Pete Brown (golfer)

Pete Brown (golfer)

Pete Brown (born February 2, 1935) is an American professional golfer who is best known as the first Black American to win a PGA Tour event.

Brown was born in Port Gibson, Mississippi and grew up in Jackson, Mississippi.cite web | title=The first African American to Win a PGA Event | publisher=afrogolf.com | url=http://www.afrogolf.com/PeteBrownFact's.html | accessdate=27 September | accessyear=2007] He started in golf as a caddy at the municipal course in his hometown. [cite web | title=Remembering the old UGA tour | publisher=Black Enterprise | date=September 1997 | url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1365/is_n2_v28/ai_19690608 | accessdate=27 September | accessyear=2007]

Brown received his PGA Tour card in 1963. He was not the first African American to obtain his PGA players card; that honor belonged to Charlie Sifford. Brown's victory at the 1964 Waco Turner Open did, however, earn him a place in history as the first African American to win a PGA event. He played on the PGA Tour for 17 years and posted a second tour win at the 1970 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational in a playoff over Tony Jacklin.cite web | title=Golf Tournament Honorees | url=http://www.lsgolfclub.org/honors.html | accessdate=27 September | accessyear=2007] [cite web | title=PGA Tour Buick Invitational | url=http://golf.about.com/od/progolftours/p/buickinvitation.htm | accessdate=27 September | accessyear=2007]

Brown and his wife, Margaret, are the parents of six daughters. He has been the head pro at Madden Golf Course in Dayton, Ohio for more than 20 years. [cite press release | title=Pete Brown, First African-American To Win A PGA Event, Believes In The Big Stik Driver | url=http://www.golftransactions.com/wirereleases/2004_6_23_Pete_Brown,_First.php | accessdate=2007-09-27]

PGA Tour wins

*1964 Waco Turner Open
*1970 Andy Williams-San Diego Open Invitational

Other wins

*Four time USG (Negro) National Open Champion
*Four time Long Star Open Champion
*Three time North & South Champion
*1961 Michigan Open

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