- Jim Dent
James Lacey Dent (born
May 9 ,1939 ) is an American professionalgolf er.He was born in the golf mecca of
Augusta, Georgia , home of theMasters Tournament , though as an African American he wouldn't have been allowed onto theAugusta National course at the time, except as acaddie . He caddied both at Augusta National and at Augusta Country Club as a boy.Dent turned pro in 1966. During his regular (under 50) career he was Florida PGA Champion three times. However he is mainly notable for his success on the
Senior PGA Tour (now Champions Tour), where he won 12 tournaments between 1989 and 1998.Regular career wins
*1976 Florida PGA Championship
*1977 Florida PGA Championship
*1978 Florida PGA Championship
*1983Michelob-Chattanooga Gold Club Classic enior PGA Tour wins (12)
*1989 (2)
MONY Syracuse Senior Classic ,Newport Cup
*1990 (4)Vantage at The Dominion ,MONY Syracuse Senior Classic ,Kroger Senior Classic ,Crestar Classic
*1992 (1)Newport Cup
*1994 (1)Bruno's Memorial Classic
*1995 (1)BellSouth Senior Classic at Opryland
*1996 (1)Bank of Boston Senior Classic
*1997 (1)The Home Depot Invitational
*1998 (1)The Home Depot Invitational ee also
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Golfers with most Champions Tour wins External links
* [http://www.pgatour.com/players/00/12/68/ Profile on PGA Tour's official site]
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