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Charlie Takes His Shot: How Charlie Sifford Broke the Color Barrier in Golf

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Charlie Takes His Shot: How Charlie Sifford Broke the Color Barrier in GolfCharlie 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

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.



Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Published: 01/01/2018
ISBN: 9780807511282
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 10.10h x 8.20w x 0.50d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 11/01/2017
Publishers Weekly 11/20/2017
Booklist 12/15/2017 pg. 94
School Library Journal 01/01/2018
Foreword 12/26/2017
Shelf Awareness 01/12/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 506941 / Charlie Takes His Shot: How Charlie Sifford Broke the Color Barrier in Golf
Reading Level: 4.4 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5
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