- Pete Brown (golfer)
Pete Brown (born
February 2 ,1935 ) is an Americanprofessional golfer who is best known as the firstBlack American to win aPGA Tour event.Brown was born in
Port Gibson, Mississippi and grew up inJackson, Mississippi .cite web | title=The first African American to Win a PGA Event | publisher=afrogolf.com | url=http://www.afrogolf.com/PeteBrownFact's.html | accessdate=27 September | accessyear=2007] He started ingolf as a caddy at the municipal course in his hometown. [cite web | title=Remembering the old UGA tour | publisher=Black Enterprise | date=September 1997 | url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1365/is_n2_v28/ai_19690608 | accessdate=27 September | accessyear=2007]Brown received his PGA Tour card in 1963. He was not the first African American to obtain his PGA players card; that honor belonged to
Charlie Sifford . Brown's victory at the 1964Waco Turner Open did, however, earn him a place in history as the first African American to win a PGA event. He played on the PGA Tour for 17 years and posted a second tour win at the 1970Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational in a playoff overTony Jacklin .cite web | title=Golf Tournament Honorees | url=http://www.lsgolfclub.org/honors.html | accessdate=27 September | accessyear=2007] [cite web | title=PGA Tour Buick Invitational | url=http://golf.about.com/od/progolftours/p/buickinvitation.htm | accessdate=27 September | accessyear=2007]Brown and his wife, Margaret, are the parents of six daughters. He has been the head pro at Madden Golf Course in
Dayton, Ohio for more than 20 years. [cite press release | title=Pete Brown, First African-American To Win A PGA Event, Believes In The Big Stik Driver | url=http://www.golftransactions.com/wirereleases/2004_6_23_Pete_Brown,_First.php | accessdate=2007-09-27]PGA Tour wins
*1964
Waco Turner Open
*1970Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational Other wins
*Four time USG (Negro) National Open Champion
*Four time Long Star Open Champion
*Three time North & South Champion
*1961Michigan Open Notes and References
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