Black golfers you should know about: Calvin Peete

• Born July 18, 1943
• Said he was playing golf for 2 years and became a scratch golfer, then had no professional aspirations, then saw Lee Elder (another Black golfer) in a playoff with Jack Nicklaus and said "lemme work on this for 4 to 5 years and go pro"
• He was the most successful African American golfer before Tiger came around.
• Didn't pick up the golf club till he was 23.
  

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