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Bill Wright was first Black winner of a USGA Championship with hot putting
Bill Wright became the first ever African American winner of a USGA Championship when he won the 1959 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship.
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Wright put in the work to be a golf trailblazer
February 18, 2022
Bill Wright became the first ever African American winner of a USGA Championship when he won the 1959 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship.
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