Charlie Takes His Shot
How Charlie Sifford Broke the Color Barrier in Golf
Kids, Sports and Recreation, Golf, My Family, My Feelings, My Friends, Social Issues
| Author: | Nancy Churnin, John Joven | ISBN: | 9780807511275 |
| Publisher: | Albert Whitman & Company | Publication: | November 5, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Albert Whitman & Company | Language: | English |
| Author: | Nancy Churnin, John Joven |
| ISBN: | 9780807511275 |
| Publisher: | Albert Whitman & Company |
| Publication: | November 5, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Albert Whitman & Company |
| Language: | English |
Charlie Sifford loved golf, but in the 1930's only white people were allowed to play in the Professional Golf Association. Sifford had won plenty of black tournaments, but he was determined to break the color barrier in the PGA. In 1960 he did, only to face discrimination from hotels that wouldn't rent him rooms and clubs that wouldn't let him use the same locker as the white players. But Sifford kept playing, becoming the first black golfer to win a PGA tournament and eventually ranking among the greats in golf.
Charlie Sifford loved golf, but in the 1930's only white people were allowed to play in the Professional Golf Association. Sifford had won plenty of black tournaments, but he was determined to break the color barrier in the PGA. In 1960 he did, only to face discrimination from hotels that wouldn't rent him rooms and clubs that wouldn't let him use the same locker as the white players. But Sifford kept playing, becoming the first black golfer to win a PGA tournament and eventually ranking among the greats in golf.
