Bill Wright (golfer)
Appearance
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Personal information | |
Full name | William A. Wright |
Born | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | April 4, 1936
Died | February 19, 2021 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 84)
Sporting nationality | ![]() |
Career | |
College | Western Washington College of Education |
Status | Professional |
Best results in major championships | |
Masters Tournament | DNP |
PGA Championship | DNP |
U.S. Open | 1966: CUT |
The Open Championship | DNP |
William A. Wright (April 4, 1936 – February 19, 2021) was an American golfer. He was the first African-American to win a USGA event, winning the 1959 U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship.[1][2][3]
Wright was born in Kansas City, Missouri and later lived in Portland, Oregon , Seattle, Washington , and View Park in Los Angeles, California .[1] He played college golf at Western Washington College of Education, winning the 1960 NAIA Men's Golf Championship individual title.[1][3]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Bill_Wright_and_family_in_1963_photographed_at_the_win_of_a_golf_tournament.jpg/177px-Bill_Wright_and_family_in_1963_photographed_at_the_win_of_a_golf_tournament.jpg)
Wright turned professional in the early 1960s[3] and played a few PGA Tour events. He played in the 1966 U.S. Open and five U.S. Senior Opens.[1][3]
![Trailblazing Black Professional Golfers](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/Bill_Wright_and_Tiger_Woods.jpg/189px-Bill_Wright_and_Tiger_Woods.jpg)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Sandomir, Richard (February 25, 2021). "Bill Wright, Who Broke a Color Barrier in Golf, Dies at 84". The New York Times. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ Shefter, David (February 24, 2016). "1959: Wright's Breakthrough Win". USGA.
- ^ a b c d Madison, Paul (July 2, 2019). "July 18, 1959 – Western's Bill Wright breaks color line in American golf". Western Washington University Vikings.
External links
[edit]- Bill Wright at the PGA Tour official site
Categories:
- American male golfers
- African-American golfers
- Golfers from Missouri
- Golfers from Los Angeles
- Golfers from Seattle
- Western Washington University alumni
- Sportspeople from Kansas City, Missouri
- 1936 births
- 2021 deaths
- 20th-century African-American sportspeople
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
- American golf biography stubs