Scott Fowler With golf club, cigar and cane, Charlotte’s Charlie Sifford pointed way toward progress By Scott Fowler - [email protected] Updated February 7, 2015 12:09 PM ...

The Charlie Sifford Award was created in 2021 to honor an individual who personifies Sifford’s groundbreaking achievements through perseverance, confidence, respect, and adaptability.

Charlie Woods, Tiger’s son, is named for Charlie Sifford. In between Charlie Sifford and Tiger Woods there was Pete Brown and Jim Thorpe and Calvin Peete and Lee Elder, among other pathfinders.

Craig Sifford, Charles Sifford's son, was sentenced on Thursday to three years in prison and former daughter-in-law Sandra Sifford has been sentenced to 2-1/2 years in prison, the Ohio attorney ...

"Charlie Sifford was a pioneer in our sport, breaking down barriers and paving the way for everyone able to compete at the highest level to succeed on the PGA Tour," PGA Tour Commissioner Tim ...

Charlie Sifford was the first Black player to get a PGA card, qualifying him for the professional golf tour. It came in 1961, a full decade after the color barrier had fallen in professional ...

Charlie Sifford was banned from being a PGA member because of its Caucasian-only clause when he played the Rubber City Open in 1958 at Firestone. He was paired with an 18-year-old amateur from ...

The inaugural recipient of the Charlie Sifford Award will be Renee Powell. “His hard-fought efforts paved the way for other minority golfers to pursue their career,” added Charles Sifford.

Charlie stands as a social pioneer not because he could play politics but because he could play golf.” In 2004, Sifford became the first African-American inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.

In 2009, to honor Sifford, PGA and Northern Trust officials opened a spot in the annual tournament at Riviera for an up-and-coming area minority player. It is called the Charlie Sifford Exemption.

Charlie Sifford, the first black golfer to hold a PGA Tour card, has died at age 92. Decades after he started in golf as a caddy, he was elected to the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Charlie Sifford was banned from being a PGA member because of its Caucasian-only clause when he played the Rubber City Open in 1958 at Firestone. He was paired with an 18-year-old amateur from ...