Photos of pioneering African American golfer Charlie Sifford, who died Tuesday at age 92.
Photos of pioneering African American golfer Charlie Sifford, who died Tuesday at age 92.
Autograph Card Of Charles Sifford In 1962 (Photo by Augusta National/Getty Images)
17 Apr 1997: Charlie Sifford looks on during the Senior’'s Championship in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Mandatory Credit: Andy Lyons /Allsport
Charles Sifford (Photo by Stan Badz/PGA)
CHARLOTTE, NC - MAY 4: Emeka Okafor #50 (L) of the Charlotte Bobcats and 2005 NBA Rookie of the Year, meets Charlie Sifford (R), World Golf Hall of Fame member and the first African American to play on the PGA tour, at the Wachovia Championship May 4, 2005 at Quail Hollow in Charlotte, North Carolina. Copyright 2005 NBAE (Photo by Kent Smith/NBAE via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - APRIL 19: Charlie Sifford hits from the third tee during the Tuesday Demaret Competition of the 2005 Libery Mutual Legends of Golf. 04/19/2005 (Photo by Chris Condon/PGA)
UNITED STATES - APRIL 18: Charlie Sifford talks to the media during the Demaret competition during the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf at Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa in Savannah, Georgia, on April 18, 2006. (Photo by Chris Condon/PGA)
UNITED STATES - APRIL 18: Charlie Sifford and Joe Jimenez compete in the Demaret competition during the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf at Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa in Savannah, Georgia, on April 18, 2006. (Photo by Chris Condon/PGA)
UNITED STATES - APRIL 18: Charlie Sifford competes in the Demaret competition during the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf at Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa in Savannah, Georgia, on April 18, 2006. (Photo by Chris Condon/PGA)
UNITED STATES - APRIL 18: Orville Moody congratulates Charlie Sifford on a birdie at #17 during the Demaret competition during the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf at Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa in Savannah, Georgia, on April 18, 2006. (Photo by Chris Condon/PGA)
UNITED STATES - MAY 02: Charlie Sifford signing autographs during the 57th Senior PGA Championship held at PGA National Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Thursday, April 18, 1996. (photograph by The PGA of America). (Photo by Montana Pritchard/PGA of America via Getty Images)
AKRON, OH - AUGUST 05: Tiger Woods of USA speaks with Charlie Sifford the first African American inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame during a practice round of the World Golf Championship Bridgestone Invitational on August 5, 2009 at Firestone Country Club in Akron, Ohio. (Photo by Stuart Franklin/Getty Images)
AKRON, OH - AUGUST 05: Charlie Sifford, member of the World Golf Hall of Fame, poses for a portrait prior to the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational on the South Course at Firestone Country Club on August 5, 2009 in Akron, Ohio. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)
ST AUGUSTINE, FL - NOVEMBER 02: PGA Hall of Fame golfer Arnold Palmer (R) and Charlie Sifford at the World Golf Hall of Fame induction ceremonys on November 2, 2009 in St Augustine, Florida. Palmer is making the induction address for former President Dwight D. Eisenhower. (Photo by Marc Serota/Getty Images for the World Golf Hall of Fame)
SAVANNAH, GA - APRIL 20: Doug Sanders and Charlie Sifford pose on the first tee during the final round the Demaret Division at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf at The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa on April 20, 2010 in Savannah, Georgia. (Photo by Chris Condon/US PGA TOUR)
SAVANNAH, GA - APRIL 20: Charlie Sifford tees off on #1 during the final round the Demaret Division at the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf at The Westin Savannah Harbor Golf Resort & Spa on April 20, 2010 in Savannah, Georgia. (Photo by Chris Condon/US PGA TOUR)
Golfer Charlie Sifford at the US Senior Open, in Florida, 1996. (Photo by Bob Stowell/Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - MAY 02: Walter Morgan and Charlie Sifford during the 57th Senior PGA Championship held at PGA National Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Wednesday, April 17, 1996. (photograph by The PGA of America). (Photo by Montana Pritchard/PGA of America via Getty Images)
UNITED STATES - MAY 02: Walter Morgan and Charlie Sifford during the 57th Senior PGA Championship held at PGA National Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Wednesday, April 17, 1996. (photograph by The PGA of America). (Photo by Montana Pritchard/PGA of America via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 24: Former professional golfer Dr. Charles L. ‘Charlie’ Sifford listens to U.S. President Barack Obama speak during a Presidential Medal of Freedom presentation ceremony at the East Room at the White House November 24, 2014 in Washington, DC. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian honor. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/PGA of America via Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 24: U.S. President Barack Obama (L) presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former professional golfer Dr. Charles L. ‘Charlie’ Sifford (R) during an East Room ceremony at the White House November 24, 2014 in Washington, DC. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation’s highest civilian honor. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/PGA of America via Getty Images)
Charles Sifford current official PGA TOUR headshot (Photo by Stan Badz/PGA TOUR)