golfer. In 1975, he became the first African-American to play in the Masters Tournament, where he missed the cut.[2][3] Elder was invited to the tournament after he won the 1974 Monsanto Open.
- ^ Mason, Peter (November 30, 2021). "Lee Elder obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ McDaniel, Pete (April 2000). "The trailblazer – Twenty-five years ago, Lee Elder became the first black golfer in the Masters". Golf Digest. Archived from the original on February 7, 2008. Retrieved March 3, 2009.
- ^ "The Courage of Lee Elder". Sports Illustrated. April 7, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2019.