A biography of the man credited with breaking the racial barriers in professional golf.
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From School Library Journal
Grade 5-7-Before there was Tiger Woods, there was Charlie Sifford. The first black man to win a PGA-tour event, Sifford spent much of his career battling golf's establishment for the right to compete on an equal basis with whites. The most riveting sections of this book (and they are riveting) deal with the PGA's behind-the-scenes maneuvering to deny the golfer his right to pursue his career. The leadership of the golfing world repeatedly resorted to subterfuge to bar him from tournaments, engaging in some of the most cynical, underhanded actions imaginable. While Sifford's courage and tenacity are obvious, little else of his personality emerges and the author's writing style is pedestrian at best. Nevertheless, for shedding light on a shameful and neglected aspect of golf's past, this book deserves a place in more comprehensive sports collections.
Richard Luzer, Fair Haven Union High School, VT
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Richard Luzer, Fair Haven Union High School, VT
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
Gr. 4^-7. Before there was Tiger Woods, there was Charlie Sifford. But where Tiger was greeted with acclaim as a player of color, Sifford's professional life was made difficult, at times impossible, at every turn. Britt does a good job of introducing Sifford and the obstacles a black man faced trying to make it as a professional golfer after World War II and even through the 1970s. Constantly turned away from courses, rebuffed by the PGA, and denied the publicity and promotion opportunities afforded white players, Sifford, not surprisingly, comes across as a bitter man. Yet this is an eye-opening lesson for young people about the pervasiveness of racism in athletics and an interesting look into the history of an increasingly popular sport. A glossary of golf terms and a bibliography are appended. Illustrated with black-and-white photos. Ilene Cooper
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